What an exhausting day! Yet, what an amazing day! It was so wonderful to see how students have changed and stayed the same. This year I have a group of students for the third year in a row. This is a blessing and a curse. A blessing in that we know each other and a curse in that we know each other maybe too well. This will be my first year teaching freshman Civics.
I am also now the Yearbook teacher. I have an awesome group of juniors and seniors to work with as I learn how to loosen the reins in the classroom and let the students lead their learning. Seventh and eighth graders still get to see me as their English teacher. Eighth grade has new textbooks this year, but we will be starting off with one of my favorite topics from when I was an 8th grader, Greek Mythology. The last month passed by quickly. Bubba and I fit in a few fun adventures. We went down to the Nebraska State Fair to see Thomas Rhett in concert with friends. We also made it down to the Nebraska Vietnam Veterans Reunion. It was wonderful to see all of the veterans and their wives who still think of me as a little munchkin who ran around. We went adventuring over to Pipestone and toured the national monument. We went northward for Labor Day weekend to hang out with Bubba's aunt for her birthday. We were able to explore Canal Park in Duluth and visit Split Rock Lighthouse along the north shore. We are still waiting to be matched to either a young child in foster care or an expecting mother to select us. We appreciate everyone's support and continue to hope and pray for our opportunity to parents. My niece and I painted the room that will be a nursery and we are slowly transitioning the room away from a guests bedroom. One of my seventh grade units is based on futuristic stories. As their final assessment for the unit the students write a letter to themselves that is returned to them as seniors. As I think about being a mother one line from this letter stands out to me: "I have many hopes and dreams for my future..."
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