So this is life

I am back. It's been awhile and a lot has happened. I am not quite sure where to begin so I am just going to hit the ground running (seems like I have been doing a lot of that lately).

For those of you who haven't heard, I got a full time teaching job the third week into the school year. I feel incredibly blessed to be where I am. I am teaching 5th grade at Kinnaman Elementary School in Aloha. I got the job on a Thursday and started working the next day. I had three days to set up a classroom which had previously been used as storage. Then I started with my students the following Wednesday.

I am blessed with an absolutely amazing group of 24 kids, they definately keep me on my toes academically and socially but so far I have enjoyed the challange and purpose which they have brought to my life these past two months.

Here are some things which I have learned so far about being a 5th grade teacher:

1) 5th graders are messy and don't seem to mind living in disarray.
2) 5th graders like to talk, if they could I think they could talk to me, each other, themselves, or even the wall all day long.
3) 5th graders are a lot smarter, wittier, and more creative then most people give them credit for.
4) The majority of 5th graders (girls and boys alike) would rather play video games or watch wrestling than read or play outside with friends. Sad but true.
5) 5th graders and (kids in general) are home to many horrible strains of cold viruses- one or more of which I am currently in bed afflicted with.

In other life changing Meika news, I have also officially moved out of el casa de mi mama and I am living at the Farm House with Laura, Christy, Chloe, and Elaine. I love my gigantic pale violet room which Chloe surprisingly gave me with love as she chose to live in the sewing closet in the basement. She is amazing.

I am still in the process of moving in, most of my stuff is still in boxes but it is an arduous endeavor considering how busy and sick I have been. Other than that, I am really enjoying living with my closest friends even if the times that we are all here together is rare.

Well, that's the news for now. Stayed tuned for future posts such as: "Life: Suburban or Urban?" and "The Multnomah Boys Part II: The Catecumenite Period..."