So sorry for the lack of posts! I just haven't had too much to say and honestly have lacked the motivation to sit down and type.
22 days until the wedding!!! I am very excited! I leave in two weeks to go home, and it can't come soon enough! Everything is pretty much set and done, but of course once I'm home more work begins, getting everything ready for the big day. (mostly decorations for the ceremony and reception). My goal is to not get stressed out and not obsess about things being perfect. I've done that pretty much throughout this whole process and I'm at the point now where I realize it's not that important for every little detail to be in place, and I just want to do it and be done! Planning a wedding is not as fun as it seems (if it seems like fun...I thought it did). I'm looking forward to the ceremony and then being on the plane to Mexico for a 5 day vacation!
Work has been pretty crazy. I am working with an autistic student who they are trying to transition. He has been placed in a 5th grade class, and I, along with another coworker, are working with him all day, and it has been quite a feat, as he will hit, kick, scratch, and spit if he is redirected or does not like what we are having him do. I have several marks on my hands where he has drawn blood, a welp on my leg where he kicked me over and over in the same spot, and today he went after me for asking him to stop playing his computer game to start his next work assignment and he scratched me on my chest and left two lovely LONG red marks. The goal is to get his behavior under control to where another school will take him. That is the goal for every student in my school. I have been working with him for 5 weeks now, and we have seen improvements, but I'm not so sure how much progress we're really making. When a student makes it to the point of transitioning to their home school, a staff member who they are used to goes with them at first to help them get settled in, and I think it would be fun to do that with him. I think if he was in a communications class for students like him, he would do really well. We can't offer him what he needs, but we're doing the best we can with the resources we have.
Tim and I have started going to the gym every morning (except Friday because it's his day off and he wants to sleep in). We started this week going at 5:45 to play racquet ball, and I get ready for work in the locker room (which has been quite an experience! I'm not too keen on seeing women with no clothes on, or being seen, but it doesn't seem to bother anyone else), and he goes home and then goes to work. Next week we're going to go early twice a week and in the evening the other two days because I really don't like getting up that early because I don't always get to sleep when I should so it was making me tired; not to mention the uncomfortableness of the locker room. Although, yesterday I found a different one that is not nearly as crowded.
Tim and I have been asked to speak at a Valentine's Day luncheon at church tomorrow. We are going to share our story of how we met, and our courtship (if you can call it that) and how God has worked through our relationship. We're babysitting the associate pastor's daughter tonight and hopefully working on what we're going to say since we haven't yet.
Well, I apologize again for the lack of updates, and I apologize in advance for the lack of updates in the future. :-)
Have a good night!
Friday, February 12, 2010
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