The Chronicles Of Nay

Good evening! I know that it has been so long since I have written I am so sorry. Life has been so hectic. You know… work, pool, volleyball, class and my social life and hobbies! Haha

Ok let’s start with school… OMG these kids are crazy! We have had so many fights and craziness going on. We haven’t had a year this bad in a very long time! This group is so chatty, destructive, smelly and ballsy already for it only being October. Don’t get me wrong I have some pretty awesome kids! I have a young man that joyfully (loudly and proudly) said “yaaaaas queen” when we did a math problem together and we got the same and correct answer. He then asked his classmates how to say queen in Spanish so that he could say the phrase in Spanish too! I have a closet power ranger article reader. I have kids that just randomly give me hugs in the hall. I have kids that ask questions so excitedly and enthusiastically that I can’t help but find an answer if I don’t already know. I have students that look forward to coming to my class, or so they say. Haha and even though middle school kids can be jerks I have some very sweet and compassionate kids. Just a quick story about that. I have a young man that cries, almost daily. Apparently, something to do with anxiety… basically the kid doesn’t wanna be at school and mom is like “tough cookies you aren’t sick I’m not coming to get you!” I have the kid after lunch and he comes to my class appearing to have cried all through lunch. However not one of my kids (that I am aware of) has a made a thing about it. They don’t tell him anything, they don’t ask him anything about it. They just move on. One of the days he was gone one of my girls said “Ms. V isn’t here today” I told her just to put his journal back in the box where they stay and she said “Ms. do you know that he has been crying for like 3 weeks straight?” but her tone was so sweet like she was worried about him. She wasn’t making fun of him or anything. It was very refreshing. Every day they do something that reminds me why I do what I do!

Pool is good. I stepped away from my 9 ball team for a little while. Life was hectic during the week. I have something going on almost everyday of the week that I really need my Saturdays back. I am not quitting forever… just need some Saturdays that I have nothing planned! I am still playing 8-ball on Monday nights. My team is basically pretty awesome! Volleyball ended last week. We got second… again. We have placed second a lot! We can’t ever seem to close the deal when the big game comes! The group of friends I play with are awesome! I enjoy playing with them so much! They are good people! Haha

So I started take a sign language class. I have wanted to learn since I was a kid. When we were kids our church was putting on a Christmas production and one of the older kids did a song in sign language and I was so fascinated by it! Well I found a class through the district that meets once a week and I am learning so much. Its exciting! I used to know some random words. Now I can say some random sentences! Haha every week I walk out of there with my head spinning. So much to remember but I am getting with a couple ladies from class to practice. I had almost forgotten how much fun it is to learn new things!

I bought a new toy a couple weeks ago. I bought a lensball. It is basically a glass ball thatyou can take pictures through and it does fun things. I am just taking pictures left and right now! Haha I am sorry if you are a recipient or if I have made you sit through looking at my pictures. It is just so much fun! I have started carrying my camera everywhere again. It has been nice to get back in to it. Here are some pictures with the ball. (my brother is calling it a marble! Haha)

This week was a tough one however I had multiple times that the kids reminded me of why I do what I do by just being them. I had some coworkers, nay, friends that reminded me why I do what I do. And as I watched the sun set on Friday evening God reminded me why I do what I do. I do it because he gave me a passion for those kids and their future and what life has to offer them. He gave me a job to show them love and to help them understand and unlock all the potential that they have inside them.  Some days the job seems like it will never get accomplished, other days I leave school with such a warmth in my heart! I leave you with a scripture that basically sums up my week… Ecclesiastes 7:14 it says on a good day, enjoy yourself; on a bad day, examine your conscience. God arranges for both kids of days so that we won’t take anything for granted.

I hope everyone has a great rest of your weekend and a great week to come!