up with the birds...

yep, it is Saturday and I am up at the crack of dawn, dogs have been out, fed, and I am on my second latte. I have my Teacher Certification exam today, the Content Specialty Exam in Spanish. Funny how little anxiety I have about sitting for this test, when I took my Language Arts and Sciences portion of the exam, I swear I was a wreck!!

I guess it is all about confidence. The thought of taking a three hour long standardized test that ascertains your abilities for success in the field of teaching, with a content base as vast as EVERYTHING I LEARNED IN SCHOOL, shook me to the core to a point of immobility!!!

Today I sit and sip my latte, looking out into the morning darkness, watching the light of day break through over the horizon....and quietly thank the powers that be for my just knowing. Do I feel smart?? Heck NO!! But I do feel fortunate that my head just works that way, and happy that I figured out how to make it work in my favor. :))

High Ho...High ho...it is off to Syracuse I go.....exam starts at 1 o'clock and is three hours long...so send positive vibes to the universe that your Miss Ridikas doesn't have a major meltdown when she looks at this thing...and doesn't blank out and tank the exam....old habits die hard guys....remember I mentioned my profs giving me oral exams??? *giggles*

Hope I outgrew that habit...LOLOL

¡Saludos!

when will you know that you are rising to the challange???

...I forget that you all are still so new....or maybe I have to realize that I am getting old...but I asked of you today and some rose to the occasion swimmingly and others didn't fail to show their conventional hard headed nature....was it that hard to shine??

...it shouldn't be that hard for me to wrap my brain around though, seeing that each and every one of you thinks that you are the first ones to invent that type of reaction and response....well...ummm....NOT!!

...I think even those that came before me laughed when I attempted it...and I am now in their shoes...go figure!! Karma is a great thing...or can it be the action and reaction thing Einstein came up with...whatever be your take on it....trust me...been there...way done that....and it don't fly in my learning environment....okay I am off my soapbox....and Monday is a new day...and there is no handing in old work from the first five weeks...ZEROS will be put in by default in all the holes in your personal assignments portion of your grades and there is nothing I can do about it!!

Happy Weekend!!

how cool is that????

As the days meld into weeks and the end of the first marking period begins to show itself on the horizon....I feel more and more a teacher than just a person who speaks a slew of languages....and I have all of you guys to thank for that.

From the official visit for an unofficial dip into my candy cabinet, to the habitual walk through after last mod to just chat, or wait for friends....all the way to having my name be the answer to the who is your favorite teacher question in the lesson packet...it all adds up to personal validation of a major life choice!! Thank you.

Being your teacher is the second best job that fate has given me....the first is being my girls' mom!! :))

...every action has an equal and opposite reaction...

Credo che a quest'ora sia meglio che vi scrivo in italiano perche i pensieri mi scorrono cosi stasera. Se vi interessa sapere ció che ho da dire, trovate un dizionario!! LOL!!

Certe volte noi siamo messi alla prova nella vita, e ci tocca affrontarla punto e basta. In questi ultimi tempi credevo che le mie responsabilitá fossero un po meno complicate....ma ora me ne rendo conto che nella mia vita le cose belle non venganno senza tanti sforzi....beh ragazzi...mi tocca sforzarmi anche a me da oggi in poi....perché é vero che le cose piú belle che abbiamo nella nostra vita....ci vengono soltanto dopo TANTI SFORZI!!! Chi lavora sodo sempre ottiene ció che merita....buona notte a tutti!!

Non vedo l'ora di rivedervi domani a scuola :))

Brain teasers...eso es lo que me pasa por la cabeza ésta noche. Mi tarea cada día es preparar para mis clases del día sigiente....y cada noche, me pregunto siempre la misma cosa...¿Qué hago mañana?

Yo estoy trabajando con mucho querido para todos Ustedes y quiero qué lo sepan...es un papel muy importante para mí...que Ustedes me dejen en junio más cultos y sabios que antes deconocerme. ¡Hasta pronto! :))

what wonderful weekend weather!!

I remember watching these kinds of sunsets every night in Europe...these past few evenings, as these holiday weekend nights came to an end, I was fortunate enough to be out and about at just the right time and witnessed such breathtaking panoramas here at home.

In moments such as these I find myself teetering on the border of existentialism...these natural phenomena make me just stop a minute and just think....makes me realize just how small I really am in the scheme of all things...and eventually in the end, it makes me think deep and hard about making each and every day count for something!!

So as we begin another short week together....let me just say again...how happy I am to be able to share what I know with you guys!!

check y'all mañana...lol!! :))