So, here it is, February 17th. I've almost been working a full school year! w00t!! One of my new years' resolutions was to blog at least once every month with some updates on things in my life. Yeah... I'm totally that guy that broke his resolution this year already. But, hey, I'm in really good company, right?
UMEA was great. It was a nice vacation. It was really nice to see some of my good friends at the conference, plus I got to visit with a few of my "mentors," too. Sometimes, just sitting and listening to a seminar is a good way to relax... if that makes any sense...
I know I talk about work a lot, but that's because I love my job. :-) There are some really nice things about being employed. For one thing, a steady paycheck is always a plus. My students are amazing -- I'm continually impressed with the things they do. I can definitely see why my predecessor loved it there so much. My coworkers are awesome -- with exception of one whacked-out science teacher. He's awesome, too, don't get me wrong, he's just really strange -- just so you know.
So, the other day, when we delivered singing valentines, I had all my choir students excused for the first 20 minutes of every class so they could sing. First period was great. The kids delivered all their valentines, then returned to class, just like they were supposed to. They were supposed to check in with their teacher at the beginning of each class, meet in my classroom, then deliver the valentines for that period. Well... Second period, most of my class is in science. The science teacher would not let anyone leave for valentines. That got me all sorts of upset! I was about ready to lynch the guy. I sat, waiting for my choir, for over an hour -- nothing. Finally, I had to reschedule all the valentines from second to third period. Luckily, I didn't lose more than $10 on that class period and had to apologize to a couple of 7th grade boys who were very disappointed that we never came to sing to their girls.
How does this relate to the science teacher? He asked for 3 kids from my high school band other day to make up a quiz. I let them go, no problem. So, why was I so upset? Can't I have those choir kids for 10 minutes? No. I can't. He says they miss too much class already, and anatomy is way too important for them to miss for "singing valentines." Whoo... I was ready to hit him. Good thing I don't see him very often, so I just fumed, controlled myself for my classes, and went on throughout the day. Luckily, I was already disorganized enough that we could just reschedule and be OK. But I was NOT a happy camper on Valentine's Day.
A couple weeks ago, the bishop called a new organist to trade with me for sacrament meeting. Hooray!! I think you might be able to hear me cheer across the country! I've been doing this for 4 years without a break. This is great! So, I got to church today, excited to be "in the crowd" for a change, but the bishop of the ward we combined with comes up and says that he forgot to get hold of the person to play from their ward. Would [I] mind doing playing today? Being a nice person, I said yes. *sigh* Maybe next week? No. Not maybe. Next week I will sit in the crowd for sure! That's how that's going to be.
Guess what? I just got cast as the butler in "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat." Super-excited!! I had a discussion with the costume lady the other day. She wants all the men wearing the Egyptian skirt-thing, sandals, and a jacket and no shirt. Therefore, I'm now working to try and make my gut a little less ...obvious... in my costume.
Speaking of my gut... I've lost 18 pounds! w00t!! I started Weight Watchers at the beginning of December with my mom, and I've lost some serious weight. :-) Right now, I'm at 175 pounds. That's pretty good that I lost some weight during the Christmas season. Now the trick will be getting the rest of the way to a healthy weight and putting on some additional muscle.
I went to Brian Head yesterday. Oh, and Southern Utah University to help with some theater auditions. I was the accompanist. I'm getting around! Speaking of accompanying... My choir accompanist at the school came for one day and already quit. She didn't work for a full week! It's getting to a point of emergency, I need an accompanist for my choir for festivals!! So, if you are in southern Utah and need a part-time job... look me up!
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