Busy Week!

Recently it seems like I never have enough time! This week I had another conference. I HATE missing the day with my kids! It's so hard to make sub plans to have someone else teach your kids the way you do it. Oh well, they were fine.
I also had my post observation this week. It went really well! They said that next year they want to look at new goals and see if there is some way that they can keep me in one building all day so I don't have to drive to a second one. That would be great! On cold snowy days when I have to march out and dust my car off, everyone else is eating lunch and waving hello at me. Sucks, it does! So, if they could find a way, that would be amazing! Also they are planning to keep me in the district so maybe the 2007-08 school year will be the first time that I start the year with the kids! That hasn't happened yet! Both years since graduation I have been hired in October. It's hard because the kids already know the school and you have to play catch up! Oh well, maybe next year is my year! Then I would have 2 years in the same district, one more and I'll get that wonderful thing called tenure. WOW! Then, the plan is to start my PhD! Then, I'll be a Dr! HA HA! That will be cool!
This week one of the fourth grade teachers and I sat down to start talking about creating a drop spindle club at school and then having the kids knit/ crochet their yarn into something simple! I had one of my classes build a drop spindle so I know kids can do it, and if I teach her to spin, then we just need the go-ahead from the principal. I think it would be cool with the principal and vice principal. They are always looking for something different for kids to do after school. This would defiantly be something different! ^_^ We have more talking to do before it could really happen, but I think it's fun to think about it. I recommend that we model it after the knitting club at my second building. The kids are selected by the teachers only 4th and 5th graders can be a part of it. Then they are part of the club for 6-8 weeks to learn and then a new group comes in to learn. I love that idea. The kids in knitting club take home their needles and yarn to practice at home, if they get stuck, the next day they can bring it in and ask for help. I like that idea. We'll see what happens.
I've been really good about my gym membership. I went every day this week. I did skip belly dance on Friday night however, since yesterday my in-laws came for the day and I had to clean my house! It was nice to have them come. We went out for dinner and it was a nice evening.
Today, I'm on a mission for my kids. I asked the vice principal if we could have a pet in our room. I was told that as long as no one has allergies, it's OK. I think I'm the only one who has allergies because my kiddos are all free and clear. We put it to a vote. Mice, rat, hamster, gerbil, or hermit crab. No one voted mouse, or gerbil, so the top three were hamster, rat and hermit crab. Personally, I don't like hamsters. Their nubby tail grosses me out! So, the vote went to rat or hermit crab. I wanted the rat, and my kids saw things my way. Well, not at first, but a lot of talking, they did. I told them that this is not a promise that we will even get a pet. I had to see how much a cage costs, and I need to do some more research on them. Before we got the rabbits I read as much as I could find to know what I was getting into. I want to do the same for a class pet. We might not even get a pet after all this hoopla! So sad for them, but I have to take care of it on breaks and weekends, so we'll see.
After seeing about our pet choices, I am going over to a friend's house to dye my hair tonight. I have done that since college! It should be fun! ^_^