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Looking Back: 2011*
New Year’s Eve. I distinctly remember feeling flabbergasted that 2010 was ending last year, and I feel the same way about 2011 tonight. This past year has been an absolute blur. At the beginning of the month my book club hosted its annual Cookie Exchange. Last year we read The Christmas Cookie Club by Ann Pearlman and we fell in love with the concept. Instead of just exchanging cookies, you are supposed to choose a recipe that reflects the year you’ve had in some way. As I began to look back on 2011, I realized that this year has been full of unexpected, but happy changes. Here are just a…
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The Job* (Part 2)
Well, as I left my last job post at an awkward place I thought I should probably begin my holiday post schedule with details on where I’ve been all month! I mentioned in my last post that I received the call for the job at 8pm on a Thursday night, and I started work the next morning. I didn’t really know what to expect, but as I have done other short-term extended supply work before I assumed it would be similar. In those situations, I was basically just a proxy for the regular teacher–a licensed teacher in the room for legal purposes. In every other scenario I’ve been in, I…
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34 Weeks* (and a promise)
My, my, my. December 29th already? I’m not sure how the last 4 weeks got away from me, but somehow it’s almost January… the month before we meet the wee-bean. To those of you who are sick of just hearing about my pregnancy updates–I’m so sorry. I really didn’t mean to let my writing slip to just once a week, it’s just been so insane lately. I wish I could commit to daily writing like I was at the beginning of last year, but between the new job and wee-bean preparations I just can’t do it. …but I can promise to write every day for the rest of my holidays!…
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33 Weeks*
How Far Along: 33 Weeks* Size of Baby: A Pineapple Weight Gain: 22 pounds Movement: All. the. time. She loves to move, and thankfully she’s still small enough that it doesn’t bother me at all–in fact, I absolutely love it. There have been a few times when she has wiggled into my ribs and that has been a little uncomfortable, but as she moves so much she never stays in one place for long and usually settles back into a more comfortable position. She’s had the hiccups a few more times since my last post, usually in the middle of the night. Now that I know what it is it’s…
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The Job* (Part 1)
I have been happily supply teaching in my school board for the last year and a half. I somehow lucked into a perfect position where I was primarily back and forth between my two favourite schools, and 90% of my work calls were made days in advance. I often worked 3.5 – 4 days a week which was perfect for me, especially now in my large and pregnant state. If I’m being perfectly honest, I loved life as a supply teacher so much that I had moments where I wasn’t even sure if I wanted a full-time position. My lessons were always created and prepped for me, there was no marking,…
