Well my official last day at the library came and went it was rather uneventful, I feel that the days leading up were more emotional, I will continue to sub when I have the time and want to. I decided at the beginning of September that I would stop working at the library when I was offered an art instructor position teaching in the community through the Indianapolis Art Center and a program called ArtReach. Each semester is 12 weeks (Fall, Spring, Summer) in length and each week I will teach one, two hour long class with a k-8 age range of students. The program requires DBAE and a focus on literacy this fall. I am so very excited to be a part of this wonderful program and such amazing organization. It will prove to be challenging but I hope it will be exceedingly rewarding. My first day was the 3rd of October. More updates to come.
I am definitely starting to settle into my schools more. I believe that I have worked out most of the kinks and really feel my impact on each school. I still find one school more difficult and am always seeking advice from the senior teachers. Most tell me it takes time and being consistent but flexible is the only way to get their attention, I still have a long way to go. I have solved most of the problems I faced in the beginning with the help of my wonderful and caring principal; she has been an excellent administrator and just the best I could ever ask for. I was also offered more hours creating an art club for the after school program.
In other exciting news, I was one of the winners chosen for the 2008 Reartformation contest. See info on this site:
http://www.indygov.org/eGov/City/DPW/Residential/Recycling/ReArtFormation+II.htm
Klayton took his first unassisted steps and is now a champion at walking. He still has fumbles but usually laughs it off. We feel we owe this new development of the wonderful push toy Grandma V got him. He loves to cruise around the house and the little chomping alligators are just so cute. He just gets so excited and proud when he has accomplished such small distances. I fear running is only a little ways away.
He had his first ear infection as well. It was a couple of sleepless nights before we realized that it had to be an ear infection. At the doctor’s appointment on the 11th of September he was 20lbs 3 oz.
Later we found he developed thrush thought to be caused by the antibiotic. The whole family still has an icky upper respiratory illness that seems to never go away.
Now for more pictures
