It's Anna, dog. Ha. I'm so ghetto. And I don't really have much to say. Pretty sure this is a pointless post.
I'm sitting here trying to make a list of everything I want to get accomplished for the day and all I'm hearing is thunder. Only it's not really thunder. It's Howie and Chief rolling really hard into the wall. Which makes me think of a funny and kind of sad story I heard at the vet. Someone had to bring their dog in because the dog swung his toy around so hard and hit himself in the head so hard that he got a concussion from it!
Anyway, I'm starting to get used to not having much to do. That means we've had a super super clean apartment since we've moved in. Not likely to stay that way, but hey, it's kinda nice while it's lasting.
I'm missing a wedding this weekend that I really really would like to be at, and that makes me sad. It's just too expensive right now, especially since Hoffer only gets paid once a month.
I don't really have much to say, and since I'm not exactly dying to update you on my choice of underwear, I think I'm out. Have a fantastic day.
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Friday, June 19, 2009
Wednesday, May 27, 2009
back home again in indiana
Anna speaking. :)
Ahh, summer at home. And I'm not even leaving in September! The day after we got back, I saw a man in his John Deere tilling up his field (and driving right past a windmill) and there was a beautiful sunset... it was pretty much perfect and at least whispered (but I sorta felt like it shouted) "Welcome home, Anna!" Err, maybe not. But it was a pretty picture, at least.
Like Hehoff said, graduation weekend was kind of a whirlwind of activity. In typical Anna fashion, I pretty much freaked out and said I didn't even want to go to the graduation ceremony. I'm glad I did, but at that moment, I don't think it would have been possible for me to care any less. He also wasn't kidding about this keyboard. It does make random mistakes and makes me jump all sorts of places I don't want to go.
So, also like he said, we waited in line for forever at the vet's office. This isn't a normal vet. They're good, quick, and cheap. The office looks like a little barn and it's in a place called "Bean Blossom." They have waiting hours between 2 and 7 or something like that, and you take your animals and meet everyone else and their pets for several hours while you wait to see this miracle man. People come from hours away. We drive about an hour, but there was another woman who drove for 2 hours. We've been going to this guy since I was really little. He's very kind and very good. Anyway, we had Hank, Lucy, and Chief. Hank and Lucy needed shots and to get microchipped, and Chief needed to get declawed and "deballed." Ha. Poor guy. It makes me really really sad for him. I love that little guy and I don't like to think about him being knocked out and drugged up and in all sorts of pain. :( But we did see some really fun dogs and lots of fun people. There were three different puppies playing for forever (until they all passed out in the shade) while their people talked. They were fun to watch. And there was this really old man who moved sooo slowly who had a little pitbull mix and a big old shepherd and it kind of made me want to cry for him. He seemed so weak and was trying to help his dogs get up in his truck and almost dropped the shepherd. He kept having to make trips back and forth from the building to the truck because he couldn't carry all of these small things at once. I wanted to help, but I also didn't want to insult him in some way. I probably should have helped.
So I'm finally officially, completely, 100 percently done with student teaching. Well, HS guy still hasn't sent in my evaluation, but I'm done! The experience as a whole was a very good one. The high school kids were fantastic and I'm gonna miss them. The elementary school kids were fantastic. I'm gonna miss them too. I hope this is where I'm supposed to be. It FEELS like it's where I'm supposed to be. I think I could really look forward to going to work every day. Stay tuned to see if that's actually how it works out. If I get a job, that is.
I keep hoping we'll get this apartment. We drove past it last night. It's in a slightly sketchy part of Columbus, but who are we kidding? There really isn't a bad part of Columbus. I keep catching myself saying, "When we move in..." Nope. Can't. Not yet.
One of the most amazing things about being on summer break is the chance to read! Woo! I haven't been able to read in sooo long. I'm eating it up right now.
Well, Hank the Horse (not to be confused with Hank the Dog) got out of the fence today (the fence power was off, and I guess he just went between the ropes) and was just moseying around in the yard eating some delicious looking grass-that-really-was-greener-on-the-other-side grass. Molly was still inside the fence. These horses are a real flight risk, I'm tellin ya! Mom got him to run back into the fenced-in area by pulling out the secret weapon: watermelon. All was saved. Except we had to close the gate off to the pasture, so they don't have food. Time for me to go give them some hay. And maybe some oats. Cause they love that. And I love them. Happy summer, friends.
Ahh, summer at home. And I'm not even leaving in September! The day after we got back, I saw a man in his John Deere tilling up his field (and driving right past a windmill) and there was a beautiful sunset... it was pretty much perfect and at least whispered (but I sorta felt like it shouted) "Welcome home, Anna!" Err, maybe not. But it was a pretty picture, at least.
Like Hehoff said, graduation weekend was kind of a whirlwind of activity. In typical Anna fashion, I pretty much freaked out and said I didn't even want to go to the graduation ceremony. I'm glad I did, but at that moment, I don't think it would have been possible for me to care any less. He also wasn't kidding about this keyboard. It does make random mistakes and makes me jump all sorts of places I don't want to go.
So, also like he said, we waited in line for forever at the vet's office. This isn't a normal vet. They're good, quick, and cheap. The office looks like a little barn and it's in a place called "Bean Blossom." They have waiting hours between 2 and 7 or something like that, and you take your animals and meet everyone else and their pets for several hours while you wait to see this miracle man. People come from hours away. We drive about an hour, but there was another woman who drove for 2 hours. We've been going to this guy since I was really little. He's very kind and very good. Anyway, we had Hank, Lucy, and Chief. Hank and Lucy needed shots and to get microchipped, and Chief needed to get declawed and "deballed." Ha. Poor guy. It makes me really really sad for him. I love that little guy and I don't like to think about him being knocked out and drugged up and in all sorts of pain. :( But we did see some really fun dogs and lots of fun people. There were three different puppies playing for forever (until they all passed out in the shade) while their people talked. They were fun to watch. And there was this really old man who moved sooo slowly who had a little pitbull mix and a big old shepherd and it kind of made me want to cry for him. He seemed so weak and was trying to help his dogs get up in his truck and almost dropped the shepherd. He kept having to make trips back and forth from the building to the truck because he couldn't carry all of these small things at once. I wanted to help, but I also didn't want to insult him in some way. I probably should have helped.
So I'm finally officially, completely, 100 percently done with student teaching. Well, HS guy still hasn't sent in my evaluation, but I'm done! The experience as a whole was a very good one. The high school kids were fantastic and I'm gonna miss them. The elementary school kids were fantastic. I'm gonna miss them too. I hope this is where I'm supposed to be. It FEELS like it's where I'm supposed to be. I think I could really look forward to going to work every day. Stay tuned to see if that's actually how it works out. If I get a job, that is.
I keep hoping we'll get this apartment. We drove past it last night. It's in a slightly sketchy part of Columbus, but who are we kidding? There really isn't a bad part of Columbus. I keep catching myself saying, "When we move in..." Nope. Can't. Not yet.
One of the most amazing things about being on summer break is the chance to read! Woo! I haven't been able to read in sooo long. I'm eating it up right now.
Well, Hank the Horse (not to be confused with Hank the Dog) got out of the fence today (the fence power was off, and I guess he just went between the ropes) and was just moseying around in the yard eating some delicious looking grass-that-really-was-greener-on-the-other-side grass. Molly was still inside the fence. These horses are a real flight risk, I'm tellin ya! Mom got him to run back into the fenced-in area by pulling out the secret weapon: watermelon. All was saved. Except we had to close the gate off to the pasture, so they don't have food. Time for me to go give them some hay. And maybe some oats. Cause they love that. And I love them. Happy summer, friends.
Thursday, April 30, 2009
It's been a while.
Howdy. It's Anna. It's been a while since I've written anything. Mostly it's because everything is the same: crazy.
I have 5 more days at the elementary school and 6 more days at the high school. I still have 3 concerts (two elementary school ones and one high school one) where I'll get to direct some things. 1 more observation. My last observation was horrible! I could have died and may or may not have cried for a long time after it. It was that bad. But whatever. I'm almost done! Student teaching has kind of done a number to me. I'll probably end up working at Starbucks (if I'm lucky! :)
It sounds like the Versailles job probably isn't a possibility. Small town politics. Some lady whose husband was the band director for 30 year will most likely be offered the job. Awesome. But whatever. As the kindergartners say, "You get what you get and you don't throw a fit." Generally, it's in reference to some other kid screaming, "I want the BLUE ribbon!" but I still think the sentiment applies. I'll get what I get. :)
Well, I'm cutting this short because I'm getting really snotty and need to track down some Dayquil. Holding hands with the little guys gives you LOTS of colds, I've realized. Haha. I hope everyone is doing well. Miss you all like crazy. Have a great weekend!
I have 5 more days at the elementary school and 6 more days at the high school. I still have 3 concerts (two elementary school ones and one high school one) where I'll get to direct some things. 1 more observation. My last observation was horrible! I could have died and may or may not have cried for a long time after it. It was that bad. But whatever. I'm almost done! Student teaching has kind of done a number to me. I'll probably end up working at Starbucks (if I'm lucky! :)
It sounds like the Versailles job probably isn't a possibility. Small town politics. Some lady whose husband was the band director for 30 year will most likely be offered the job. Awesome. But whatever. As the kindergartners say, "You get what you get and you don't throw a fit." Generally, it's in reference to some other kid screaming, "I want the BLUE ribbon!" but I still think the sentiment applies. I'll get what I get. :)
Well, I'm cutting this short because I'm getting really snotty and need to track down some Dayquil. Holding hands with the little guys gives you LOTS of colds, I've realized. Haha. I hope everyone is doing well. Miss you all like crazy. Have a great weekend!
Sunday, March 29, 2009
i just want to graduate!
Anna Here.
My stress level is now over 12 million things that measure stress levels. I don't like this. What am I going to do about it? Take a nap. Then I'll start working on the details. Haha.
Here's a countdown for you:
6 days until spring break
11 days at the elementary school
17 days at the high school
6 weeks of student teaching
8 weeks until graduation and panic sets in over finding a job. :)
I don't think we're really doing anything special for spring break. We might be dog sitting for our favorite English Setter. That would be fun. Mostly, I just need to get a lot of school stuff done. These last few weeks will be intense. I think we'll be going home for Easter weekend, but that's about it.
What else is exciting? Not a lot. Still just trying to find a job and a place to live that will let us have our kitties.
My stress level is now over 12 million things that measure stress levels. I don't like this. What am I going to do about it? Take a nap. Then I'll start working on the details. Haha.
Here's a countdown for you:
6 days until spring break
11 days at the elementary school
17 days at the high school
6 weeks of student teaching
8 weeks until graduation and panic sets in over finding a job. :)
I don't think we're really doing anything special for spring break. We might be dog sitting for our favorite English Setter. That would be fun. Mostly, I just need to get a lot of school stuff done. These last few weeks will be intense. I think we'll be going home for Easter weekend, but that's about it.
What else is exciting? Not a lot. Still just trying to find a job and a place to live that will let us have our kitties.
Sunday, March 22, 2009
News Related News
I guess I can't let Anna have all the fun, and I certainly can't let her control the entire flow of information that you read about us. So I suppose I should contribute a bit.
Anna's been busting her butt this semester working at both an elementary and high school.
Anna seems to love the elementary. Every Wednesday and Friday she comes home with new stories about boogers and whores and vaginae. I can tell she likes it all because she usually ends up having to stay at the elementary two hours longer than at the high school, and yet when she is done she always seems happier and more full of energy.
I'm sure you've all seen pictures of Chief on facebook. I guess he serves as a belated birthday present for Anna. Howie despised him for the first day and a half, but now they are often found curled up together, snoozing away.
In more interesting and completely relevant news, this weekend was awesome because it was the one time in the year ESPN covers college wrestling. Not only did I get to watch the finals last night, but I also go to see the semi-finals on Friday night. I ask you, is there anything better?
In other sporting related news, after the first round of March Madness, my bracket was 149th in all of Facebook. Sadly it has dropped quite a bit in the second round, but depending on how things play out, I think I can make up some ground.
In further sporting related news, it's nearly the start of baseball season. Unfortunately, I recognize that the Rockies will suck this year, and I am already thoroughly depressed.
In even further sporting related news, I have no idea what on earth the Broncos' are thinking about concerning Jay Cutler. Why in the world did Bowlen hire an offensive minded head coach? Seriously. Did he watch his own team last year?
I wish I could come up with more sporting news, but I hate the NBA, NHL, and MLS.
Honestly, I'm not even sure why I'm writing all this. Hopefully it's communicating my serious lack of any useful information to relay to you, my faithful readers.
Oh, in music related news, Zao and The Chariot are both releasing albums in early May, and Project 86 officially just finished recording a new one, so this late spring and early summer is going to rock hardcore.
As a final point, I would like to say that it is immensely boring still being in Grand Rapids without all our friends. Somebody better get married soon so we can hang out again before Obama destroys the world.
Anna's been busting her butt this semester working at both an elementary and high school.
Anna seems to love the elementary. Every Wednesday and Friday she comes home with new stories about boogers and whores and vaginae. I can tell she likes it all because she usually ends up having to stay at the elementary two hours longer than at the high school, and yet when she is done she always seems happier and more full of energy.
I'm sure you've all seen pictures of Chief on facebook. I guess he serves as a belated birthday present for Anna. Howie despised him for the first day and a half, but now they are often found curled up together, snoozing away.
In more interesting and completely relevant news, this weekend was awesome because it was the one time in the year ESPN covers college wrestling. Not only did I get to watch the finals last night, but I also go to see the semi-finals on Friday night. I ask you, is there anything better?
In other sporting related news, after the first round of March Madness, my bracket was 149th in all of Facebook. Sadly it has dropped quite a bit in the second round, but depending on how things play out, I think I can make up some ground.
In further sporting related news, it's nearly the start of baseball season. Unfortunately, I recognize that the Rockies will suck this year, and I am already thoroughly depressed.
In even further sporting related news, I have no idea what on earth the Broncos' are thinking about concerning Jay Cutler. Why in the world did Bowlen hire an offensive minded head coach? Seriously. Did he watch his own team last year?
I wish I could come up with more sporting news, but I hate the NBA, NHL, and MLS.
Honestly, I'm not even sure why I'm writing all this. Hopefully it's communicating my serious lack of any useful information to relay to you, my faithful readers.
Oh, in music related news, Zao and The Chariot are both releasing albums in early May, and Project 86 officially just finished recording a new one, so this late spring and early summer is going to rock hardcore.
As a final point, I would like to say that it is immensely boring still being in Grand Rapids without all our friends. Somebody better get married soon so we can hang out again before Obama destroys the world.
Howdy!
Anna speaking. :)
Since all the cool kids are doing it, we now have a blog too. Mostly, it's just because I'm so bad at actually letting you all know what's going on in our lives.
What's new with us? I have a countdown.
It's officially:
13 days until spring break
7 weeks until student teaching is over
9 weeks until I graduate and have to find a job!
Student teaching is quite an experience. It's challenging, beyond exhausting (I don't think I've ever been so busy in my life!), and a lot of fun. I'm excited to have my own classroom and my own students. It's a pretty good feeling to know that you're where you're supposed to be. Now to graduate find a job...
I guess I'm hoping to be able to live in southern Indiana somewhere (as I'm sure you all already know). Music teaching jobs aren't exactly in abundance down there, and there are quite a few people looking for education jobs right now. The story of the times, huh? I may end up just subbing the first year (yahoo!) or until I can get a real job.
In other news, Hehoff was sleeping and just kicked Howie really hard. When I asked him what he was doing, he said, "Trying to get away from a poisonous snake!" haha.
OK, back to more relevant stuff. We did hear about a Salvation Army apartment complex in Columbus, IN that is looking for an apartment manager. They don't pay a lot-only $100/month, but if we did that, we'd get free rent in a nice 2 bedroom apartment. Or so I hear. We'd have to collect rent from all of the tenants once a month and do basic maintenance. Only things like changing light bulbs and unclogging toilets. Excellent. But basically, I don't know much about this at all, even whether or not we'd be able to take the zoo with us. Just something we're thinking about.
This is the first weekend in a long time I've been able to relax, and it's been wonderful! I think I will do a bit more of that before I get back to homework. :)
Love you and miss you all!
Since all the cool kids are doing it, we now have a blog too. Mostly, it's just because I'm so bad at actually letting you all know what's going on in our lives.
What's new with us? I have a countdown.
It's officially:
13 days until spring break
7 weeks until student teaching is over
9 weeks until I graduate and have to find a job!
Student teaching is quite an experience. It's challenging, beyond exhausting (I don't think I've ever been so busy in my life!), and a lot of fun. I'm excited to have my own classroom and my own students. It's a pretty good feeling to know that you're where you're supposed to be. Now to graduate find a job...
I guess I'm hoping to be able to live in southern Indiana somewhere (as I'm sure you all already know). Music teaching jobs aren't exactly in abundance down there, and there are quite a few people looking for education jobs right now. The story of the times, huh? I may end up just subbing the first year (yahoo!) or until I can get a real job.
In other news, Hehoff was sleeping and just kicked Howie really hard. When I asked him what he was doing, he said, "Trying to get away from a poisonous snake!" haha.
OK, back to more relevant stuff. We did hear about a Salvation Army apartment complex in Columbus, IN that is looking for an apartment manager. They don't pay a lot-only $100/month, but if we did that, we'd get free rent in a nice 2 bedroom apartment. Or so I hear. We'd have to collect rent from all of the tenants once a month and do basic maintenance. Only things like changing light bulbs and unclogging toilets. Excellent. But basically, I don't know much about this at all, even whether or not we'd be able to take the zoo with us. Just something we're thinking about.
This is the first weekend in a long time I've been able to relax, and it's been wonderful! I think I will do a bit more of that before I get back to homework. :)
Love you and miss you all!
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