Today, I am grateful to be able to watch my daughter's play volleyball!
Both of my daughters were playing in Vegas this weekend. I was not able to attend but that does not mean that I do not want to support and cheer on! I am thankful for the parents who live stream the games so that I could watch! I love watching my daughters compete and be great teammates! I am so proud of all of their hard work and determination to continue to improve! Love you both!
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Today, I am grateful to be able to sit and watch the birds come to my backyard space to the birdfeeder!
I want life in my backyard from lizards, plants and flowers and BIRDS! I think birds are so interesting and pretty! I moved my lawn chair out into the yard so I could get closer! I think it is amazing that the bird food that I bought is the exact birds that are showing up! Might have to switch up the food after a bit to get even more diversity of birds! Today, I am grateful for being able to go to the Diamondback's Opening Day game with my son and friends.
I loved hearing my son yelling at the players to either hit a homerun or get an out! We witnessed history with the DBacks scoring 13 runs in one inning, a franchise record! I love having experiences with my son because it will be something that we can talk about and remember for a very long time! Today, I am grateful for my father!
In the second week of Spring Break my father came to AZ to spend time with me and my son. I know if my mother came we would have done some different activities but I loved spending 10-12 hours of watching NCAA basketball with my dad. I grew up in the gym while my father was the head coach and basketball is something that unites us. I also loved making bets with my son about who would win and the losers had to do cannonballs into the pool! Thank you father for being an awesome dad and grandpa! Today, I rode my bike to work for the first time in my life!
I want to be healthier and be more active and one way that I can do that is to ride to school a couple times a week when I don't have to give my son a ride to school. I have always wanted to be a person who commutes to work by either walking or riding a bike and now I am! So dope! Being a newbie, I don't know how to get my coffee to school without it spilling all over my backpack. I don't have a cupholder, yet, on my bike. I will get one! I also broke in my new bike helmet while eating pizza last night because I was nervous! Change and new is something I like but that does not mean it is not bring up nervousness in me. Cheers! [space]
[space] [space] Experiencing clarity is special. This morning, Monday January 22nd, is a morning that the Valley is experiencing dense fog. Ironic for me because this is one of the times of my life that I have an idea of a couple of destinations that I want to be intentional about reaching, capable seeing beyond the floor where the last few years has had me looking. I wrote down yesterday that I want to work towards a doctoral degree. My big want is to be able to work within education through aspiring educators and experienced educators to combine theory and practice to do dope work with young people in k-12 public classrooms. bell hooks is someone that has helped me discern the words to describe the space that I have been navigating the last ten years. This being my eleventh year, the words I believe ring the loudest for me, "the classroom remains the most radical space of possibility." I am going to be intentional to find the spaces to write down my experiences in the classroom, K108. I am in my second year at Tempe High, fifth year working in Tempe Union High School District. Tempe High is special because of the people. The floors are gross. One of the four walls being windows is unique. The vibes I have intentionally created in my room are representative of the care and space this all deserves. I have not been able to do this alone. I want to give credit and praise to those around me who have problem-solved, dreamed with, provided protection (both what I know and what I do not know), gave me a hug during and after crying and many more big emotions that have been worked through and will be worked through, probably soon. I am going to use this space to write about our community through my eyes. None of this is by accident. ALL of it intentional and the results will never fully be understood for years... Our community is dope. Our young people are dope. I am blessed to be share K108 with every person who is engaging in this work. Today, I am grateful for how my house looks and feels for this holiday season.
I was able to get out a couple more decorations and get them set up. I like this candle that is in a bowl with ornaments filled in all around it. I put on Grinch to get into the spirit even more! Today, I am grateful for finally being in a good space to hang up my pictures of my children.
Where the hats are I want to replace with different style frames and more pictures. How dope is my holiday book tree that my daughters built of all my books that were in totes stashed away! The colored lights make my room look cool! Today, I am grateful for my streak!
For 450 days, I have practiced my Espanol. For 450 days, I have practiced spelling, saying, and hearing Spanish. I wonder how long I will keep going!?!?!?! |
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