Oh my gosh you guys! I can’t believe I have been living in Florida for 3 years and I have only made like one post since then I think?!?!?! And this website looks COMPLETELY different, so give me a few days to figure out how to add pictures and what not again! And who would have guessed, they have AI help on here now! I think I’ll hold off on that option. 🙂
So, in the three years I have been here it feels like not much has changed, but in reality, a lot has changed! First off, making the transition of living with my parents again after 15+ years was bit of a struggle in the beginning. And it was for all of us! Because we had all had a few years of living alone, but it’s safe to say we have it all figured out now!
Moving back and teaching high school was something that took some getting used to and after two years of teaching Earth-Space Science I got them to let me change it to Environmental Science! So this past year was kinda crazy. I finally got Physical Science pretty figured out. I’ve got the notes and lessons pretty well tailored and planned out how they need to be based on the standards finally. Of course you improve a little more each year, but the grunt work of coming to a classroom with nothing, and making into something is done! Buuuuut, I’ll probably need another year or 2 to get my Environmental Science class that together. I’m super excited about that course though and look forward to growing it. Considering the field trip we took this year the Panacea Gulf Specimen Marina I think a few more kids will be taking it next year, or I hope so anyway!!
Another life changing event also happened. Most of you that come here and read these post know that I had my cute puppy Indie for most of my adult life. She was my ride or die and went on every camping/road trip I ever took. She passed away the day before my birthday on October 3rd. She had pretty much stopped eating and would not walk very far at all, so I knew it was coming and I just did not want to have to take her to the vet to put her down….She would have been terrified. Sooo, I told her before I went to bed on the 2nd that it was okay if she went to doggie heaven, that I would be okay, and that I would totally appreciate it if she left before my birthday. And she was such a good baby she listened to the last thing I told her to do, because the next day, she was gone.
I went to work that day after finding her and made mom and dad take her to the vet to get cremated. That helped….But when I came home on my planning, I started crying as soon as I got in my car cause it had been hard keeping it together! I took the rest of the day off, went home and had my little boo-hoo party that day, and then I was pretty okay after that. And after a week or so I fell out of the routine of waking up to her or telling her bye when I went to work. And then it was niiiiiiiice not having a dog. The lack of responsibility was amazing.
I had decided I wasn’t going to get another dog, because going on vacation without the worries of a dog was nice! But theeeeen I saw some puppies that were for sale! And that is when I got Ipsy! A cute little black and white English Cocker Spaniel born on October 20th 2024, which is 1 year 17 days after Indie had passed. So, I really felt like that was a sign Indie wanted me to get another pup! And, there had to be some divine intervention cause I tagged dad in the post, and agreed with no protesting! 🙂 Pictures and plenty of stories about her to come!
And tonight I went to a veeeeerrrry interesting meeting. I gotsta do a little research but I’m positive there will be more to come on that! So, keep coming back! 🙂
Carmaflow Trails 