In their Draper Era

These cute girls melt my heart. Such a great trio.

Jackson

 My cute boy hates pictures, but I still manage to steal a couple.

The after game de-brief with Dad. Love to see it 

Working full time is kinda hard

So I've been a stay at home mom for 16 years and it was great. Really, really great. 

I was ready for something, right. I mean I wanted this right? lol 

Oh my goodness am I exhausted. I know why they try and get teachers so excited for the start of the year. It is grueling. I started 3 weeks before the kids getting ready, attending trainings. etc. But I was doomed before I started because Holly and I weren't able to get into the portable right away so I lost valuable set up time. I also needed to move all the art supplies from the stage to the portable and then organize it all, all while keeping mind of the inventory so I could make a supply order, but first I needed to look at lesson plans in order to know what I would even need for the art projects in my curriculum. Ugh. It was overwhelming and I worked a ton of hours. 

Addie and I went for a pedicure. It was so fun and felt amazing. 

Awwww. Let's do this more often.

Friday Night Lights!

Football games are fun in Texas. It's a community thing. Everyone comes out to cheer on the team!

First Day of School 2023-2024

 

This is Kaitlyn's junior year! OMG. I can't believe it.

Addie is in 5th grade!

Jackson is in 8th! 

Bus stop buddies. Makes me smile. 

With me teaching I can't drive the kiddos to school anymore. 

Jackson tried the bus last year while I was subbing and he actually liked it. 

He has a couple friends who ride it too. Addie does too. Makes my mom heart so relieved. 

Mrs. Carroll- My teaching era!

 I'm super excited to be the Art teacher at Whitt! After subbing for 2 years and pretty much teaching more than not, I decided to make it official and go for full time! I loved long term subbing Art while Whitnie was on Maternity leave and and since she decided to teach 1st grade, there was an opportunity to teach Art full time so I went for it! Yay! 

At the convocation! A big party to get everyone amped up! 

It was fun! 

Holly, my portable pal. 

She is hilarious and her laugh and energy are so contagious!

She's such a fun person and keeps things light.

First Day! 

I'm having the kids help me decorate! All 800 of them will decorate a leaf to add to the art forest. 

Yay! So excited to see it all leafed out. 

Holly is right next door! Love her.

I'll keep you posted! xoxo-mrs carroll