OMG...I have a follower

Ok, so I didn't realize that it would tell me when I have a "follower" of my blog. How fun is that?! The girls' Brandie has started her own blog, so now we can "follow" each other. She and Kent just had a baby boy, Jaxon, and he is super cute!!!!

I finished the girls' Halloween costumes last night. They are going to be pirates. I can't wait for Halloween and am glad that they will have several opportunities to wear their costumes (school, trick-or-treating, a party, etc.) b/c I spent a lot of time on those things! :-) They are pretty excited about them, but are quick to remind me that they still need eye patches. Apparently the get-up is not complete without one. I planned to make the eye patches since I have plenty of supplies, but am thinking that maybe a quick trip to Let's Party (or somewhere) would be a lot less painful.

Things that made me think that I am not a teacher in a high school but instead...in some comedian's idea of hell...
--The boy in my 6th hour who was picking his nose and then eating it
--The boy in my 2nd hour who pulled out half of the tissue from the box...and then used it to wipe dog crap off the bottom of his shoe

Actually, I'm really enjoying this school year. My classes (most of them) are great, all seniors, and really fun to teach. My department colleagues and I are working on our National Board Certification (which is the teacher god's version of hell), which is pretty much all consuming and very stressful, but I would say is going well overall....we are in a cohort group and I think Kami, Paul, and I have a pretty good handle on things, especially when we go to our cohort meetings.

Andre is doing great. He'll be home on Nov. 24 for his coaching trip. That'll last for 8 weeks and then he'll go back to Shelton for graduation January 29 & 30. There is an open house thing on the 29th and then graduation will be in the Capitol Rotunda on the 30th (fancy :-). I've already put in for those days off. Hopefully it'll be easy to get there (no crazy snow or anything), but I told my mom that there is pretty much NOTHING that will keep from attending.

For my local friends, I think that the girls and I are going to branch out from trick-or-treating downtown this year. They want to be able to knock and say the magic words. So, I think we're going to head out with my sister and family.

Andre and I are going to a costume party....costume ideas are welcome. Ideas that involve him being a trooper and me being a prostitute will not be entertained (not because I am above that sort of thing, but he'd get in trouble...hahaha).