Here we go!

Well, this is my first official "blog" and we will see how things proceed from here. I am a second year teacher at a small district. I teach reading and science at the moment but that changes from year to year in our district because it is so small. Our graduating classes range from about 40 to about 60. I live in the town that I teach in, which makes life very interesting to say the least, from students that come and plant acorns in my front yard when I am not home to walking around town and my husband calling me a "celebrity" because of all of the "Hi Mrs. Paisley"'s we hear. I really do love my job, however, and I am excited to embark on this adventure.

A little about myself: I was married December 15, 2007 in a snow storm in which about 4 inches of snow accumulated in the hour long ceremony that we had. I wanted snow, just less spread out over several hours. It was a beautiful day, however, and one I will cherish for the rest of my life. My husband really is my best friend! We have no children as of yet but we do have one crazy cat named Mocha. She sits up like a human and watches TV with us, runs around like a maniac (I often sing that song from Flashdance "She's a maniac, maniac on the floor" to her in the mornings), brings us her toys wherever we are in the house, and loudly complains for hours when she is hungry. She is by no means starving, just an attention grabber. Life is never dull around here with her around! I have two wonderful parents and two super brothers that live about an hour north of us but visit frequently. I think it has something to do with the fact that we live 10 minutes from Amish Country in Ohio and they benefit from all of the baked goods, not that they want to see their sister. :o)