School's Out For Summer!!!

Well, with the kids at least.  We have a work day tomorrow from 8-4 (complete with a potluck which I made a chocolate, chocolate cake for... because we all need some chocolate about this time of year!), but after that, I'm done... with the exception of interviewing, that is.  Yup, still no job... but I'm hoping that I'll hear something in the next couple weeks... although it could be as late as mid July... AND, if that all falls thru, supposedly my position is still intact for next school year... which means that at least I'll have some sort of income for next year.  But I'm entirely hoping I can get a full time position.

I had a really good (but emotional) last day with the kiddos.  I had a lot of kids asking if I'd still be at my campus next year, and I had to just tell them I wasn't sure yet where I'd be, but I'd try to come back and visit if I wasn't still at my school.  And I had a wonderfully bittersweet moment with my student.  He gave me a present, and it contained a VERY sweet letter from his parents all about how they truly appreciate everything I've done for/with him, and how he's made such great improvements in his behavior due to my being there for him... it made me cry.  He helped his mom make a bracelet for me... it has beads (he picked the pattern and colors) and has a puzzle charm... if you didn't know, the puzzle piece is the symbol for Autism Awareness.  It truly touched me, and I've worn my bracelet since I opened it!  They also got me a gift card to Starbucks.  After I opened everything, and had a good cry from the note, he gave me a big hug... and then he started getting a little choked up and said, "I'll never ever ever forget you as long as I live Ms. Prewitt!"  It was a wonderful moment, and I felt like all the difficult times we may have had this year all made a difference!

SO on a less sappy note... I'll be at the waterpark again this weekend... and I can honestly say I'm seriously glad we got season passes to the waterpark this summer!  It'll be nice to just go in the wave pool or lazy river over and over again all summer long (if you've ever been in Texas during the summer, you'll understand why this is so nice)...!

Today was a pretty good day...

It was April Fool's Day... not too many pranks happened on campus (thank goodness) and today was my co-worker/friend Stephanie's birthday... her 30th! I made her a cake... I was tempted to use the rest of the black icing from Dustin's checkered flag cupcakes, but I didn't! lol

Here's a couple pictures:

This is a shot of the top of the cake. I used 2 shades of blue (her fav color) and some purple to make it more girly and less like a baby boy's cake! lol

I also used polka dots for a pattern. There were all over the top, and then all around the sides of the cake. If you look carefully, you'll notice on top of the daisy borders there are small polka dots in the centers of the "flowers." (you can see it better in the top photo)

Somebody put the rest of this school year in perspective...

In our district we only have 8 Mondays left!!! EIGHT!!!!!!!! :-D Considering my dislike for Monday in general... this is GREAT news!

It also makes me realize there's little time left of this school year and I'm SINCERELY hoping that I get an interview on my campus and that I get a position there, too! It would be incredibly nice to get to stay somewhere where I already know so many people that I've come to love and regard as close friends. I'd really like to have my first year teaching to be somewhere that I already have a wonderful support system in place. Pray, cross your fingers, whatever you must... :)

Until later.. I must jet off now to decorate Stephie's birthday cake... she's turning 30 tomorrow... I finally found a use for all that leftover black frosting... KIDDING KIDDING!