Treat =)

Happy Halloween everyone! I didn't pass out any candy this year but I was able to share a special treat with friends this year. My friend and her husband welcomed their son into the world yesterday morning (the day before their two year anniversary; yes, they were married on Halloween). I got to go see the new addition to their family and got to hold the little guy for about an hour and a half before they all got to go home from the hospital. While I was holding him, I got 'adopted' into another family and became "auntie" again. =)

While holding my friend's new little baby, I decided while even though I don't have one of my own, I can appreciate and marvel at the new little life that has been brought into the world. It felt so nice to have the little guy in my arms even though I had to give him back to his parents. I guess until the time I have a baby of my own (if it's in God's plan for me), I will just have to cherish each moment I can hold someone else's baby. =)

There was something else that I decided yesterday. While two hours of belly dance class is a good thing, a third hour makes it so I had difficulty moving. I went to my usual two hours of class yesterday and then me and another lady are working on a troupe piece we are going to perform at an upcoming show. We are getting ready to turn the studio into a nightclub again and two of the women don't want to do a solo so I suggested that the three of us perform one of our troupe dances so they can experience getting out on stage in a smaller group. One of the women couldn't make it yesterday but the other woman and I worked on the piece. Before we knew it, we had been dancing around the studio (to the piece we are going to perform and just "playing" to other music) for an hour. After I got home, showered and finally sat down on the couch, I discovered that I couldn't move. =) Oh, well. That extra hour of dancing with be good for me in the long run (at least that's what I'm telling myself anyway).

This past week has taken some interesting twists and turns at work. I had to participate in parent/teacher conferences and tell all of the parents of the kids in my class that I am moving into another classroom. I will be moving from my classroom of fourteen 2 and 3-year olds into a class with twenty-four 3, 4, and 5-year olds. While I have been in a preschool classroom before, I have been with my little friends for a year so it will be an adjustment to go into a classroom of slightly older children and the "drama" that goes along with it.

So, with switching classrooms also comes having to get to know a new set of kids and their idiosyncrasies. It also means collecting all of my "stuff" from within the classroom I'm currently in and either transferring it to my new room or bringing it home. That's always a fun task. I like to take my materials into a room and it's always tricky trying to make sure that I collect it all when I leave. Oh, well. At least I know that even if I don't remove it all, it will be put to good use and (hopefully) benefit the kids.

I guess moving classrooms is just another aspect along my quest. I will be able to work with a new group of children and hopefully help prepare them for their future education. That is one of the reasons I work with kids anyway; is to help lay the cornerstones for their future educational goals/achievements. I do know that it will take some time transitioning into a new classroom of children (I have to get used to them and they have to get used to me and my teaching style) but I am up for the challenge.... Or at least I think I am.... I hope I am.... =)

This upcoming week, I will just be "visiting" the new room (an hour here, two hours there) and then the following week I officially be one of the teachers in that room. All that's left is telling my current classroom of kids what's going on. That's not going to be a fun thing to have to do. I should probably bring this to a close for tonight so I can prepare myself for the upcoming week. I will keep everyone posted about the classroom changes.... =)