Another Birthday in the Family!!!

Happy Birthday Mr. Sean!(6-26-09)!!

It does not seem like it was seven

years ago that you were born.

P.S. I promise to put pictures on

in the next few days!!!

June 24, 2009

Happy 45th Brithday Rob!!

All my love - Jackie

606 East Fairness Ave

606 East Fairness Avenue is the address of my new classroom. My teacher friends will understand how beautiful this room is from the pictures. Just wait until I personalize it. I am thinking my Cardinals flag will look pretty good by those huge bookshelves.

front of the classroom (hopefully will soon have SmartBoard)

left side or (north wall)

back of the classroom with lots of storage

This cabinet has a dvd/vcr combo.

Counter will soon get two computers.

I can't wait to put my stamp on this classroom!!

We are going to see Miley!!!

Shelby and I are going to see

Miley Cyrus in concert!!

When: September 25th, 2009
Where: Jobing.com Arena
Time: 7:00 pm

We can't wait, it will be a great mother-daughter
adventure with everlasting memories!!!!

Totally Missing!!

It seems it has been forever since I last posted and well it has! My mother informed me yesterday that she is giving all my relatives this website so I had better keep it up better. I must admit, I have become a Facebook junkie! I love it! I have found friends on there I haven't seen since grade school. It has been great getting to know them again.

What have the McCormick's been up to???

We moved Jackie's school stuff to her new classroom. I will post pictures of my room later.

It is heaven. Jackie has been taking distict classes. Sean and Shelby are on round two of swim lessons. Rob and I have been serving at our church CCV on Sunday mornings.

I have been watching entirely too much of the Lifetime Channel. Rob has been playing too much videos games. We have seen several movies. We went to the water buckets by our house. It seems like once again summer is vanishing before our eyes.

What do we have planned????

More swimming lessons.

More classes for Jackie.

Planning for returning to a classroom for Jackie. More movies.

More Video Games for Rob and Sean too.

Sean's birthday party - he wants a video game party (go figure).

We are heading to Flagstaff to the Arizona Cardinals camp the end of July.

When does the madness end?????

I am making a June resolution right now ~ I promise to post on this blog at least once a week!!

New Home ~ New Vision

The dust has settled!

Those of you who have talked to

me know the month of April was
mostly awful. I am so glad it is

over! I do have a new home and

more importantly a new vision!

After 6 interviews, I have finally

excepted a position teaching

5th grade at Diamond Canyon.

This makes me soooo very happy.

I know God picked this place for me.

Ask me I will have to explain - too

long of a story to post. When I left

the classroom, I came from 5th grade.

This is a grade I know and I am very

comfortable with. Even better, I will

be the Math (pinch yourself Jackie)

teacher to all 5 classes. Most teachers

would be freaking out right now. Nope,

not me. I am a Math geek! My days at

HLS have been gloomy, mostly feeling

like a doormat. Every single day I keep

praying it will change, but it is like my

hero said, "Peaks & Valleys!"

On a happy note, I have already fallen

in love with my new 5th grade team.

Yesterday, they sent me Congrats

flowers! Yes, I said flowers! They

are beautiful! These ladies are pretty

stinking special. I can't even believe

the kindness they have sent to me.

Thanks to my new team.

P.S. Happy Kentucky Derby Day ~ my prediction is I Want Revenge!

?????cHaNgEs?????

Let me say this past month has been a

gigantic roller coaster.

I have been a school librarian for

5 years now. It wasn't what I had

started out wanting to do - I really wanted

to follow in my Dad's footsteps and

be a pharmacist. Well for some strange

reason - I ended up changing my major to education.

Tonight I was told by a panel of 5 that my

job was no longer going to be a certificated position.

Instead - you are being replaced by an aide.

I am now being sent back to the classroom. I know

I will be a GREAT teacher (again). I know

I will help shape the minds of our greatest assets.

But how can I not be angry when I am simply

being replaced! I look toward my friends for

comfort, but I seek the Lord to show me

His way. I know He has plans for me!!