My second year of teaching took place at Stewart Elementary in Forrest City, AR. I taught 1st grade. Like most first graders, my students had trouble staying in their seats. On one particular day, it had gotten really out of control and I told them to PRETEND that their rear ends were glued to their seats. Little did I know that one of my students took that statement literally.
The next day, a little girl in my room, we will call her Dee, called out to me and said "Mrs. Vuns....M put glue in my chair!" At first I was really frustrated with why M was putting glue in Dee's chair until I realized what I had said to them previously. Little did I know, the day before he had put glue in his own seat and sat in it. When I called his mom to explain what happened, she laughed and said "well, i was wondering what that stuff on his pants was!"
Fortunately, the mother wasn't mad and everything turned out to be fine. I explained to the kids that I did not actually mean for them to put glue in their seats and we had a good laugh. Needless to say, I learned my lesson and I can promise you I have never said anything like that to any of my students since!
Sunday, January 2, 2011
Wednesday, December 22, 2010
An Awesome Blessing
This first story is one that is very dear to my heart. It isn't about my students or Bella, but about how Neela came into my life.
Far too many people take for granted the ability to have children. There was a time not too long ago that I had finally faced one of the biggest fears of my life and accepted the fact that I wasn't going to be able to get pregnant and have a child of my own. Nick and I had seriously begun looking into adoption. Why couldn't I have a baby of my own? Panic/Anxiety disorder.
I struggled daily with panic attacks and it had almost gotten to the point where I couldn't leave my own home without having an attack. Many of you may be saying "I never knew she struggled like this." and that is because I became a genius at hiding it. My dr. and I finally found the right combination of meds to allow me to function somewhat normally but it is not safe to take these meds when you are pregnant. I knew that there was no way I could get off the meds and wouldn't even consider putting a baby at risk just to fulfill my selfish need of having a child of my own.
During this time, I had numerous friends and family members getting pregnant. I was very happy for them but also very sad and spent a lot of time crying because I wanted a baby too. Finally I found a therapist that was able to help me tremendously. After a year of therapy and a lot of praying, I felt like I could possibly get off some of my meds if I was able to get pregnant. A few months later, I was pregnant and forced to get off some of my meds. As scary as it was, God was there with me the entire pregnancy and my panic & anxiety started to subside! Talk about miracles!! Today I have a precious one year old baby girl that is worth everything I went through!
Far too many people take for granted the ability to have children. There was a time not too long ago that I had finally faced one of the biggest fears of my life and accepted the fact that I wasn't going to be able to get pregnant and have a child of my own. Nick and I had seriously begun looking into adoption. Why couldn't I have a baby of my own? Panic/Anxiety disorder.
I struggled daily with panic attacks and it had almost gotten to the point where I couldn't leave my own home without having an attack. Many of you may be saying "I never knew she struggled like this." and that is because I became a genius at hiding it. My dr. and I finally found the right combination of meds to allow me to function somewhat normally but it is not safe to take these meds when you are pregnant. I knew that there was no way I could get off the meds and wouldn't even consider putting a baby at risk just to fulfill my selfish need of having a child of my own.
During this time, I had numerous friends and family members getting pregnant. I was very happy for them but also very sad and spent a lot of time crying because I wanted a baby too. Finally I found a therapist that was able to help me tremendously. After a year of therapy and a lot of praying, I felt like I could possibly get off some of my meds if I was able to get pregnant. A few months later, I was pregnant and forced to get off some of my meds. As scary as it was, God was there with me the entire pregnancy and my panic & anxiety started to subside! Talk about miracles!! Today I have a precious one year old baby girl that is worth everything I went through!
Tuesday, December 21, 2010
"You should write a book......"
When telling stories of things that happen in my life, the phrase "you should write a book" always comes up. Instead of writing a book, I have chosen to create this blog. Some stories are sweet and some are funny, either way many people have found them entertaining. The main characters in my stories are my students, my dog (Bella), and now my daughter is starting to create a few of her own. I hope you enjoy reading them as much as I enjoy sharing them!
Monday, December 20, 2010
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