Class and Jobs

So, it's been awhile since I updated here. It started out that the beginning of the school year was crazy busy. Then some stuff started happening and I wanted to see how everything was going to turn out before I put an entry up.

So, first my class...this year is turning into a complete wild one in my classroom. I just have 2nd and 3rd grade this year, but I have some pretty tough kids (some have already been suspended.) The counselors are working with a few of my kids to try to figure out their behavior issues. Some of the kids seem to be getting better - but most days are rather tiring (that would be one way of putting it.) I am thinking that next year I will start to work on my Master's Degree. Down the road I'm considering being a college prof in a teacher ed program. First step is a Master's Degree, though, so I'll start working on that and see how it goes.

The year also started with me coaching with Swim Seattle (the club team that Erin is the head coach of.) There were a number of things that happened, but bottom line is the team will be closing in December. That meant Erin had to find a new full time job and rather quickly. This was quite stressful with the wedding and looking for a new place to live and everything else. He ended up getting a job with a company, Sylvia's Swimwear, that supplies swimsuits, equipment, and sweatsuits to teams in the Seattle area. In the end Swim Seattle closing in Dec may have been a blessing in disguise because Erin was already planning on leaving Swim Seattle at the end of the season - we kind of decided it would be nice for him to have a "regular" job so we could have nights and weekends together! This job with Sylvia's would not have been around this summer if he had waited until then to look for a job. Plus, it would have been really hard for him to leave the team. The team closing has been hard on him too, but I think he's doing better now that he has a job lined up.

At the beginning of the season we had a swim team get together and they did a little wedding skit with Erin and me - here's a picture: