School Supplies

An added reason of wanting to come home was to find all of my school supplies and take them back with me. When we moved to Germany, I didn't ship anything over from my classroom at Sioux Central. I wasn't sure we would have enough room to store it and wasn't sure I would ever have my own classroom. Now that I do, I need all of my things. It was really hard to decorate my room because I didn't have anything to use to decorate. I printed a lot of pictures off my computer to hang on my walls instead. My desk is still empty too. It needs a taste of home!

Earlier this week, we went up to town to do a little shopping. My eyes were fixed on school things. I bought lots of new borders and posters. I also got some folders and notebooks. The most important thing that I wanted was a chalk holder. My school is so old that we don't have any whiteboards. We're still using the old chalkboards! I was getting so dirty the first two days of school from chalk dust on my hands, which ended up on my clothes. I went to the UNI book store and bought two holders. I'm very happy to have them!

All my new things!!

I also went in to the Traer house to find a lot of my things from Sioux Central. I knew I had a bunch of binders that I really wanted. I found lots of great things that I am taking back with me. I wish I could take another couple of suitcases! I would love to take even more back! I could ship some things over through the mail, but it would be just as cheap to buy them over there. I guess I'll have to make do with what I have.

Digging through boxes at the Traer house.

I worked on packing my suitcases this morning. I wasn't sure if it would all fit. At the moment, I have everything packed but my computer. I have one really big suitcase that I'm a little nervous about the weight. I'll have to bring the scale down and check it out. Otherwise, I guess I'll have to do without until I come home for Christmas. I should be good to go!

I am excited to get back to Germany and spend some more time in my room. I will be able to make the room look a little bit better, especially my own desk! I won't have much time to do it before school starts again, but I can work on it after school all week. I also will have to work on lesson plans as soon as I get back. I haven't even thought about what I'll start teaching when I get back! I have the whole plane ride to be thinking about school! But for now, I'm just going to continue enjoying my time at home!