About Me

Hello!

It feels so weird to be starting a blog of my own (scary too).  A little bit about myself... I have taught 2nd grade now for going on 5 years.  It's the only grade I have ever taught but that's fine by me.  When I was a 2nd grader I decided that I would be a 2nd grade teacher someday so hey... dreams come true!  I interviewed for the Kindergarten position at my school and at the very end of the interview they said, "Hey, we also have a 2nd grade position available, if you got to pick, what would you choose"?  Well my first thought fresh out of college was just "ANY JOB", but I did say I lean towards 2nd and luckily that is what they gave me.

I teach in a growing community.  It is busting at the seams and therefore we have run out of classrooms in the building, so I was pushed outside in a "stick built" 2 years ago.  To clarify, a stick built is basically a glorified trailer or sometimes referred to as a "cottage".  Anyways, where I teach inspired the name of my blog, "Stickin' with Second Grade".  Now when I say trailer home, please understand- when I get done with that room it looks like your normal 2nd grade classroom.  There is just the challenges of bathroom/specials inside the building.  We get lots of fresh air!

I got married in October 2011 to my wonderful, patient, and understanding husband Jesse.  He's just the best.  He will come in and read to my students every year a few different times and they absolutely love him.  We met back when I was working in the floral shop at a grocery store and he was in the dairy dept.  That's another thing about me... I worked in a floral shop for 7 years before becoming a teacher.  It was a great job and I learned many skills.

The Mr. & I on our wedding day.  We had to stop by the place where it all started.

We had our first child in August.  A little girl who we named Grace (a name inspired by a cabbage patch doll I had when I was a little girl and a favorite student my 2nd year in).  She's just the best.  It was a eye opener for me to have to re-balance my life and quit thinking school 24/7 and start thinking baby but I did it and I love it!  Which is why I blog and create materials during nap and bedtime :)

At the end of the school year I found myself having so many different ideas and different thoughts that I needed some sort of outlet, thus finally getting the nerve to start a blog!

Well that's me in a nutshell.  I hope you keep coming back for more!