Walkin' it out!!

I'm so looking forward to this:

and this:

Big Sur & my girls...it's seriously what I need after a week of this:

ok...so maybe not THAT much...but there were A LOT of tears this week.

We had layoff hearings this week, and it's been tough. I've been in hearings four days this week, which means four days away from my class. And these hearings are hard core. It's a HUGE boardroom full of teachers fighting for their jobs, so of course, emotions are high. The only people who testified were people who wanted to dispute a seniority date or degrees, and I was not one of them. I went mainly in hopes of hearing my name called to have my pink slip rescinded...but that didn't happen this week.

The process isn't over, and even though the outlook looks grim for education, I have a good chance of having a position SOMEWHERE teaching SOMETHING. But what was most upsetting yesterday was the fact that people with LESS seniority than me getting rescinded based on the fact that they hold a supplemental credential in another subject. This means that they can teach up to 9th grade. In the beginning, they only rescinded math and science supplements, which made sense since people who held math and science single subjects were exempt from the layoffs. But suddenly yesterday, EVERYONE with a supplemental was getting rescinded!! HELLO?!?

I felt SO cheated as I left the hearings yesterday. But today I got some much needed answers that allow me to rest a little easier. The people who have been rescinded will most likely be using their supplements and they will be teaching in that subject rather than an elementary classroom. Doing this opens up positions for the rest of us who only have multiple subject credentials to teach elementary. If there is someone who is less senior than I teaching in an elementary classroom and they were rescinded on the basis of their supplemental credential (which SHOULD NOT happen), then the union will get involved and the district will have a lawsuit on their hands. So I feel A LOT better today knowing that someone with less seniority than me cannot take a spot that I could be teaching.

WOW...I told you it's been crazy!!

But like I said, Big Sur and my girls this weekend to keep my spirits high. The view is going to be amazing, and I will have some amazing company.

And on ANOTHER positive note: I GOT IN TO THE NIKE HALF MARATHON!!!

So after I run for Mickey Ears (Disneyland in September) I will be running for a Tiffany's Necklace in October. Oh wait...not running, walking. :)

Have a wonderful weekend, everyone!! I'll be sure to post pics of my weekend next week. Ooh...and the pics of my amazing classroom for Open House that was yesterday. 17 out of 20 of my kids showed up; I love what I do!!

blah

another day of hearings.

i came home and cried. no new news. still pink slipped.

not sure why i cried. i have a good chance of keeping a job. but still...

i cried. i feel so weak because i cried.

but...i have to say...it made me feel better.

Another day...

at the hearing! I have to go back tomorrow since nearly nothing was accomplished today. Let me rephrase that: Nothing was accomplished that affected my position. Oh boo...so I don't get to teacher again tomorrow. I am missing my little angels dearly!!

There was such a crazy turnout at these hearings that we made the news! Check it out here on News10 and then here on Channel 3.

I'll let ya'll know how it goes tomorrow!!

Legal jargon makes me sleepy

I need a dictionary to understand it. I'm currently sitting in a layoff hearing; oh the joys of receiving a pink slip! We've been here since 9, and the lawyers haven't gotten through anything past citing evidence. Over 500 teachers are in this room, and the max is 299. Someone needs to call the fire marshall!!!

So I've done nothing but sit on my bum all day. I did get some grading done, and I started reading Water for Elephants.

It's pretty good so far! I'm also keepin myself awake with sour patch watermelons and m&m's. Not the healthiest, but it will have to do. Here's to hoping I don't have to come back tomorrow!!

I'm so excited!!

and nervous...but more excited for this:
Big Sur is coming up in less than 2 weeks, and although it's been hard to get out and train, especially for the hills, I feel like I'm mentally ready!! I think I'm more excited that I'm doing this beautiful race with my two best and beautiful girls, M & K. It's going to be such a fun, just-the-girls weekend. I cannot wait!!

Now I just have to figure out what I'm going to do with all these medals I'm accumulating. :)

Oh technology, how I love thee

Because of you, I can blog from my iPhone! Coolest ever; just had to try it!!

The weather today is quite blah. It's super cloudy and pretty chilly out. I'm totally being a couch potato since tonight is girls night. Should be a fun time!!

Happy Saturday, everyone!!

Beamer VS the Dyson

Last night, Hubs and I decided that we had to clean the house at 9 pm. Ok, so really I was the one who decided to start cleaning, but he totally offered to vacuum as I cleaned bathrooms. We have a Dyson Ball vacuum (which I LOVE) and ever since we got it, Beamer has hated it. This is how Hubs found him last night as he was vacuuming the family room.

Beamer apparently decided to take refuge on the buffet table.

It seriously cracks me up whenever we vacuum, because Beamer's eyes follow the Dyson wherever it goes and he totally stares it down! It's like he's saying, "Hey yellow dude, this is MY family and MY house!!" Wow, check out that death look!!
Oh, silly kitty! Thanks for providing us with some laughs!