Today I am joining the Thirteen in '13 Linky Party.
2013 has been a year full of transitions for me. My husband's transfer meant leaving the town I had lived in since high school, one of my adult sons, a Pre-K teaching job I loved, a house I considered perfect, and many wonderful friends. We moved one day after dropping our youngest child off in her college dorm on my fiftieth birthday!!
I made a conscious decision to "bloom where I was planted." So, four months later our home feels homey, my kids all managed to come for Thanksgiving and Christmas, and in January, I will be teaching kindergarten at a school I have been subbing at. God is good!
For some reason, this also seemed like a good year to change my blog to GrowinginPreK.blogspot.com. I had added a blog to my original site, GrowinginPreK.com, but got tired of the very old technology on that site. So, I plan to leave the old site up indefinitely, but anything new is posted to GrowinginPreK.blogspot.com.
Now, I am going to attempt to fit my 2013 into these topics...
2013 has been a year full of transitions for me. My husband's transfer meant leaving the town I had lived in since high school, one of my adult sons, a Pre-K teaching job I loved, a house I considered perfect, and many wonderful friends. We moved one day after dropping our youngest child off in her college dorm on my fiftieth birthday!!
I made a conscious decision to "bloom where I was planted." So, four months later our home feels homey, my kids all managed to come for Thanksgiving and Christmas, and in January, I will be teaching kindergarten at a school I have been subbing at. God is good!
For some reason, this also seemed like a good year to change my blog to GrowinginPreK.blogspot.com. I had added a blog to my original site, GrowinginPreK.com, but got tired of the very old technology on that site. So, I plan to leave the old site up indefinitely, but anything new is posted to GrowinginPreK.blogspot.com.
Now, I am going to attempt to fit my 2013 into these topics...
13. Favorite article of clothing:
I treated myself to this black coat a few weeks ago. Funny- it's longer on me than it is on the model. It is cold here a lot more than it was in Houston, so I deserve it :).
12. Favorite movie you watched:
I watched Despicable Me 2 on dvd with my family last night - fun!
11. Favorite TV series:
Downton Abbey
10. Favorite restaurant:
Gloria's (Mexican)
9. Favorite new thing you tried:
Recovering a chair seat - I also painted this thrift store find with chalk paint, but I had done that before.
8. Favorite gift you got:
Santa brought me a Nikon camera. As much as I love taking pictures, I have never had a "real" camera. I am looking forward to learning how to use it!
7. Favorite thing you pinned:
How do you choose just one?!
This is the next thing I plan to make for my classroom:
This is one of my favorite pins for home:
I want to create a gallery like this on our stairs wall!
6. Favorite blog post:
While I continued to organize it, I didn't actually participate in GrowinginPreK's Gingerbread Man Exchange this year (since I didn't have my own class....). Several great teachers sent me photos to use on the blog:
I loved seeing what they did with the Exchange in their classrooms.
5. Best accomplishment:
Presenting a session on read aloud activities at the Houston Area Association of Early Childhood Educators. (Once upon a time I was deathly afraid of public speaking.)
4. Favorite picture: My kids in our Christmas card photo
3. Favorite memory:
My mom's eightieth birthday party - so many special people in one room at the same time
2. Goal for 2014:
To make a great transition from teaching Pre-K to teaching kindergarten.
1. One Little Word:
Love
Love
Happy New Year!
Eilis
Loved your post. Thanks for sharing. I just got linked up. Drop by when you get a chance!
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Many Blessings from
Rebecca
at The Teacher's Chatterbox
Yeah for getting a new job, how exciting for you! You will be great.
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The Picture Book Teacher's Edition
Love your post! You sure have a beautiful bunch of kids! :) Blessings to you in 2014! :)
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