http://lemmethink.blogdrive.com/ Bre's Thoughts Thu, 27 Jan 2005 11:40:23 PST http://www.blogdrive.com Copyright 2005. Music Crafts Friends http://lemmethink.blogdrive.com/archive/21.html Thu, 27 Jan 2005 19:38:01 GMT Yesterday I read an article that had me really fuming. I?ll include some excerpts from the article, then my thoughts on them. In this post-modern pop culture of selfishness, greed, and ?if it feels good, do it? mentality, it is no wonder marriage is becoming less fashionable, and people are marrying at a much later age. What saddens my heart most is to see this mentality unknowingly creeping into conservative Christian circles. I cannot tell you how many times over the past few years in speaking with some of the best and brightest ?graduates, I have been told, ?God has called me to... (more) http://lemmethink.blogdrive.com/comments?id=21 http://lemmethink.blogdrive.com/archive/20.html Sun, 23 Jan 2005 20:10:13 GMT Well, I've recovered from all the stuff that was going on right before the holidays, and I'm starting to have a little more time in my schedule. It was hard going back to work when I had only just started to do all the things I had wanted to do over the break, but now I'm enjoying myself again. Funny, this time last year I was starting to run out of stuff to teach. This year I'm running out of time to teach everything! The comment Velyn made is, indeed, accurate--after three years, Dan B. and I are dating! Today is actually our one-month anniversary. (Of course, I feel like a... (more) http://lemmethink.blogdrive.com/comments?id=20 http://lemmethink.blogdrive.com/archive/19.html Fri, 10 Dec 2004 03:52:15 GMT I used to melt down at the end of each semester, trying to get everything done and keep a good GPA. Then, after somehow managing to get through a whole semester without the use of either my hands or my brain and not absolutely ruining my GPA, I quit doing that. Now, a year after graduating, I'm doing it again! I'm trying to put together an after-school violin program at Providence. I know I'm going to love it once I'm actually teaching. Right now, however. . . well, let's just say that administration is definitely not my spiritual gift. I've been trying to make tons of phone calls about... (more) http://lemmethink.blogdrive.com/comments?id=19 http://lemmethink.blogdrive.com/archive/18.html Fri, 03 Dec 2004 03:36:36 GMT Tonight on the way home from Orchestra practice I saw a shooting star! At first I thought it was an airplane or helicopter. But then I decided it couldn't be--with an airplane whose lights looked that big, I would have been able to see multiple lights--like on the wings and such. Same for a helicopter. And it looked somewhat flickery--like a big chunk of burning rock! I saw it for over a minute--I actually went a couple of blocks further than usual on Townsend so I could keep watching it. It started flickering more and getting smaller, and then went out. It was really cool! And no, I... (more) http://lemmethink.blogdrive.com/comments?id=18 http://lemmethink.blogdrive.com/archive/17.html Tue, 30 Nov 2004 00:03:57 GMT I'm loving teaching, but the Thanksgiving break was wonderful! Today I started back in on everything full-blast. I have a new CD player that doesn't pop open every time it gets bumped, plays copied CDs (the old one was persnickity about that), and has a remote control so I can work with the CD player and keep the kids from getting out of hand at the same time. I had arranged to switch one class from Mondays to Wednesdays when December started. What I didn't realize until last week was that today was November, but Wednesday is going to be December! I'm working with the Kindergarteners and... (more) http://lemmethink.blogdrive.com/comments?id=17 http://lemmethink.blogdrive.com/archive/16.html Sat, 23 Oct 2004 22:06:09 GMT Yesterday's C&C Octoberfest was really good. Lots of imaginative costumes, too! I've been teaching at Providence now for 2 weeks and a day, and right now it's my favorite place to teach so far. Even though I still don't have a desk of my own, the place I hang out lets me see lots of other teachers during my lunch and planning periods--a far cry from the other schools I've taught or observed in, where I was pretty much isolated from adult contact all day! I've been using rhythm sticks a lot, and it's amazing how excited these kids get over hitting two brightly colored sticks... (more) http://lemmethink.blogdrive.com/comments?id=16 http://lemmethink.blogdrive.com/archive/15.html Sat, 02 Oct 2004 03:31:30 GMT Did lots of stuff today preparing for starting at Providence and Cathedral Arts Project, then started doing some work around the house. Then I got a call from a friend I haven't hung out with in quite some time. She needed to go shopping at the mall, and as we all know, shopping is an activity best shared with another person. (It's always good to have a second opinion or someone who can tell you that the outfit that looks really cute from the front looks really bad from the back.) So we went out, and spent quite some time in one store. But we both came away with some good purchases, and... (more) http://lemmethink.blogdrive.com/comments?id=15 http://lemmethink.blogdrive.com/archive/14.html Thu, 30 Sep 2004 04:43:23 GMT Busy week so far. Monday I had an interview at Providence School, which got cancelled because of Jeanne. Tuesday I taught the Homeschool Orchestra (two groups, everything from violin to bass). Their usual teacher was out of town, so I got the opportunity to work with these kids Tuesday and then again on Friday. Wednesday (that's today) I actually interviewed at Providence. It was wonderful. They want me to teach music three days a week to the K through 3rd grade classes, and the school is actually small enough I'll be able to see all the kids within a week. The school environment... (more) http://lemmethink.blogdrive.com/comments?id=14 http://lemmethink.blogdrive.com/archive/13.html Mon, 13 Sep 2004 18:42:30 GMT Over the last few days we've been having trouble with the phone line here at my house. Periodically the phone will quit working--no dial tone, no nothing. When people try to call us, they just get a busy signal. The phone company is supposed to come fix it Wednesday, but until then we never know when we'll have a working phone and internet connection. So if you try to call Lauren or me and get a busy signal, keep trying, or maybe send an e-mail. I'm going to try to go to the library or someplace and check my e-mail whenever the phone line decides to work, and Lauren can check hers at... (more) http://lemmethink.blogdrive.com/comments?id=13 http://lemmethink.blogdrive.com/archive/12.html Fri, 10 Sep 2004 04:02:13 GMT Here's a notice for the few human beings who are as pale as I am: When you leave the beach to prevent sunburn, don't forget to close the sunroof at the same time, or you will still continue to bake! Yes, I didn't think about that, and yes, I am sunburned on my shoulders and knees. But I had a good time anyway. Danny B. had another day off today since schools were closed, and he's been wanting to go drive on the beach at Huguenot Park. I didn't have any lessons to teach today, so we went out there, and I found a few cool shells. But in the future I will consider sources of sunlight. And... (more) http://lemmethink.blogdrive.com/comments?id=12