tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6407728619430853833.comments2012-12-16T23:39:40.837-05:00Smells Like ApplesSmells Like Appleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04148301911942117367noreply@blogger.comBlogger119125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6407728619430853833.post-75801416240395432362011-10-20T21:32:53.440-04:002011-10-20T21:32:53.440-04:00@Kensey Thanks! Maybe I'll head that way some ...@Kensey Thanks! Maybe I'll head that way some time. I'll totally be calling you if I do.Smells Like Appleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04148301911942117367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6407728619430853833.post-2476363623386455312011-10-18T22:22:15.694-04:002011-10-18T22:22:15.694-04:00Sending you love, friend.Sending you love, friend.Sherry Starkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14826020531284705553noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6407728619430853833.post-22938891327301099582011-10-18T21:45:48.944-04:002011-10-18T21:45:48.944-04:00totally random but i just realised that we both sh...totally random but i just realised that we both share similar blog titles.<br /><br />great minds think alike i suppose.<br /><br />take care ;)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6407728619430853833.post-55488483217575435662011-10-18T12:59:48.050-04:002011-10-18T12:59:48.050-04:00you have no obligation to feel like anywhere is ho...you have no obligation to feel like anywhere is home just because you live there. a home is the life you've built around you and if isn't the one you want, then it isn't home. i'm proud of you for toughing it out and committing to your decision. and i'm confident that you'll find home soon. let me know if there's anything i can do to help, even if it's just a vacation to your second-least-favorite city, chicago. :)kenseynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6407728619430853833.post-1743066479844190772011-10-16T12:02:30.741-04:002011-10-16T12:02:30.741-04:00Sherry, I've decided within the last couple of...Sherry, I've decided within the last couple of weeks to really try to appreciate this place instead of saying I just hated it. I was just trying to process why it was that I don't really like Phoenix and I think it's that it doesn't feel like home to me. (Not the place my family lives either.) So I'm doing exactly as you said I should: I'm looking inside myself to really understand why it is that I don't feel like I belong here. For whatever reason, I've found it difficult to appreciate what this city has to offer because you're right about there being some amazing people (you included) and the sunsets couldn't be more beautiful. But I've been here for about two and a half years. Shouldn't it feel like home by now?Smells Like Appleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04148301911942117367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6407728619430853833.post-68839526145091733292011-10-16T10:54:02.284-04:002011-10-16T10:54:02.284-04:00Wow sweetheart - that's pretty harsh. My soul...Wow sweetheart - that's pretty harsh. My soul has a Phoenix footprint embedded in it. Perhaps you should stop looking outside of yourself for the answers to life's quirky questions and search for that soul within. This place is scattered with amazing people, breathtaking beauty and sunsets that blow my mind although I've been able to enjoy them for 44 years. Anywhere but Phoenix? Wow - I don't get it.Sherry Starkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14826020531284705553noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6407728619430853833.post-20522154064422279442011-07-18T21:01:01.866-04:002011-07-18T21:01:01.866-04:00All of those things are extremely likable things a...All of those things are extremely likable things about Theresa!Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18148793591852138001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6407728619430853833.post-37834838273896317862011-06-03T18:40:07.917-04:002011-06-03T18:40:07.917-04:00Theresa, I will come visit you in Kalamazoo, most ...Theresa, I will come visit you in Kalamazoo, most definitely. Just call me or send me a message when you are there. Or I will call you! I'm excited!Juliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13601268544342601804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6407728619430853833.post-3244100458180605832011-06-03T10:44:37.425-04:002011-06-03T10:44:37.425-04:00Road trip! Road trip! Road trip! I will totally ge...Road trip! Road trip! Road trip! I will totally get my drive on with you, if you need someone to drive with, now that I know driving isn't so bad! :DXlynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16690785562326481192noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6407728619430853833.post-48559346183872430292011-05-31T23:53:15.094-04:002011-05-31T23:53:15.094-04:00Julia!! Thanks!
I'll be in Michigan June 23 t...Julia!! Thanks!<br /><br />I'll be in Michigan June 23 through July 1. I'm planning on being in Kalamazoo from June 27-July 1. From there, I'm flying out from Chicago to OKC to visit Marita. I won't have a car because of all the flying and such although, my mom said I could just borrow hers. Wanna just come to Kalamazoo? Or convince someone to drive me to you? I miss you!!!Smells Like Appleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04148301911942117367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6407728619430853833.post-34051781167527889742011-05-31T21:47:45.138-04:002011-05-31T21:47:45.138-04:00The first thing I would like to tell you is that I...The first thing I would like to tell you is that I love the new look for the blog!<br /><br />Also, I would LOVE to see you when you are in Michigan. As Holland is a bit out of the way, perhaps I could meet you in Kalamazoo! Or you could come visit in Holland and play at the beach!Juliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13601268544342601804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6407728619430853833.post-8084390428166886382011-05-06T21:48:24.743-04:002011-05-06T21:48:24.743-04:00Yeah, yup. And I didn't post anything I hadn&#...Yeah, yup. And I didn't post anything I hadn't heard from at least people. That being said, I haven't changed any of those things. Because that's ridiculous.Smells Like Appleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04148301911942117367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6407728619430853833.post-40854640603243769062011-05-06T21:45:26.146-04:002011-05-06T21:45:26.146-04:00people tell you they don't like those things? ...people tell you they don't like those things? weirdos.kenseynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6407728619430853833.post-16376312564910369572011-04-06T22:40:05.703-04:002011-04-06T22:40:05.703-04:00I accept!I accept!Smells Like Appleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04148301911942117367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6407728619430853833.post-2447855414425288542011-04-06T22:37:05.968-04:002011-04-06T22:37:05.968-04:00i'd love to go on a road trip with you. and if...i'd love to go on a road trip with you. and if the timing is that that i can't, i'd love to meet you at one of your destinations.<br /><br />kenseyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6407728619430853833.post-49846885274702096872011-02-13T10:20:31.974-05:002011-02-13T10:20:31.974-05:00Permanent is an illusion, my friend; we're all...Permanent is an illusion, my friend; we're all just borrowing time.Sherry Starkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14826020531284705553noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6407728619430853833.post-902189085433973202011-01-30T14:18:43.464-05:002011-01-30T14:18:43.464-05:00What a great web log. I spend hours on the net rea...What a great web log. I spend hours on the net reading blogs, about tons of various subjects. I have to first of all give praise to whoever created your theme and second of all to you for writing what i can only describe as an fabulous article. I honestly believe there is a skill to writing articles that only very few posses and honestly you got it. The combining of demonstrative and upper-class content is by all odds super rare with the astronomic amount of blogs on the cyberspace.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6407728619430853833.post-91143909689919242752010-11-07T13:18:32.103-05:002010-11-07T13:18:32.103-05:00we had the same week although different things hap...we had the same week although different things happened. So creepy/eerie that we started getting sick around the same time, starting with the same symptoms. Sympathy sickness or some business. Did you have a demon migraine last night too?Xlynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16690785562326481192noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6407728619430853833.post-68548136349962875992010-09-22T00:54:15.705-04:002010-09-22T00:54:15.705-04:00which, if true, also means there's something w...which, if true, also means there's something wrong with him. that is even more reason enough.<br /><br />kAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6407728619430853833.post-52040065104431993452010-08-02T18:53:29.653-04:002010-08-02T18:53:29.653-04:00My goodness, you guys are great! I survived! And s...My goodness, you guys are great! I survived! And so did they! It was great to hear from so many different people. I am definitely encouraged albeit, emotional. Thank you all.Smells Like Appleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04148301911942117367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6407728619430853833.post-71605154700987190132010-08-02T18:44:51.369-04:002010-08-02T18:44:51.369-04:00You are going to do a great job!! Your plan for th...You are going to do a great job!! Your plan for the first day sounds great and I love the idea of a note falling out of The Kissing Hand. They will eat that up!! In fact, I'm going to use your idea on my own first day of Kindergarten in a few weeks. Best of luck to you :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08333055462553481752noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6407728619430853833.post-17090336633501574232010-08-02T13:08:07.298-04:002010-08-02T13:08:07.298-04:00I finished my first year teaching kinder this last...I finished my first year teaching kinder this last year, I feel like I could have written this blog post 12 months ago! You can do it! The moment everything clicked (including my confidence) was when they first started to read. Then I knew I could teach and, by some miracle, they would learn what I was teaching. <br />Enjoy it! Two most rewarding days ahead of you: first time you hear them read and graduation when you hear how much you've been appreciated and what a difference you've made. Be prepared for some hard days too, but learn to leave work at work when things become out of your control (such as difficult parents). May I suggest a well-stocked wine collection and lots of chocolate?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6407728619430853833.post-4455507893329601692010-08-02T11:09:34.391-04:002010-08-02T11:09:34.391-04:00Going in to year 12 on Aug. 23, and I know that I ...Going in to year 12 on Aug. 23, and I know that I will barely sleep the night before (just like I never did as a student). One thing that helps beginning with the 2nd year is to reflect on how far the class that is headed to first grade now got on their kindergarten learning adventure. My new adventure this year will be having one of my kids in kinder at my school. I began my teaching career when my oldest kids were in 3rd and 6th grade. I hope that the third is able to make her own way without hanging on me on the playground and such. I will not be able to go and volunteer in her room like I did with the others since I have my own room now, so I have to rely on her (and my teammate) to let me know how things are going. I am sure that your first day will be awesome. Good Luck!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6407728619430853833.post-2307060857522209832010-08-02T10:10:49.051-04:002010-08-02T10:10:49.051-04:00It took me 5 years of successful teaching (more or...It took me 5 years of successful teaching (more or less)before I quit feeling like a fraud. I was sure the principal was going to come in and say they had made a mistake. Trust yourself. Don't expect to master anything this year. Just do the best you can and it will be enough. Good luck! I have to wait another month to meet my K class.Lynnnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6407728619430853833.post-51657971513572373102010-08-02T10:10:31.333-04:002010-08-02T10:10:31.333-04:00Gluten Free Macaroni and cheese rocks!!! You w...Gluten Free Macaroni and cheese rocks!!! You will do great. This is my 8th year of Kindergarten, and I'm still not ready for the first day LOL!!!Joanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09776022408566572627noreply@blogger.com