Looper Jabber

2010-01-28T10:18:00.002-06:00

No school today. I really wanted to school to be in today in hopes of not having to use our snow day or have the possibility of adding more days to the end of the year but what can you do? So I'm trying to enjoy my day at home by myself and maybe do something productive.....just pray power stays on!!!

Dear Blog...I'm sorry

2009-10-26T19:43:00.003-05:00

So I completely and utterly stink at blogging. As the previous post stated school is in session and I am busy! Not a great excuse because everyone is busy and yet still find time to blog, but it's what I got. I'm busy. I enjoy my job and am glad I chose to work where I have but being a first year teacher starting a new program is a little (LOT) overwhelming. Am I doing the right thing? Am I doing enough for my precious students? Um...what is my principal talking about in this email he just sent out? Where do I find this? My poor mentor teacher...he deserves a nice evening out with his family for all the questions I've bugged him with. He says he doesn't mind but I'm pretty sure he's lying. I feel a little better about certain things each day but then different, new things come up and get me a little flustered. For example, our school's fundraiser is a Jog-a-thon. All the students get donations or people can pledge so much money for each lap the student runs. Well last week was the big day. I didn't know what to do, where to go, where to give the envelopes, etc. etc. It was frustrating and embarrassing to feel like a goob not knowing what to do. This type has happened throughout the school year, little things coming up that I wasn't informed about. Because of these little incidents, I have decided to create a nice manual for future new employees. It will list all the things I wasn't told at the one 1 hour faculty meeting before the start of school. That manual continues to grow btw.

In other news, my half marathon training is not going as well this time around. Perhaps it's because I don't have as much excitement being that I've ran one before, perhaps because of my work and being so tired upon coming home, or perhaps because I don't have my awesome running buddy, Lori, to run with during the week. Not to mention our long run Saturdays have been compromised to OU football. Whatever the case, it's not going as well as last time. I need more motivation for it because I want to run another one, especially since I already said I was going to and I don't want to go back on my word.

Well as stated earlier, I am tired by the time I get home from work (which was a couple of hours ago). So by now this "grammy" (this is how Jeremy refers to me now) is ready to shower, read a little Nicholas Sparks, and get some shut eye. 'Night to all (or the 2 people that read this)

School is Here!

2009-08-24T20:04:00.002-05:00

So school has started and I'm 8 days down, a mere 167 left to go! Wow that sounds....long. Well this has started off as a debbie downer blog but I'm actually very much enjoying my class and my first year teaching. My students are definitely teaching me something everyday and they have reaffirmed my love for naps. Oh so active those precious darlings are. I got a new student today so my count is up to 6 boys and 1 girl. I have 2 teacher assistants and an extra teacher assistant for a little bit of time in the afternoon, which is very helpful! The kids, teacher assistants and myself are getting used to our schedule and our daily routine and slowly things are getting better.

On top of my first year of teaching I am also in my first year of coaching volleyball. I am definitely more comfortable with basketball or softball but it seems to be working out okay. Luckily the season is over by the end of September so my insecurities about being an inadequate coach will soon end.

There's more going on in my life but my little goobers wore me out...again...so I'm thinking it's bedtime.....at 8:20.....I'm so lame.

Oh my!

2009-07-27T17:56:00.002-05:00

School starts in 17 days!!
17 days.
Freaking out.
Am I ready?
Do I know what I'm doing?
Are those precious little kids going to learn anything from me?
Dear goodness.
I need to go lay down.

2009-06-03T19:10:00.003-05:00

So my little brother turned 19 on Sunday. I can't believe he's 19! I remember the good ol' days of him barging into my room while I was playing with my friends. Ok, so those weren't good times and I actually got really annoyed when he did that, but what are little brothers for? I am SO proud of the person my brother has become. He is so kind, caring, hard working, funny and just plain awesome. He would do anything to help his family and friends and has a great laugh (listen carefully and you might hear it). Michael I love you and Happy Birthday!

The birthday boy and myself

Uncle Mikey and Ryan

Siblings at our finest

Much nicer

Blowing out ALL those candles!!

Mickel!!

Need me some help

2009-04-08T19:27:00.002-05:00

Lord, I need patience. Please grant me guidance and lead me to where you want me to be. And give me peace in your decision.

Sleepover

2009-03-18T18:42:00.004-05:00

Last night my nephews came over and spent the night. We had a lot of fun. Will of course wanted to wrestle and there was also some Wii playing. To end the evening we made popcorn and watched Spiderman 2. The boys decided they wanted to sleep in the living room. Will slept on the couch and Ryan slept in the recliner. We have an extra bed but they weren't having it. I was kinda nervous that they would wake up early since that's what they're used to, but they had sympathy on us. Ryan woke up at 8 and Will at 9! YAY!!

Then today we played some more Wii, watched a little bit of The Incredibles, played outside, went to the park and had some Chic-Fil-A. I think we all had a great time. Too bad we don't have many outside toys to keep them entertained. Perhaps someday.

Will hiding on a shelf in my closet. What a silly boy!

Ryan and Will on top of the tunnel. Please disregard their improper use of the equipment.

Car for Sale

2009-03-16T14:59:00.005-05:00

We are selling our 2002 Monte Carlo. If you or anybody you know is interested let me know!

$3500

about 98,000 miles

leather with heated seats

sunroof

runs great!

Undefeated in Big XII...nope

2009-02-23T20:40:00.002-06:00

So OU men lost Saturday and now the women just lost to Texas A&M by 1 point!!!! Oh and did I mention they had 29 turnovers?!?!!! Seriously ladies....that's ridonkulous!! Learn from it and NEVER let it happen again!!

It looks like somebody has a case of the Mondays

2009-02-16T18:27:00.003-06:00

Today was a little overwhelming. I am currently student teaching in Blanchard working with 2nd and 3rd graders. This week in math we're doing fractions. I was somewhat nervous and unsure altogether of how to explain fractions to the students and whether any of them already knew anything about fractions. My first group consists of 2nd graders. These particular students are much lower developmentally but they always surprise me with things and concepts they grasped so I wasn't sure how the fractions would go. Um...not well. I started off reading a book about fractions to introduce the concept and common terms and fractions. No. It went all wrong. I just ended up stopping in the middle and asked my teacher for help. Then after that group left I just broke down. My teacher let me step outside so I could cry over my complete failure. I felt horrible. My wonderful teacher told me that she has times like that still and to not worry about it. So I continued on with fractions for the other two groups, another 2nd grade group and then a 3rd grade group. Each group was better and better because developmentally the students were higher and higher.

So glad I got my first cry out of the way. I'm sure it won't be my last. And happy to report the rest of the day went pretty well. So tomorrow going to change up the original plan a bit and make things more enjoyable for EVERYONE!

Hope everyone else had a great day especially my good friend Jeana!! No more Pump it Up stories to share.....tear.

25 Random Things

2009-02-13T20:38:00.002-06:00

I've read some random things about other people lately and decided I would write my own. Presenting: 25 random things about me!

1. I was born 3 weeks early, weighing 5 lbs. and 9 oz.

2. I swallowed my first tooth eating pizza at ChuckECheese and wrote a note to the tooth fairy explaining the situation. It totally worked because I got $3!!!

3. I used to be a cheerleader....but it didn't last long.

4. I hated going to day care during my early years. Complete torture.

5. Shaving is a pain. I usually get bored in the middle of it and end up only shaving one leg. Husband can verify this.

6. I've always wanted to take voice lessons and become an AWESOME singer....oh well.

7. I do not enjoy cooking. I'm too impatient to wait for the food to finish and it just makes a huge mess with dishes to clean. I'm so grately my loving husband does enjoy cooking and keeps me well fed!

8. It bothers me when there are wet feet print on the floor mat from people after they showered. I would like to advise all future house guests to dry their feet before stepping down. Thanks for the support.

9. The color orange....disgusting. Period.

10. My husband is my one and only boyfriend. Unless you count those elementary romances. But let's not.

11. I could eat pasta and rice everyday. Which I pretty much already do. For example, dinner tonight was angel hair pasta w/herbs and that's all. And...I actually made it!

12. People used to ask me if I was related to Donald Sutherland, the actor. Um....why actually yes. My family just chose to change the spelling of our name. We wanted to be different. So we picked Sutherlin. (I hope my sarcasm is seeping through here)

13. I like sarcasm and use it often.

14. My favorite ice cream is cookies n cream!

15. I look forward to one day being a mom. I really want a little boy.

16. I really don't enjoy going to school. I'm glad to have graduated and be done with writing papers and taking tests.

17. I have a really good memory. Especially numbers, names and faces.

18. I agree with Lori. I too hate getting ready for bed when I'm tired. Remove contacts, wash face, brush teeth, use restroom, put on chapstick, and usually go to the bathroom again. Ugh.

19. I love watching TV. Probably a little too much. Some of my favs are One Tree Hill, Desperate Housewives, CSI: New York, Criminal Minds, The Mentalist, Grey's Anatomy, The Biggest Loser. Just to name a few.

20. My first pet was a cat my parents got for me when I was around one. She was named Keikei because that's how I said kitty. Awww.....precious.

21. I like to sleep in the middle of the bed. Husband isn't a fan of this.

22. This was number in softball and basketball. (22).

23. My dear cousin calls me Two Two March. Apparently that's how I said at one time, at a young age. I've seen no proof of this so it can't be verified.

24. I prefer cats to dogs. They are much more less maintenance.

25. This was a lot harder than I thought it would be.

Looper Christmas!

2009-01-07T21:55:00.006-06:00

Yes I know...a little slow at getting pictures up here. But better late than never!! We had 3 different Christmas' this year: Looper fam in Duncan, Sutherlin clan in Norman, and Ingram (mom's side) at OUR house! That's right we were the hosts! It was so nice to have the space to have the entire fam over for food and fun! Enjoy the pics!

This is myself and s-i-l Brooke (or Bwooke, as I like to say) just chillin 'til present time

Bwooke and me still chillin but now...we have antlers!

The Looper girls!

The lovely Christmas tree...sorry it's sideways...

I stole a smooch...HA!

The Looper kids...er adults. No.....kids.

The whole Looper fam! Yay for timers on cameras!

We had a great time in Duncan as usual and hope to go visit there again soon! More Christmas pics to come....soon?

Happy New Year!!

2009-01-01T11:03:00.003-06:00

So...it's 2009! I can't believe it! 2008 flew by! We're starting off the new year with Ingram family christmas at our house. Which reminds me, I still haven't posted pics of the new homestead. I'll be sure to take pics today and post later. So here in a few hours about 20 people will be packed into this place, unwrapping gifts, eating, playing games, eating, playing the wii, eating, hanging out and probably some more eating. :) I am looking forward to having everyone together. Better go shower and start getting things ready!

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!

Yay! I'm graduated

2008-12-30T17:45:00.005-06:00

Happy Graduation pictures!!

wOOt!!

I'm DONE!!

2008-12-19T09:53:00.002-06:00

Holy cow I'm a college grad! Wow sometimes I never thought this day would come but it's finally here. No more tests. No more papers. No more sitting through worthless classes (and there's been quite a few of those). And tomorrow I get to walk across the stage, receive my empty diploma book, and then spend the day celebrating with my family!! I can't wait!!!

Lori: This is the "Best Gift Ever"!!

Is it Thursday at 3:30 yet?

2008-12-16T15:36:00.002-06:00

So....I'm studying for my final finals of my life, and I got to say...it's really hard. I'm trying to suck it up, study hard for a couple more days but seriously....drained. Sick of school. Completely. I'm ready for Thursday at 3:30 when I will be finished with the tests. Then I'm ready for Saturday to walk across the stage wearing my lovely cap and gown, shake the hand of some person I don't know, smile, take my empty diploma book, sit through the remainder of the ceremony, take pictures, and then go eat. The one thing that would make my graduation even better, if my grandma could be there to see it. I miss you Mimi!

Ok....back to studying.....(grumble,grumble)

2008-11-22T19:42:00.002-06:00

We're in our new house. Well the house isn't new, it's actually been around for about 50 years, but it's new to us! WE HAVE SOOO MUCH SPACE!!! At our previous residence, the rockin' apartment, we were unable to put all the kitchen stuff in the kitchen. We had 2 boxes of cookware, mixers, tupperware and other misc. kitchen stuff in the closet of the office/guest room. But now....it all fits with room to spare! That's right, empty shelves! Another great thing about the new house is the master bedroom is ginormous so we're on the prowl for a KING size bed!! Oh my goodness I am pretty excited about this. The new bed will be large enough for us and our furry children. However I wonder if they'll sleep next to us or still continue to sleep on top of us....hmm...?
A downside to the new spacious house is Jeremy now wants a new t.v. A new, huge, needs its own room t.v. Um....yeah. I just don't know about that. It also doesn't help that my own father is giving him tips on ways to trick, weasel, and brown nose his way to obtaining the t.v. Oh goodness.
In other news, I went and saw Twilight last night. The movie was great, I thoroughly enjoyed it. There were many clapping, screaming, sighing, cheering young girls in the crowd, pretty amusing. They cheered when the curtains started going up. And oh my goodness you should've heard them when Edward appeared.....precious.
Well, watching OU, better go focus on it. BEAT TECH!!

*I promise to post pics of the new house.....someday...

So we're moving

2008-11-13T15:58:00.003-06:00

For those of you unaware (if anyone even reads this thing) Jeremy and I are moving this weekend. WAIT! Don't panic! We're just moving up to "the city" into my grandparents' house. (I quote "the city" because being from "the city" I think it's funny that people refer to it as "the city") Anyway. Yeah so moving day is Saturday, of course, because that's when the cold front is supposed to move in. We have some great people coming to help us move, willing to give up their Saturday, climb up and down stairs, lift heavy, awkward shaped objects, load them into a truck, drive to "the city" and unload them. Whew! I'm so thankful for my awesome friends and family!

Then Sunday is my mom's celebration. Saturday marks her 15 year anniversary of being breast cancer free!! I'm so happy for her and proud of her. I can't imagine not having had her around these past 15 years. So we're (the fam) is throwing her a little shin-dig that includes Panda Garden (delicious), strawberry cake with strawberry frosting (double delicious), and maybe another event that involves a chick flick.

So crazy busy weekend. Perhaps someday I will post pictures of my awesome happenings. For now...it's off to class.

*Lori- please tell Cameron that I say "WWwwhhhhhhhaaaaaaaaaaattttttttttttt???

I know I know... I stink at blogging

2008-10-13T10:09:00.003-05:00

So once again it's been about 8 years since my last post...eh. So since it's been some time since I've shared any happenings of my life, I shall try to fill you in. Well, to relate to my previous post, I took the Elementary Education Certification test in September and found out I passed that one too! YES!! Getting closer to having my own classroom and not paying for school! SUPER!! Cousin Lori is trying to convince me to forego student teaching and just start working with her in the spring semester. (Ifeel your pain Lori)

Another happening in the Looper fam, Jeremy and I are moving. Moving day is Nov. 15, a little less than five weeks. We'll be moving up to I-240 and Penn and will be living in my grandparents' house. So for the last few weeks and in the coming weeks til moving day, major cleaning has been going on at the future home. My grandparents never threw anything away, which equals lots of stuff. Seriously have found something from the last 5 decades...no joke. Old pay stubs, receipts, electric bills, letters, newspaper, magazines, etc. My older brother and I think it's pretty cool to see stuff "from the past", but my poor only child father is a little overwhelmed with the amount of stuff he has to go through. Anyone need any decorations for a birthday party from 1954? Because we totally have some!

Along with the cleaning, we have been remodeling the house. The house basically hadn't changed since the 60s, so the look was pretty outdated. And since Jeremy and I will be living there, my dad has allowed us to make decisions on textures, paint colors, tile, countertops, etc. One might be excited about that privilege right? Well this indecisive gal has been a wee bit overwhelmed. I mean, it's a lot of pressure to pick out things that will look good and match and actually look better than before. Jeremy helped me out and I think we picked some good colors. This past weekend we spent all weekend painting (and of course more cleaning). Luckily we took a break to watch the game...or...not so much. BOO!

We'll be having an estate sale Oct. 24 & 25 if anyone needs some furniture (most is actually fairly new) and then we have some other "antiques". Just throwing it out there.

Okay well I'm glad I took the time to post but I shouldn't keep putting off my paper any longer...or all the other homework and errands I have to do.

It's been awhile...

2008-08-14T10:28:00.001-05:00

So....it's been some time since my last post. I honestly forgot I had one...oops! So...there's been quite a bit that has gone on but I don't want to type it all and I'm sure you don't want to read it all.

First and foremost, we got a Wii. Very fun. We're on the lookout for the Wii Fit. My aunt got the Wii Fit and while it completely destroyed my self-esteem, I enjoyed playing the games. And my competitive nature wants to get one, and show it who's boss. Shaky leg....I don't think so.

In other news, I am currently reading "Twilight". I have many friends that have read all the books and even went to the midnight release of the 4th book in the series. So I decided to read it to see what all the fuss was about. I wasn't sure about it because it's about vampires and I'm not really into sci-fi kinds of things. But I gave it a try and...I must say....it is good. They have made the movie "Twilight" which comes out in September (more faithful/obsessed readers might correct me on this) and I saw the preview for when I was at the movies on Saturday. It looks pretty good, so I may be joining the "gang" to go see it.

Oh, the softball team I played with on Friday nights got first in the league with a record of 15-1. That's right....we dominated. I had so much fun playing and can't wait til next summer for our co-ed team.

I take my elementary certification test on 9/6, so I guess I'll be reviewing some for that, so I can receive a passing score.

That's really it....mostly because I'm sick of typing and want to go read some more of "Twilight", so then I can start the next book!

Hope everyone has a great day!

P.S. Kristina, it's time for another Sir Biscuits story. Thanks.

I PASSED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

2008-07-18T18:10:00.002-05:00

Today I received an email with my "unofficial score" for my Mild/Moderate Certification test and I passed!!! Whew! That makes 2 tests down....eh...a couple more to go. But oh my goodness I am so excited and relieved that it's over and I passed. wOOt wOOt!!!

I am truly sorry you all missed my dance after I read my email. Hubby was the only one lucky enough to witness my awesome moves. Perhaps I can share them again....perhaps. :) :) :) :)

2008-07-17T14:24:00.003-05:00

Um...so not much to write about here. I gotta say, I read all these different blogs and the people have such wonderful stories to tell and they're written so creatively, that it makes me think that my blog...well...stinks. Maybe I shouldn't be so hard on myself, I mean, it is new, but man I wish I had a great story to tell to wow you all.

I will say that this past Saturday I witnessed the hilarity of Jim Gaffigan with my 'rents, lil bro and Jeremy. Dear goodness...the man is funny. I never thought I would laugh so hard at someone talking about ketchup. It was wonderful. I'm pretty sure the girl in front of me could not become my best friend...don't think she was a fan of my laughter. And my mom was sitting right next to me so the 2 of us combined.....loud. Oh well....he's funny, I laugh loud, deal with it.

In other news, the softball team I am playing with on Friday nights, we are currently 8-0. That's right....we rule. While I am enjoying getting to play softball, I would like to see our Alameda Co-ed team reunite next season. Let me rephrase that... WE WILL REUNITE!!! So, anybody out there that would like to play co-ed softball next summer, let me know. It's never too early to recruit.
TOOTLES!!!

I Heart Nicholas Sparks!

2008-07-09T10:58:00.003-05:00

Ok don't know if there are any other Nicholas Sparks fans out there but I have some fantabulous news. There is going to be another motion picture based off of another one of Nicholas Sparks' books. Why you ask? Because he is the best author ever! The US release date for the film is September 26th and it's based off his book Nights in Rodanthe. I watched the trailer on his website, nicholassparks.com, and I'm really excited. I think I'm going to have to read the book again as a refresher. YAY! While I am really excited about this new movie, I think they should make a movie based off his book The Wedding. Talk about a tearjerker. I mean it's like The Notebook on steroids. Very good!!!!

I also learned from the website that he is currently working on his next novel which is entitled, The Lucky One. I can't wait for that one to arrive. I recently finished his book Three Weeks With My Brother, a memoir. That too was excellent!!! I highly recommend it.

So there's my exciting news and my plug for Nicholas Sparks. wOOt!

2008-07-09T09:31:00.002-05:00

Not much going on around here. I just wanted to post a quote from good ol' Dr. Phil.

"It's time common sense makes a come back in America."

Haha....love it.

Hewwo Bwoggers!

2008-07-03T11:43:00.000-05:00

So...since I have become a blogger stalker, I thought I would start my own. That way my stalking won't seem so...creepy?