{"id":137,"date":"2009-01-24T21:21:15","date_gmt":"2009-01-25T03:21:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/yellowgin.familyofgoldsteins.com\/?p=137"},"modified":"2009-01-24T21:21:15","modified_gmt":"2009-01-25T03:21:15","slug":"testing-123","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/yellowgin.familyofgoldsteins.com\/?p=137","title":{"rendered":"Testing 1…2…3"},"content":{"rendered":"

Um, well I hope all that had my previous blog RSSed have finally taken the time to RSS the new home of my blog.\u00c2\u00a0 Thanks to Bryan for setting this all up for me.<\/p>\n

The moving the blog is my excuse for taking so long to post.<\/p>\n

On Monday Bryan left for New York and training.\u00c2\u00a0 We were up too damn early.<\/p>\n

On Tuesday I adopted Atley, our second (and last) attempt at owning a dog.\u00c2\u00a0 He is sooo cute!\u00c2\u00a0 I think he is a much better fit to our needs.\u00c2\u00a0 I went and bought every type of toy I thought he might want to chew on and some just to keep him entertained.\u00c2\u00a0 A couple of days after bringing him home I realized that his neuter spot looked bad…really bad.\u00c2\u00a0 Elizabeth confirmed my worries.\u00c2\u00a0 Bryan called the shelter.\u00c2\u00a0 I took Atley there on Friday to get a cone.\u00c2\u00a0 They said it just needs ointment on it three times a day, but I’m starting to side with Elizabeth that he might need something prescription.\u00c2\u00a0 Elizabeth also noticed that his leg (which was broken a while back – according to the shelter) definitely needs looking into.\u00c2\u00a0 Sigh…poor pup!\u00c2\u00a0 He seems really happy here.\u00c2\u00a0 I think he likes his new home even if the cats didn’t roll out the welcome mat.\u00c2\u00a0 They are coming around…quicker even after starting to get used to Astoria.<\/p>\n

Speaking of Astoria…ugh…I don’t want to.\u00c2\u00a0 They people that took her are dumb, really, really dumb!\u00c2\u00a0 I don’t want to write it all out as it’s kinda long.\u00c2\u00a0 Thankfully Bryan already did that on his blog<\/a>.\u00c2\u00a0 I feel bad for everything we have put Astoria through.\u00c2\u00a0 I would love to have taken her back until she could find the perfect home, but with Bryan away and Atley, it just wasn’t going to happen.\u00c2\u00a0 I feel like I really failed this dog.\u00c2\u00a0 I can only promise that I won’t make the same mistakes again.\u00c2\u00a0 However, I might make some new ones.\u00c2\u00a0 I am only human after all.<\/p>\n

In school related news – I finally wrote up the school observations that I did back in early November.\u00c2\u00a0 I put them off far too long.\u00c2\u00a0 I was really dreading them.\u00c2\u00a0 However, I couldn’t put them off any longer and am ashamed that I did.\u00c2\u00a0 When I finally looked into doing them, I found out that my school had revamped the way that we write them up and turn them in.\u00c2\u00a0 And the revamp was actually in my favor and much simpler.\u00c2\u00a0 This is what gave me the boost to do them finally.\u00c2\u00a0 The only kinda bad thing about the new way is the fact that each observation form must be signed off on by the principal of the school.\u00c2\u00a0 So, I had to go back to the 2 schools that I observed at in figgin’ November and ask them to sign which they did.\u00c2\u00a0 The principal at the second school was quite rude to me.\u00c2\u00a0 I had written some honest statements on the classroom management of the teachers, and she did not appreciate this.\u00c2\u00a0 I was just being honest.\u00c2\u00a0 It’s in no one’s best interests for me to sugar coat what I had saw.\u00c2\u00a0 I think\u00c2\u00a0 my school would be a little weary of 20 perfect teachers…please!\u00c2\u00a0 I would love to have told the principal just that, but well, I can’t afford to burn bridges before I even start job hunting.<\/p>\n

Friday is the only day I subbed.\u00c2\u00a0 I subbed for a teacher who called me because of the lady I have subbed for multiple times referred me.\u00c2\u00a0 And because I wasn’t subbing for her, I was able to introduce myself to her.\u00c2\u00a0 She had really nice things to say about me which was a nice boost of confidence especially for a job where you work and never hear anything back 99% of the time.\u00c2\u00a0 It was quite a rough day, and I ended up sending 2 kids to the office.<\/p>\n

Friday was also the third installment of the pancake theater.\u00c2\u00a0 It was pretty fun, but none have yet to live up to the Waterworld edition.\u00c2\u00a0 A lot of people bailed on me which is fine but also makes me not want to plan anything for sometime.\u00c2\u00a0 Let me try that again:\u00c2\u00a0 I don’t want to plan any open events.\u00c2\u00a0 Bryan has mentioned some small get togethers that would be fun so maybe that’s a possibility soon.<\/p>\n

Today I slept in…yay?\u00c2\u00a0 I didn’t get a lot done, but I enjoyed the sleep.\u00c2\u00a0 I missed the sparring clinic at TKD, but it’s hard for me to do martial arts before I test.\u00c2\u00a0 Oh yeah, I tested in Kung Fu today.\u00c2\u00a0 I was tested by Master Joe (ahh!) in front of the class (ahhhhhh!).\u00c2\u00a0 I was nervous, but I’ve been worse.\u00c2\u00a0 I think I did pretty good though true to me not my best.\u00c2\u00a0 What can I say?\u00c2\u00a0 I forget to actually make the forms look good because I’m too focused on just getting the correct moves.\u00c2\u00a0 I’m learning and getting better, but yeah, I still have quite a ways to go.<\/p>\n

Recent pictures of the cats:<\/p>\n

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  • \"Bella'sBella’s bowtie – can you see it?<\/li>\n<\/dl>\n<\/div>\n
    \"Mallos

    Mallos sleeping in the laundry basket.<\/p><\/div>\n

    \"OC

    OC hamming in up on the futon.<\/p><\/div>\n

    Pictures of Atley:<\/p>\n

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    Atley's first photo - first day at the house.<\/p><\/div>\n

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    Atley's first day at our home - sitting in my lap.<\/p><\/div>\n

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    Isn't his curly tail the cutest?<\/p><\/div>\n

    \"Atley

    Atley sleeping on the couch.<\/p><\/div>\n

    \"Atley

    Atley loves pillows.<\/p><\/div>\n

    \"Atley's

    Atley's cone of shame (to keep from licking his neuter infection).<\/p><\/div>\n

    I had a really cute video of Atley playing but apparently it’s too big for this blog.\u00c2\u00a0 Did I rush away from Blogger too soon?<\/p>\n

    Songs I’m digging at the moment:<\/p>\n

    Single Ladies – Beyonce<\/a><\/p>\n

    Just Dance – Lady Gaga<\/a> and Colby O’Donis<\/a><\/acronym><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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