The past few weeks have kept me pretty busy. I’m at the Middle School teaching art until the end of the year, the track season just finished last week, and I’ve been trying to do some things around the house and throw some pots when I have time.
So much to do…
It has been quite a while since I’ve updated anything but there is plenty to update. The past month or two have been extremely busy. I feel like I barely have time to check my email so I haven’t even thought about adding to the blog. The big event that has been taking up most of the time is…..  OUR HOUSE! The whole process hasn’t taken an extremely long time but be have been working hard at it just about every day. We are in the “unpack and find a place for all this junk” stage right now. And my “studio” is beginning to take shape! The track season also began a few weeks ago so I’ve been putting in plenty of time there. And the fun just keeps coming… I will be heading to the Middle School soon to be the art teacher there for the rest of the year. But not before I get the computer lab ready for testing at the Elementary. So I’m busy now but it looks like I won’t get much of a break until the end of the school year.
…And Life Goes On
Well, if you haven’t noticed, it has been about 2 months since I last posted here… I’m sure you probably checked here every day for some new information or witty comments to get you through the day. Please forgive me for my absence. At least I can say that it has been more about being busy and less about being lazy. Looking back, Christmas, New Year’s Day, the Super Bowl, Pro Bowl, Signing Day, Groundhog’s Day, Snow Days, and Valentine’s Day have all slipped by without one comment from this blog. Since you can probably go anywhere to hear about those kind of things, I’ll give you a summary of the more important events that have been happening.
According to a previous post, I took over for a teacher on maternity leave. She came back during the 1st week of February. I went to Indy for a few days for the Indiana Track and Cross Country coaches conference. When I got back to the computer lab it was time to start NWEA testing so I’ve been working on that… until I took a few personal days and flew down to Texas with my wife. In between all that we have been looking for a new place to live and watching our neices play basketball. Of course I have been taking pictures at most of these events. I hope to put up some pictures and elaborate on some of these topics in the very near future. Check back again to read all about them!
Art, P.E., and Girls Basketball
This is my first post in over a month if you’re keeping score at home…. I guess that’s what happens when I get “promoted” and don’t have as much time to use the school computers. I am currently filling in for a teacher that is on maternity leave. I’m teaching the art classes at one elementary school and half of the P.E. classes at the other. This is my third adventure in elementary art plus all the work I had to put in for my degree so I feel like I’ve got a pretty good idea what I’m doing this time. Everything is going pretty well. But then there is gym class. The only training I’ve had for this is a little coaching and my own experience as a student in P.E.  Though I’m probably not the P.E. teacher of the year I’m having a good time. I even get to jump into a dodgeball game once in a while.Â
I also helped coach the girls 4th grade basketball team this year. I had a lot of fun and I think I learned as much about basketball as some of the 4th grade girls. (I’m more of a football, baseball and track guy…) Of course the finale was the annual 4th Grade Girls vs. the LE Staff game. It was a lot of fun and the staff pulled out another victory. As I’m typing this I’m trying to test my new site. It’s not even close to done but I think I’m going to put up what I have so I can make sure it works….
W.N. girls win finals meet
Last week the 5th Grade XC season finally came to an end. It seems that whatever is in the water being consumed by the 6th, 7th, and 8th grade team at West Noble is also being guzzled down by the 5th grade girls as well. Though the 5th grade season strangely outlasted the Middle School season by a few weeks, the results were equally impressive. The girls team finished strong by winning the Ft. Wayne finals race held at Lakeside Middle School and placed 2 girls in the top 5.
 Here are a few pictures of the winning team.
 
 
My lawyer strongly cautioned me against using full names of young people on the internet so the nicknames of the athletes pictured:Â Speedy, Muscles, Smiley, L-train, Staples, The Quiet One, and Pajama Girl.