Alright, well to my loyal readers who are my friends and family. Turns out I'm not dead...just busy. Yeah I've finally realized that a weekly blog is a bit much for me to muster. Not because I'm so swamped that i can't do it, but mostly just because things have really started to settle down around here and there isn't really much going on. But after 5 weeks or so I finally have some stuff to report on.
First things first, School. Well I kind of hate to admit it because it was giving me so much good on-line blog fodder but school is kind of getting a lot better. Tolerable even. Good even. I kind of am starting to enjoy myself there. I don't know what it is and I've asked my kids why things are better and they don't know but they are. I think I've finally adjusted to them and more importantly I have built enough bridges with them to have earned a little bit of respect. My nightmare Year 10 class that was the worst classes I've ever taught is now my absolute favourite class this year (not of all time, but top 10 for sure). Actually im struggling with my higher level classes and especially the year 7's and 8's. This is only because I am way harder on them than the older kids because they are still very pliable and I intend to make everyone of them doctors, lawyers and educators. That's pretty much it. Oh except i did get a promotion. I am now in charge of writing the BTECH curriculum for the school. This actually comes with a decent pay raise but quite a bit of work. I was just stoked that I was picked out of all the new teachers because my Dept. Chair thought I had adjusted the quickest and was ready for some extra responsibility. So that,s good news.
Kelly also was promoted at work but under much different circumstances. She was absolutely hating life working at Daniels in the accessories dept. but another store offered her a job, and it was a store that she wanted to work at pretty badly called Whistles. Well it was less hours and the same pay but you cant put a price on happiness so she decided to take it and quit Daniels. Well when she went to tell her boss, her boss asked why she would leave. Kelly didn't want to hurt their feelings so she said that Whistles was giving her more money, which wasn't exactly true. Daniels then offered to make her the Buyer for Calvin Klein lingerie and underwear and pay her more. This is amazing, Kelly has always wanted to be a buyer and for once on of her little white lies worked out for the best. Thanks God. Also she has another side job just for fun that she works for. I guess Kelly helped this girl in the store and they got on really well. She asked Kelly to work at these Clothing parties (like Tupperware parties) that she throws. They have since become really good friends and Kelly has worked one party so far and did great. You can check out the companies website at www.beautyandtheboutique.com so go and check it out.
In other news it snowed here over the last week and although we didn't get any time off school it was still very beautiful, but alas i forgot to take some pictures. Also Kelly and I are going to Berlin for Christmas so that should be a lot of fun, and I definitely will have some pictures from that trip.
Well to all of you that read this, come out and visit so i have something to write about. Well i do have some funny musings on the Brits so I'll save that for the next blog but thanks for being patient and I'll get another one up here soon. Later all. Love and Miss you all, and for real... come out here, we loved having BA out here and would love any and all who want to come out.
-Casey and Kelly...but mostly Casey
