Hello to all my readers... miss me? Or more importantly, have you missed my posts? (prolly not, huh!)
I hope everyones having a great summer. No drama, right? Sure...
Well, I've been keeping pretty busy this summer myself. "Justin" finally decided to make his presence on August 8th at 11:10 AM - 8 pounds, 21 inches long. No complications and both mom & baby were fine. I injured my left foot back in the middle of July... have to wear one of those funny looking shoes (hopefully I can go back to wearing real shoes for school). Read the 6th Harry Potter book (only Potter book I ever read). Also got a new SUV: 2005 GMC Envoy SLT 4wd. It's sweet! And on the 13th of August I went to White Castle (Toms River) for the very first time in my life (happy now James?). Only got to one amusement park (Hershey) back at the end of June and been to the shore (Seaside Heights) only once... my wife can't wait to do the parks all again next year when the baby's old enough to venture outside. I guess this means I'll be heading back to "Sesame Place" again now (God I hate that place - too expensive!). And a few of you have stopped over to see the baby and it was nice seeing you over the summer outside of school.
Well, just a little update. Some of you have complained I haven't posted all summer. And I have a lot of catch-up reading to do here, since I haven't logged-on to LJ since the middle of June!
E-mail me if you want (gmguy74@yahoo.com). Until later... "R"
Well, I really can't wish that to all of you, now can I???? At least not yet; maybe in about 5-10 years? (God willing!). Anyway...
I woke up this morning expecting FedEx to bring me lots of packages from all of you... I mean, many of you call me "Papa R" and refer to me as their 2nd dad!! (yes, I did read all of the entries in my yearbook!). But seriously...
I appreciate everything said about me here in LJ-land, written in my yearbook, and conveyed to me in person by those of you last week who knew you weren't coming back this week. I must say that while I have always gotten to know my students personally wherever I taught, the students at PTHS have the honor of being the students I have gotten to know and enjoy teaching the most. While many of you think I'm a cool teacher with many corny jokes, and others of you feel I lecture and advise too much, I really enjoy going to work each and every day. And though I thoroughly enjoy having my summers off, I do look forward to the first day of school in September when all the students return. I can't wait to see everyone again!
So while many of you thank me for being a 2nd dad, I want to THANK all of you for being my adopted children. You all bring such joy to my life and are the reason I do what I do everyday and am who I am. And being that this is Father's Day, I want to you all to know that you mean the world to me.
Now enough of this mushiness! Back to business-as-usual. I'll keep in touch over the summer by updating my LJ journals from time to time. Those of you wanting to keep in touch with me more often, please post an e-mail address and I will send you mine.
I will end this with my famous "Words of Wisdom":
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Words of Wisdom: Remember that a human's worst enemy is TIME. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Of all the enemies one can encounter in their life, the one they can never defeat is "time". Time works against us from the first breath we take and even during our last. Time is a precious gift very few treasure. Many just throw it away saying "I'm bored" or "there's nothing to do" or even "I wish I had a car so I could leave this place." You can always find something to do with yourself... go and volunteer, read a book (a really great way to "escape" to a new place without having to leave your home!), or just help out around your house. Don't waste that precious gift of time, as you can never tell when it will run out of you.
In the meantime, have a great summer!!! Until we meet again... "R"
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Words of Wisdom:
What is popular is not always RIGHT; what is right is not always POPULAR. -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
DOING WHAT'S RIGHT.. Lately I've been involved in a "war"... a war that started three years ago. At first I didn't even realize it was a war... two years ago I took notice... this year, however, I entered battle. I did it because I knew it was the right thing to do. It wasn't the popular thing to do, but it definitely was the right thing to do. Enough was enough - I had to stop the madness. I've been very good at fighting this battle quietly, but I'm beginning to fear I've lost the war. I'm not sure that all of my efforts will lead to the victory I've so desired. I'm beginning to feel that my efforts have become almost useless.
BEING OPTIMISTIC.. Change does not happen overnight. Change can begin when no one expects it. This war of mine was not one I wanted to fight, but was the right thing to do. I knew what was at stake if I won; I also knew what was at stake should I lose. I am prepared to accept either fate and will deal with life as it is dealt to me. But I'm still going to fight this battle to the end. Whether I win or lose is not the most important part anymore... I know I'm doing what's right... I know the right thing will be done in the end. _____________________________________________________________________________________________________
ON ANOTHER TOPIC.. Some of my students got to see a side of me that anyone rarely sees -- the "scared & freaked-out" side. That damn Eiffel tower! The story is still bringing laughs to everyone I tell. Jill & Thomas (Graves) know all about that story firsthand too... they were in the same position I was in (literally!). That darn Patrice Mitchell... she is the first student to officially scare the hibbee-gibbees out of me. I hope she enjoys that honor :)
The Class Trip was great! Even though it took like forever to get there (we left at 4:35 AM and arrived there at 10:30 AM, so just about six hours), it was well worth it. It rained for like the first two hours but then it stopped for the rest of the time we were there and started up again on the way home. They had a ton of great rides there, although the park wasn't easy to get around nor was their park map any help. The downside was that we didn't get to do all of the rides because of long lines and the short amount of hours we were there. I had a great time and many of the Juniors I saw on the way back to the buses, on my bus, and when we got back to PTHS all said that they had a great time (anyone who didn't, I want to hear from you). Can't wait for California in 2006!!!
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