I can't believe it has been a month.

Well it has been a whole month since I posted on my blog. Not because I have nothing to say but just because it has been a very busy crazy month. I will try to give you a month in review. (WARNING I HAVE A LOT TO TELL YOU SO THIS IS PROBABLY GO TO BE LONG. GRAB A SNACK AND READ FOR A WHILE).

So when I left you last I had just seen Dr. T for my post surgery follow up. Well the following week my mom and dad came down to help me get my classroom set up. My Dad and my bff from school Nancy painted a couple of walls in my classroom pink. It is a deep berry pink and I love it. It hads some personality and character to the room. Some of the kiddos said they didn't want to look at the pink wall to which I responded, "I teach at the other wall so there is no need for you to stare at the pink one". Speaking of my kiddos. The week after the room set up day we started school. I had 3 days of professional development then the kiddos came on thursday of that week. I have 3 pre-ap algebra 2 classes and 2 algebra 2 classes this year. I think they are great kids and we hit the ground running the first day of school. That's right homework on the first day. I have one class of kiddos that has 35 kids. We set the rules and sometimes it is quieter in that room than in my 6th hour when I only have 22 kiddos. It has been a busy crazy school year to start out. First of all I feel so much better and even have energy to spare at the end of the day. Then we had one of our last minute hired teachers quit after only teaching for one week. He came from the business world and decided he wasn't fit for teaching. I can understand. It is a tough job especially with high stakes state testing. So I ended up teaching his class during my plan for a week. We finally got a new guy on board yesterday. I was glad to have my plan back.

We are doing biggest loser at school until thanksgiving. We are on teams of four and we weigh in every 2 weeks. Our first weigh in was this week. I am looking forward to it because I think it will help with the motivation I need to help me lose some weight. I was actually mad about weigh in. I had a doctor's appointment so I was going to take the morning off and sleep in. Instead I had to be at the school at 7:30 to weigh in. Oh well at least I stayed in routine. I saw my rheumatologist(Dr. J) this week and she said I looked wonderful and that my joints were doing really good. It has been at least 3 years since we have had a great report like that from the rheumatologist. Dr. J is also excited I am on biggest loser because if I can lose a little weight it will keep my knees in better shape longer so hopefully I won't have to have knee replacement for many many many years. I have started walking on my treadmill. In fact I just did 11 minutes before writing this blog. (For some of you that is nothing, but remember I had bad hips for 3 years and just now feel like walking again). I am pretty convinced as my Dr T said it is a miracle only God could perform and it is a miracle that many people have been praying for me for many years. As I told Dr. J if she needs me to I am pretty sure I could convince any of her patients to have hip replacement based on how great I feel. She told me I may have start with her mom and her mom was seeing Dr. T that day. Same applies to my blog readers if you need me to convince you or any of your loved ones how great hip replacement is and how it changed my life let me know.


Well I hope you have a great day. I have to go finish my usual saturday things. Laundry, dishes, pick up my house a little. I try to update sooner rather than later. Keep reading.