Another Year

First, I must apologize for not updating our blog in so long. Things have gotten VERY busy lately for Justin and me. I was an announcer for my 6th graders at our awards day ceremony about a week ago. This year was a very exciting and challenging year for me. Not only because it was my second year, but because I was teaching advanced classes and was given a TON of new responsibilities, such as POD leader, cheerleading coach, and a ton of other committees. Most all awards day ceremonies are the same. You have your opening, guest speaker, recognition of students, etc. This year I was thrown for a loop. I was given the biggest honor in our school. I was given the Teacher of the Year award for the 2008-2009 school year. This was a BIG shock to me. I was very excited to say the least, though. As some of you know, our school has been going through some big changes and I would like to ask all of you to keep our school in your prayers, as well as our principal. On a little bit of a different note, I was sent a text message last night at about 11:30 from Justin's Mom. For those of you that don't know Justin's family that well, they have a cousin named Colt and he has a rare disease that slows down his growing. (I hope I put that in the correct way.) Justin's mom said that Colt's family found out yesterday that Colt is totally deaf now. He is having a CT done today to see if he is a candidate for cochlear implants. Please pray for Colt and his family. If you don't know Colt, he is an amazing 16 year old that loves life. He is the coolest kid I have ever met. Hopefully, the CT scan will allow him to be a candidate.