I have some cheery, wonderful picture memories to post for November. It was a pretty good month. :-)
Here are some fun pictures from a couple different days of Carissa and the kids hanging out on the bed and having a good time. I'm not sure what in the world they're seeing on the phone that is so funny.
Elizabeth let Carissa play with her sensory toy. I can't remember right now what that one is called.
Whenever I get the kids to do a project listing the attributes they like about themselves or to describe themselves, it's hard to get them to say anything, lol! I was happy that Olivia spontaneously made this.
LOOK at this amazing collection of things from my sweet Colorado friend Laura sent us from her stock in the health food store she owns. She sent us food (including chocolate bars!), herbal supplements, lip balms, medicated balms, herbal teas, bath salts, soap, lotion, cough lozenges, and more. This was a wedding gift she sent to Carissa and me, and we both agreed that it was the most fun box of gifted goodies to go through ever. I love Laura; she's an amazing woman, and we were so grateful for the thoughtful gift.
I took the MOGEA, which is the basic skills test that is four-hours long (it didn't take me quite that, thankfully) that is required in order to enter a teacher education program. This is just the first of several assessments that are required for teachers. Before I am able to engage in demonstration teaching (student teaching), I shall have to take the MCA (Missouri Content Assessment) for elementary education (then I plan on taking more content exams to become certified in middle school and high school language arts and more), as well as an educator profile, and an evaluation during demonstration teaching. I underwent background screening and had fingerprints taken for clearance, as well. I had to also do a background check for the family care and safety registry. I'll even have to pay for liability insurance before I do my student teaching. There is so much!
Anyway, I did really well on the MOGEA. The minimum required scores differ by university but are in the high 100s to low 200s ranges for the four subtests. I scored in the high 200s on all of them (the highest possible score is a 300). I dislike taking tests, especially having to stare at a computer screen for so long, but having done well on this set of tests helps me not worry at all about performance on the content exams.
William beat Carissa in tacking up the plastic for the chickens to keep them warm in the cold months.
Look at this gorgeous sunrise one morning!
Ha! Looks like I messed up and neglected to put the following pictures on the October post. Olivia turned nine at the end of October, and she requested plain cake, no icing, with strawberry ice cream.
It was a great month! December is coming right up...
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