I have been very bad about updating this blog. If anyone is still checking it, here - at last - is an update.
I am teaching two level-three communication classes again this term. These are the same level, same skills as last term, which makes lesson planning a lot easier! We just finished week 4 of the current term, which means I had to enter mid-term grade reports for all of my students this weekend.
My 6-month review is coming up, so I have to be observed by both the communication curriculum coordinator and the program director in the next two weeks. I'm not looking forward to that, but since I know its purpose is to help me be a better teacher, I'm trying to look at it more positively! :)
Gus is still working part-time from home. He spends his days alternating between working, painting minis, listing things on eBay, and trying to ignore the incessant demands of our very vocal high-maintenance cat. Since I'm away from home during the day, he has also taken over maintaining the household, which is very nice.
And speaking of households: After eight years of carefree apartment living, we have made an offer on a house! The sellers accepted our offer and now we're waiting on the bank. If all goes well, the closing date will be November 1st and we'll officially be home-owners. How scary is that? Our current apartment lease is up the end of November, so we will have a full month to clean, paint, and do whatever else we deem necessary before moving in.
Now I realize that we may be accused of getting ahead of ourselves, but we spent last evening wandering the aisles of Home Depot looking at all the home-improvement items, flipping through decorating magazines, and staring in awe at the vast selection of paint chips. I even brought a few home!
In weather news, the weather has been fabulous since we escaped the clutches of August. Most days the highs have been between 75 and 85, and the nighttime lows have been in the 50s. We've had some great thunderstorms, too. Now that we've left the brutal summer behind us, I'm feeling quite positive about Texas. I can handle three months of bad (very bad) weather when the other nine months are perfectly livable. :)
Gus' mom is coming to visit us the first week of October, and my parents are driving down for a long weekend the middle of November. By the time they arrive, we might actually be moved in to our house!
Tune in next time for the latest adventures of Gus and Angela!
