Today I am grateful for...looking back and seeing this picture with my daughters when we went to Barbie! I really enjoy the time I get to spend with my daughters and doing things that we all enjoy. Hands full with popcorn, sodas, icees and candy and to watch a good movie! I really enjoy the movies and the environment of a giant screen and the sound really loud.
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Today I am grateful for...being able to coach HS Boys Golf at Tempe! This was my first year coaching golf and it was dope! I was able to witness some awesome improvement from all four players (Cory not pictured)! Starting the season with all four players shooting in the 70s and ending the season with rounds in the low 60s. There is more improvement to be made but enjoying the game of golf with these dudes has been cool!
Today I am grateful for...my little boy! Every year has been better than the last and I do not know how that is possible. Going out golfing in our golf shirts and having a good time on the course is awesome. I love everything about this little boy from when we get home and he takes his socks off and throws them on the floor to when I know he is tired and he climbs over by me on the couch and wants to watch a movie. I am truly blessed.
Love you Dayterbug! Today, I am grateful for...my two daughter and watching them compete on the volleyball court. Trinity has been balling and I love seeing her growth over the last year. Freshman year on the court did not go like she wanted and now her hard work and persistence is paying off! I love watching Kayleah compete and be an awesome teammate on and off the court for her teammates! It is even more dope when both are on the court at the same time!
Love you little girls! Today, I am grateful to be able to relax. I had lunch with my buddy Rob at a new place for me. I love trying new food! Ethiopian food is delicious! Then, we went to the pool to cool off! After dropping my son off with his mom, I picked up some flowers for my apartment! Today, was a good day! Today, I am thankful for spending time with TSEA and celebrating the end of the school year! WE have accomplished a lot in our first year under the leadership of President Rodrigo Palacios! WE have achieved MAJORITY STATUS!!! This means a majority of certified teachers teaching in Tempe Union High School District are members of TSEA. WE are getting organized and have big plans for next year, or making those plans at our leadership retreat coming up! OUR next goal is to start the hard journey towards SUPER MAJORITY STATUS which means 75% of all certified staff. WE GOT THIS! #unbreakablesolidarity #unionstrong Today, I am grateful for my Father and what his future looks like. My Father spent 36 years of his life in Education. He is a teacher, a coach and an administrator. He was my 5th grade teacher. One of my favorites :) I love my Father with all my heart. I was very sad that I was not able to be at his retirement party because of our school schedule. I know that we will party when I see him in a few weeks when I travel back to South Dakota this summer! I am thankful for my Mother who planned the party to celebrate. She does so much for our family and I am very appreciative of that. I am thankful for my brother and sister to attend and celebrate. I am thankful for my aunts, uncles and cousins that were there to laugh and celebrate! I am thankful for the former teacher and coaches that showed up to recognize how awesome my Father is. I am thankful for the family friends that chose to take time to say kind words to my Father. I am thankful for my STM coaching friends to come and be a positive part of the celebration. I can't wait to give my Father a hug and spend time with him. It cannot come soon enough! Today, I am grateful for the relationships that I have with my students this year. Had myself a little phone party at my desk. Phones are a problem. But, I don’t abdicate my responsibilities of teaching just because it is “not in my standards.” I don’t understand that fucking mindset. To get to this point, I have spent so much time and energy and patience to develop positive relationships with these 6 students. I have talked with them. I have joked with them. I have helped them understand something in psychology, I hope. I have asked them questions. They have asked me questions. This was the interaction…I said we need to be off our phones, they chose to be on their phones, I said put your phone on my desk and then moved off of it. Not a fight. Not a power trip. The students take a minute. I don’t wait and stare and yell. I move off of it to the next thing and let them make a decision. They normally after a minute make the decision that is good. Then I make fun of them when they come and get it at the end of and and I wish them a good day and they normally do the same. We are moving on. Monday, I will ask them how are we going to limit the distraction and come up with some version of what they say that is good for me and them. We still have a few days left together. Teaching is fun, fr fr no cap. Today, I am grateful to have been able to attend my daughters last track meet as an 8th grader! I love watching Kayleah compete in things that she enjoys! I am proud of her hard work and dedication to be her best! Good job little girl! Today, I am grateful for finding some movies that made me feel all of my feels. the half of it All The Bright Places Anonymously Yours JJ+E These movies all dealt with relationships. These movies included aspects of dealing with mental health issues. These movies included how relationships are impacted when dealing with self-harm and/or accidental trauma. JJ+E deals with racism and xenophobia and nationalism and how people are treated when they are the supposed "other." Anonymously Yours is in Spanish and I was able to follow the story while watching it in Spanish! If you watch these films, let me know. I want to talk about them. |
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