10 on 10

My green smoothie! 

(unfortunately I didn't get to eat it...it ended up all over the floor) :(

Pretty flowers from my sister! They make me smile.

My new hairdo. No worries, it's temporary.

My view.

daydreaming

grading

empty room...briefly

after school snack and lesson planning

I'm going to be gone tomorrow...so sub notes it is!

supper with hubs, mom, and my sister

Yipes! It's been a while...

I was just looking at my last post and I realize it's been a while...a little too while. School is back in full swing with the kiddos doing lots of hard work and helping others around them.

Last week we had a diaper drive for our secretary. She had twins about a month ago, plus she has a 3 year old! She'll be busy! So one of our school organizations decided to sponsor a diaper drive. Basically, the students (and teachers) bring in diapers to donate to the sweet little bebes and their momma. As we bring in diapers (or money...20 cents per diaper) there are prizes awarded. The first prize to win is a school wide movie before our long weekend. The next few tiers include different staff members who will be 1. dying their hair or 2. shaving their heads. If we made it to 4,500 diapers the superintendent said he'd shave his head.

Well, we made 4,500 by Thursday...so one of my juniors came to me. He said, "Mrs. Entzel, if we make it to 5,500 diapers by tomorrow, would you be willing to color your hair? Please?" And with a smile, it was impossible to say no.

So tomorrow, 1st hour, I will be getting my hair colored (a temp color!) pink or purple! Yipes! Pictures will follow. Tomorrow is also 10 on 10...so get ready!

Good night, homies.

Our LIttle Home: Weekend Edition

I'm sitting in our little apartment; it's -13 degrees Fahrenheit, but it really feels like -39 degrees outside. It's been a chilly weekend outside, but it's been so nice and cozy inside.

(Friday morning before heading into school)

It was nice to be home from school on Friday and not have to go anywhere for most of the weekend. It was an exhausting week...so what is a teaching couple to do? Be asleep by 6:45pm? Sure!

Saturday was lovely. :) I woke up feeling extremely refreshed. At 5am. Since my husband wouldn't let me go grocery shopping at Wal-Mart. So I went at 7:30 instead.

Our dear friends Katie and Jon came over for supper on Saturday and yours truly made her first turkey! It was lovely to see this sweet couple. It was after their wedding reception that husband and I got engaged!

Today, we had a snow day! (of sorts) We woke up for church and most of our corner of the world was under a blizzard warning. So what do two adults do on a snow day? Make a fort of course! 

After one venture into the cold for groceries today, roads closed, homemade buns (which finally worked!), Oops! All Berries, tv with my husband, grading, coloring mah hair, and many many blankets makes for a lovely weekend.

I realize this was super boring. My bad. here are a few more photos to hopefully revive you.

(buns!)

(Oops! All berries)

I've got the day off tomorrow. Hopefully it'll all clear up by Tuesday! Sleep well!

Kids, kids, kids.

Kyle and I both teach in the public school system. Sometimes we are stressed beyond belief and other times we absolutely feel blessed by the students and our coworkers.
There are other times where I can't do anything except laugh. Take this for instance:

Last Friday in Senior English:

Boy1: Yeah. We're bros.
Girl: Who? You and him or you and Entzel?
B1: Dude. Me and Entzel. We're bros.
G: Entzel, are you two bros?
Me: We are?
B1: Yeah. Totally.
Me: Well, if I'm your bro, are you my sis?
B1: Yeah. Ms. R says that to me too.
Boy2: Ms. R told me that I smell like tuna.

It's times like this that I have to laugh and there's not much else for me to do! Those are the days that I enjoy seeing the influences we as teachers have on our students.

*Here is where most of my hours are spent every week.*





And in all reality, right now I wouldn't trade it for the world. Sure, some days I want to pull my hair out and I want to scream and go home at noon. BUT, then my job wouldn't be as rewarding. I'm not here because I'm such a good teacher. I'm here because my passion is to be here for those kids.

 

*Happy Tuesday!