Florida, Here We Come!

Well, it seems it is that time again!
Time to MOVE!

Nolan has flown most everyday so he has finished his flight training on the TC-12 and is ready to move on to the next phase of training! Helicopters!

After spending Thanksgiving with my family here in Texas we plan on moving (ourselves this time) back to Florida on December 8th... arriving in Florida on the 9th... We have a "renovated" base house awaiting our arrival, so that it exciting!

While we are excited to move on to Nolan's next stage of flight training, I am sad to leave a job that I truely enjoy! My last day officially was Nov 25th, however I will be volunteering in our classroom (Dec 1 - 5) to help make the transition for my replacement (if they get on the ball and get one! ahhhhhhhh) and our students, as smooth as possible... :-)

Being a full-time 2nd grade classroom special education paraprofessional has been a wonderful learning experience. With a class of 17 students, 7 of which having special needs, there has yet to be a dull moment. Every day is a new day, and what worked yesterday doesn't always work quite as well (or even at all for some) the next! :-)

The wonderful ladies I work with... (L to R)
Mrs. Louth (spec ed teacher) Mrs. Hoff (2nd grade inclusion teacher)
Mrs. Meador (2nd grade teacher next door to us) and me :-)
At the pumpkin patch field trip!

Being a certified teacher and taking a job that only requires a few college hours and "experience working with children" there was a bit of adjusting to be done... and it was a learning experience in many respects...I'll leave it at that for now... ;-)

On a teacher note -
I passed the Texas Special Education Teacher Test! I scored 280 out of 300! I was elated to have passed as the test cost $120 AND the fact that I was depending a lot of my knowledge learned from my Master's and what I had experienced in the classroom.


Our 24 hour round-trip to College Station for Midnight Yell and the Corps of Cadets March-In

A few pictures from Halloween night!

Sandi was a "Devil Dog"





Doesn't she just look thrilled?

Our pumpkins!
(I cheated and used a stencil from the internet)

If you line up your pumpkins along your neighbor's (Nolan's flight partner - George) garage door (so he can't park his car in the garage... as a joke) they make a totem pole of your pumpkins in your front yard! Hilarious! :-)

Mom and I at the King Ranch
(Mom and Tim came to visit :-) Halloween weekend...
Nolan was running a 101 - 103 fever for 5 days! Poor guy was at home when these were taken)

Tim and I at the King Ranch