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Andy and Meg: April 2010
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Wednesday, April 28, 2010. I am so Special Ed. How does a kid know that he loves me when he doesn't know his name? He has so many barriers that keep him from understanding what is going on his life. He doesn't know how old he is, or where he lives. He doesn't know to take care of himself. He doesn't know why everyone is telling him to "line up" or "sit down" or "wash your hands". So how does he know me, and know that he loves me? One kid was eating the paper. One kid was rubbing glue on his cheeks. And I...
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Andy and Meg: March 2010
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Wednesday, March 24, 2010. Yes Time to Hammer down on something that's long overdue to be hammered. Tis the season of Lent. I judge really dumb things. I judge people I don't even know. I judge really good people. The worst part is, I don't always say it-sometimes I just think it. Self-denial is a crazy good thing. Judgment is alive in my body and it needs to be cut out. I feel more prepared than ever this year to honor the memory of Jesus during Holy Week of his Death and Resurrection. Closing For A Bit.
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Andy and Meg: June 2011
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Tuesday, June 14, 2011. On to BIGGER and better things. With all of the budget cuts in education, I knew there would be changes coming my way. But, I was not expecting to be moved from my job as a 5th grade special ed teacher to my new position: 18-21 year old special ed teacher. Those are some BIG kids. What adults do during the day to keep themselves busy. And yes, there is cooking and a Wii involved :). Things I anticipate I will love:. Things I anticipate will take some getting used to:. No cutsie cl...
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Andy and Meg: Self-efficacy
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Saturday, December 4, 2010. Every teacher in WA state has to take classes to earn their "Professional Certification" after a certain number of years. It's basically a series of classes and a TON of paperwork. I was kind of excited to find out what my perspective would be. Would I find it SUPER difficult, sorta hard, or do-able? It's been 5 years since I've been a student and not a teacher, so I was eager to find out what kind of a student I am. I love this post, Meg! The power of kind words never ceases ...
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Andy and Meg: On to BIGGER and better things
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Tuesday, June 14, 2011. On to BIGGER and better things. With all of the budget cuts in education, I knew there would be changes coming my way. But, I was not expecting to be moved from my job as a 5th grade special ed teacher to my new position: 18-21 year old special ed teacher. Those are some BIG kids. What adults do during the day to keep themselves busy. And yes, there is cooking and a Wii involved :). Things I anticipate I will love:. Things I anticipate will take some getting used to:. No cutsie cl...
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Andy and Meg: March 2011
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Sunday, March 20, 2011. 7 pounds, 10 ounces. Easy to love and hug. He's my new crush: Henry. And here's how we got him:. On Friday morning at 4:30 am, Heath called and told me, "it's time! I've been having contractions since 1:30, and am feeling like just like I did with Amelia. It's happening! Then around 1:30 (a wee 12 hours of contractions for Heath), the contractions became more intense, the celeb gossip had come to a lull, and we decided we should get in the car and head to her midwife's home, where...
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Andy and Meg: Happy Anniversary, Legs!
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Sunday, May 8, 2011. Happy Anniversary, Legs! In April I celebrated my 4 year anniversary with running! I started in 2007 when we were living in Pullman. I was BORED, getting out of shape, and wondering how in the heck I was going to keep my body fit without organized sports. (LOVE sports). Then I heard of some gals my age running marathons. I never tried running before. Ever. But thought-why not? She said, "Cool! How long is a marathon? And that's how it started. I have runs that are boring, runs that a...
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Andy and Meg: July 2010
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Wednesday, July 14, 2010. 10 things I love about teaching summer school. For the summer, I teach 3 and 4 year olds with severe disabilities during the month of July. This is a nice little change for me, as I teach special ed for 8,9,and 10 year olds during the year. This is my 3rd year teaching summer school, and there are a few perks to the gig that I really love. Here are 10 of them:. 1 The mystery of the 10 very different, new little brains to try to figure out in 4 weeks. 10 When that same kid asks i...
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Andy and Meg: Resolutions Shmesolutions
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Saturday, January 1, 2011. So last night (New Years Eve) we partied with our good friends T and S. Before we showed up, Tim suggested coming prepared with up to 5 "things you want to do" in 2011. Not resolutions, "things you want to do". The difference, I think, is just that they need to be something specific and do-able, rather than vague and kind of unattainable. So, here are 5 things I want to do in 2011 (I know, your just dying to know, right? 1 Train for a marathon. So, watch out! 3 Love my body.
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Andy and Meg: Note to self
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Wednesday, December 22, 2010. Yeah-that's me running into the water. There's just no danty way to get into the ocean). Andy and I just returned from a super fun trip to Mexico. This is our third time vacationing in this hotspot. We go around the same time each year: mid December. This is an exceptional time to go because 1) I am extremely stressed at work and feeling burned out of the kids and 2) it is totally gross in WA at this time. And after 8 days, we start to wonder, why do we stress out so much?
