Just Go To Summer School

20$ an hour! That is what I am making this month during Summer School! It will be the easiest 1000$ I have ever made.  We only work from 8:00-12:00 every day, and I only have to get one child at a time for one on one practice.  So far (for the past three weeks) it hasn't been bad at all.  I think next week is supposed to be a fun week, so it will probably pass by faster than all the others.

Tomorrow is Michael's 38th birthday.  We are going to eat with Mom and Daddy to celebrate.  He never wants to make a big deal about his birthday, but I think birthdays should be just as important as Christmas!  I didn't go all out with my gifts this year.  I just got him a new bible with his name inscribed and a new razor kit with all the different blades.  I am going to get him Season 3 of the Walking Dead when we go to Starkville Saturday.  He said he would rather have that than a big fancy dinner.  I was going to take him to Memphis to eat at Texas De Brazil.  (It's like 50$ per person)  I have heard that it is AMAZING, but we will have to do that another time.  We are both too tired to drive two hours to eat.  haha

Oh my goodness I went for my yearly check up on Tuesday to a man doctor for the first time.  Talk about awkward! His name was Dr. Salam.  I was expecting some old indian man.  Ummmm no! He was only 32 and handsome.  I was so embarassed!  I will never go to a man again.  At least it's over, and I don't have to worry about it again for a whole year.

I have also decided that this will be the year that I get my National Board Certification.  I'm super nervous.  Everyone keeps telling me that I will be ok.  Basically, you can break it down like this: 4 Big papers describing different aspects of your teaching styles, 2 videos of yourself teaching with a written commentary describing each video, Student samples showing their growth over time, and 1 big test after you have finished.  The district is paying for everything except the 75$ application fee, so I would be stupid not to try!  It will increase my paycheck by 500$ each month for the next 10 years.  That is a car payment! Wish me luck!!!