Spring is in the air....

I can't believe that we are nearing the end of Feburary. It's hard to believe that it's only two and a half weeks until spring break. I am desparately counting the days because I need this holiday. I need it to get my energy back from being sick and get ahead of the work that is still ahead of me. In the enxt few weeks I will be having my parent teacher interviews with the children that I teach. I have to get on those reports this weekend. It's not so bad because I have been keeping notes on all the children as they go throughout the day. So it's just a matter of going through this stack of paper for the notes. I enjoy doing these reports because it reflects my teaching to the children and to know that I am doing a fantastic job. These children are coming in happy and the are leaving happy. There is something to be said about teaching when a child comes up to you and is very eager to learn with you. I love it.
I have even started my own unit on the Farm. It is having great success. There aren't that many stores in Victoria that have a lot of teacher supplies so it was difficult to find a lot of materials for the farm, annd the stuff that I did find was too animated for the Montessori classroom. I did manage to find real looking stickers of farm animals so that has helped. There are a few stores in Edmonton that I would like to see when I am there.
I am looking forward to having my weekends back starting this one coming up. For those who don't know I have been living with my cousin starting on Friday night to Tuesday morning for the last 7 weeks while my aunt has been in New Zealand since early January and is coming home tomorrow (21). It has been great hanging out with my cousin but I am ready to have my weekends back to me and having fun with people who are my age. While with my cousin we went on this amazing 5k hike it lead us to a beautiful look out point over the ocean. It was a lot of fun. I want to go back there and hike somemore. It is near where we go fishing every summer, so I may see some of my marine friends. Oh the joys of summer coming up. I can't wait.
Anyways I hope everyone is doing great. I know we all are down on this beautiful island. Take care and I will be seeing most of you in a few weeks.
Carrie

The Queen of Procrastination!!!!

It has been quite a while since I updated my blog, so I thought that today would be a good time to update it. Hopefully the power co-operates and doesn't go out. The weather here has been VERY WINDY and LOTS of RAIN!!!! We had a horrible wind storm on Tuesday night/early Wednesday morning. I was awaken by flashing lights that I thought were sparks from the power line in front of our house but found out it was the police because our neighbour lost three huge trees that came down on the power line. It's too bad that my camera was at school because Wednesday nights you could see the roots of one tree that was approx. 100 ft tall. The tree had been uprooted, that is how much rain we have had and how soft our ground is right now. I know it's February and the rain shouldn't be around for very much longer but I wish it would stop right now.
I have been extremely busy with work as I have taken a third job for 6-8 weeks. I am doing respite care for my cousin while my Aunt is on a holiday in New Zealand. I get to spend everyweekend in Oak Bay at her house. It's been great. I have had this weekend off because of my cousin is at retreat so I will pick her up tomorrow early evening. Plus it worked out well that she was gone this weekend because my other job we had a huge meeting with a mediator and our board. From the progress that we made today I have a good feeling about today.
I am counting down the days until my Spring Break in March.... I am flying to Edmonton and I don't know which weekend I will be in Saskatoon yet because Gayle and I are figuring out which weekend we are going to go to Grande Prairie. I land in Edmonton on March 9th and fly out of Edmonton on the 21st. I'm hoping to see everyone on my list. It will be very tricky. I almost need longer than a weekend but can't get too it. Oh well, at least I am coming to Saskatoon. It's almost been 2 years.
My parents have had some company over the last few days, Cal and Deidre Albright are here. It has been awesome to see my parents "happy". I know they miss all their friends terribly and it's been great to see them connecting again. That's how I feel sometimes because I have friends here but not the type that I would call up on the spur of the moment and want to hang out with. That has been one of the biggest challenges that I have had to face in this whole new change.
Although the good thing is that I have met a lot of guys and some of them I have had a connection with but they end up doing something that screws the friendship up and I don't want anything to do with them any more. There was one guy who I thought was the most amazing guy I have ever met in my whole entire life and we had a strong connection that I kept it a secret because I didn't want everyone to know just incase it didn't go anywhere and guess what I was right it didn't go because I discovered a lot about him that he had kept from me and I didnt' want anything to do with him anymore and have not spoken to him since before Christmas. The "One" is out there, I know that and I am just enjoying bein single and discovering who I am as an individual before I am ready to settle down. As I say this the recent discovery that I like to TEN PIN BOWL.
Anyways, life is good. I am definately in need of a much deserved break coming up. I am thinking about going to Mt. Washington later on this month for a ski trip. (not that I would ski, I am scared of skiing on the mountains.) but to hang out at the chalet would be fantastic. If I go will have to send pictures to everyone.
Talk to you all later.
-C-