Long time no blog...

Hola, faithful blog checkers! I hope you are still checking my blog in hopes of a new entry!

Hey, you should all come to our choir concert on Sunday at 10am at Elim! It's going to be great!

So sorry I have been so neglectful of my blog...it's been a CRAZILY busy month! At the present moment, I can't think of anything to blog about so I apologize that this is such a lame entry!

I'll post some pictures so you have something pretty to look at!

~Gina

Work, work, work...

Yesterday I worked from 9am to 9:30pm. Long day. So tired. And then I opened today at 8:30am.

When I was coming home from work last night, I realized that on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays I will be opening at the flower shop (9am) and closing at the greenhouse (9:30pm). I hadn't really planned on having three 12 hour days a week, but that's just sort of how it turned out...

In other news...what's with this freaking construction???? I literally can't get out of the city to the greenhouse without being held up by construction. Why can't they work at night like in all other normal, smart cities? I don't understand. Come on, Saskatoon...

Oh, and choir was amazing tonight. Our final concert is Sunday, June 10th at 10am if anyone is interested! It's gonna be amazing...

p.s. Wow, I was looking back at old posts and comments, and I JUST found this. Remember the article that guy wrote slamming teachers? Here's the link to that post if you want to read the article and my reply. Anyway, that was months ago, but he must have found my blog recently and added some comments of his own. He responds to all the comments you guys left. Caution: he uses some harsh language

p.p.s. Happy Birthday Daddy!

"Guess who's coming for dinner!"

So we had the coolest choir social on Sunday! It was called "Guess who's coming for dinner" and it was a very fun idea.

So you either sign up as a guest or a host and if you sign up as a guest, you indicate how many people who will be with you (children, spouse, significant other, etc.) and whether you'll be bringing a salad or dessert. Hosts are responsible for the main course. Then Pastor Blaine made up groups and decided where everyone was going. We didn't know anything until Sunday after the second service when Blaine handed us out our "sealed envelopes" which we had to open privately. All it had was the address of where we were going and a contact number. So guests didn't know who's house they were going to until the door opened. And hosts didn't know who was coming for dinner until they opened the door.

Blaine had put together the groups with the idea that we would all get to know people we didn't usually have a chance to spend much time with. I was at Colleen and Graeme's house (where I had just been for a games night the night before) with my friend Dale, two mezzo sopranos (who I already knew from when I used to be a mezzo but it was nice to spend time with them again), and a new girl who I didn't know at all. She's in highschool still and it was fun listening to her stories...I spend so much time with either people my age (or older), adults, and little kids, so it was fun being with a highschool student and hearing about all the dating drama, hopes for the future, etc.

All in all, a wonderful day. Great idea! (all you blurkers who are a part of the choir should comment and share your experience!!!)

Student Teaching...day one!

Today Amelia and I started our journey as student teachers. (we go again next Friday for the day and then for two weeks solid starting on the 26th) We were in a kindergarten class and OHMYGOSH those kids are so cute! I got a lot of "what's your name again?" and "teacher, can you help me zip this up?". One little girl left during gym class to get a drink w/o asking and so their gym teacher had to explain the importance of asking first. He told them to say May I and then ask their question. Well, I don't think they fully understood what may I meant b/c as soon as he was done talking a little boy asked, "May I can I go to the bathroom?"

So cute.

Today was a lot of observing and playing and helping with classroom management. 5&6 year olds have a LOT of energy!!! There's one little girl that doesn't talk much and she's really little and just so cute. She spent a lot of time by my side today, looking up at me everytime something was funny or surprising.

In other news...HOW ABOUT THOSE GROUNDHOGS!!! Spring is on the way. It sure doesn't feel like it, but hey, if all three groundhogs saw no shadows, I'm willing to believe and hope for an early spring!

Oh, and we had a really fun choir party last night! Here's some pictures!

Goodnight!