iPadio- FINALLY

I think I finally figured out how to embed this after learning how to embed other things on my blog. Hopefully it actually works this time!

Learning to use Voicethread

The whole idea of talking on the internet in "sticky notes" is still mind-blowing to me. I just never realized how much technology is out there for me to embrace and use in my classroom in a way that can make teaching (and grading) easier and more enjoyable for both myself and my students.

Being able to not only have knowledge of and access to this technology is cool, but knowing that I can just go to YouTube and find a video that shows me how to use it is awesome! I'm going to start recording videos of my son using my webcam and put it on a VoiceThread so my husband can still see what he does on a daily basis even though he's not here to see it for himself. Pretty cool stuff!

Transition

Today was my first full day as a temporarily single mom. My husband just got promoted to a position as a district manager and he is now in Georgia for anywhere from 6 weeks to 3 months or longer. It's kinda hard not knowing when he'll be home. We haven't been apart this long since before we got married and he was living in Raleigh and I was in Clemson. On top of that, Philip keeps asking where daddy is and I have to keep telling him that daddy is at work. I know everything will be fine because I'm strong enough to handle everything on my own, but I miss him. I understand that sometimes you have to make sacrifices in life in order to get where you want to be, and I appreciate the fact that he's sacrificing being with us so that he can try to make a better life for us. With that said, the timing SUCKS!!!!! I'm trying to finish writing my two retake entries for National Board, it's the end of the nine weeks, our first vacation alone since our honeymoon had to be cancelled, and I'm just flat out tired. I'm actually glad that I have this blog so I can keep a journal of my thoughts and feelings while he's away. It might make things a lot easier for me because I don't have to keep everything so bottled up. It's weird because I'm tearing up as I type this, and I'm not really sure why. Yes, I miss my husband, but it's not like I'll never get to see him again (Lord willing); yes, I have a lot going on professionally that causes stress; yes, I fear being alone, but I also know that I can handle everything God puts in my path because He put it in my path not as a hurdle or obstacle, but another mountain for me to climb and conquer. I will reach the mountaintop. We will reach the mountaintop. I couldn't have chosen a better man to make that climb with and I'm grateful for that.

The Makings of Daddy's Boy

The more I watch my son Philip grow up, the more I realize how blessed I am to be his mom. Everywhere he goes, he meets people who instantly fall in love with him. He's only two, but he's already starting to read his favorite stories to me. I'm just absolutely amazed by him and the things he does on a daily basis. He's in the terrible twos with me, but he's almost a completely different child around his daddy. I guess it just goes to show that he's his daddy's boy. I'm ok with that though because he's so much like his dad- they click in a way that Philip and I don't. That's not to say that he doesn't love me or that he loves me less than he loves his dad- the love is just different. The video is a tribute to the love that he and his dad share. To my two favorite fellas- Buck and Philip. I love you guys and you make my life complete; that is, until my "Mini Me" comes along. ;-)

My wordle- My Life in a Nutshell

http://www.wordle.net/show/wrdl/1727692/My_Life_in_a_Nutshell

Chapter 3 phonecast

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