CHS, Changes, & St. Patrick's Day

Since the last time we have talked, things have been pretty busy! To start, Cameron High School's theater department put on their student-directed One Acts a couple weekends ago. The seniors worked hard on directing their peers and ended up putting on great shows. My favorite was probably Booby Trap (pictured on the right), which focused on a soldier who sits down on a what ends up being a booby trap and throughout the course of the play we see flashbacks and flash-forwards of his life. For it being such a heavy topic, the kids did a great job. The other two plays This Is A Test and Imperfect Proposal were both comedies and definitely got some great laughs out of the crowd.

 

I think the biggest news I have to announce is the fact that I interviewed and was hired for a teaching position within the Blue Springs R-IV School District. While I love Cameron, this will be a great move for me professionally as I will be closer to home and I will be moving into a middle school Language Arts position, which is what I went to college to do. From what I have been told I will be teaching 6th grade Reading.

 

Now for some super FUN stuff! One of my co-workers and his wife are due to have their first child in April. Our English department threw him a surprise baby shower last week complete with a camouflage cake, gifts, and a lot of pink decorations. We were quote proud of ourselves for keeping it a surprise until right before the shower took place!

 

Of course, I need to recap St. Patrick's Day. Ben and I both worked all day, but we did manage to get out to Westport for a couple of hours - sporting our green. We went to Westport Saloon, because honestly, where else would we go? We met up with a few friends for a couple of beers, chat, and naturally, stick-on mustaches.

  

Lastly, I just wanted to share a couple snap shots of our home projects. We got a few small Easter decorations put up. We are hosting Easter at our house on Sunday. We're planning on having ham, shrimp, potatoes, veggies, and desserts. One of the best parts of having a house is getting to host holiday dinners. Another part that I really love is getting to decorate the space in a way that reflects us. We finished out family photo wall over the weekend and I AM IN LOVE WITH IT. We tried to represent each branch of our family. Pictures that were included:

• Duvall family
• Duvall-Cundiff branch of Duvall family
• Carl
• Tyler's senior picture
• Richard's military photo
• Helms family
• Ben and me with my brother
• My grandma Betty and me
• Aniston
• Me, Ally, and Aniston (to be replaced with their family photo)
• Ben and me
• Ben, me, and Venesia

  

I hope Spring has gotten off to a great start for you guys. I'm looking forward to seeing what it brings!