Camping+8 months Pregnant=SO TIRED!!

Last weekend Daron and I set out on our only camping adventure for this summer to Smith and Morehouse reservoir. I agreed on this because my parents have a trailer and Daron and I could have one of the beds. I thought that sounded great. The only problem was the bed mattresses are very thin and me being 22 pounds heavier (I know!) it wasn't as comfy as I thought it would be. When we came home I was exhausted! It took the next couple days to recuperate. Isn't that sad! But all in all it was a wonderful get-away with family.
Below: Daron pulled a dead tree out of the ground and started to burn it.



Below: Daron trying to catch a fish...which he never found. But doesn't he look like a true fisherman??



We fished, played horseshoes, Frisbee golf, card games, ate yummy food and as always laughed and laughed. It's weird to think that next year we will have a 10 month old baby to bring with us! We are looking forward to it!

Life after Junior High

The day that I've been waiting for has finally arrived....summer! Last Friday was my last day of school. Leading up to that day I was antsy and ready to be done, but as Friday approached I was very emotional. I could of course blame that on my pregnancy hormones but I think a lot of it was just me. I knew that I would not be returning next year which brought more emotion. I have truly loved teaching Junior High. This year was soooo stressful and hard but it was very rewarding.
On Friday my 9th graders had to report to first period. I had 10 out of 28 show up. We talked and signed yearbooks waiting for the time to report to the assembly. As they were leaving these two students said to me, "We are really going to miss you." Now these were two students, a boy and girl, who really didn't seem that interested in Geography. They showed up on occasion and did the minimum required. Now they say something nice the very last day. Who knew?
The rest of the day was fun but very unreal. I still felt that I would have to get ready to teach the next week. These are just a few of the things I will miss...

1. Seeing the excitement as students grasp onto a new concept.
2. Begging - "Mrs. Bergstrom can we go outside. Pleeeaaaassseee!"
3. Excuses - "I'm late cause I had to help my friend to her class" (right for 15 minutes???)
4. Random student comments "Mrs. Bergstrom I have two suggestions. First you should bring us treats tomorrow, and second we shouldn't have to take this test." (As you could have guessed I didn't take either suggestion)
5. Interacting with amazing teachers!
6. The stuffy smell of my portable by 7th period.
7. Students giving me advice on what to name our baby.
8. Watching my first period group of boys study hard for their map quizzes and then comparing scores when they get them back. (All these boys showed HUGE improvement by the end of the year!)
9. Trying to keep my 1st period awake and controlling the hyperness of my 7th period.
10. Students telling me thank you and how much they have learned! What a rewarding job.

The next two weeks I will be teaching summer school at my Junior High, but then I'm officially done. I'm grateful that I was able to teach at least a year but I am truly blessed to be able to stay home with our baby. Daron has received a great education and has a great job. I'm grateful that he provides so I can stay home. I know I will go crazy but it will be worth it:)