From last Thursday until now, my life has been busy.
Classroom:
I got the go-ahead to bring my daddy in my classroom and fix my bathroom. Even though he had never seen a commode like this before, he fixed it. I still need a toilet tank lid and a tank needs to be removed before I even think about letting my kids use it again. Plus, there is dirt everywhere in that bathroom. It needs cleaning as well.
There is talk of getting a pet fish in my classroom. We'll see how that goes..
All of my kids made an A on their math tests on Wednesday. Today, all of my kids made a 100 on their spelling pretest. My policy on that is if they make a 100 on the pretest, there is no use in taking the test over on Friday. Guess we'll have a little extra free time.. My Dad says they must have a great teacher.. ;)
Personal
My original plan on Saturday was to watch my niece and nephew, M and J, while big brother K and sis-in-law J went to the Alabama game. However, my sis-in-law got tickets from her work. They used those tickets and brought their kiddos to the game.. which happens to be the twins first legit Alabama football game. So, this meant Dad and I got to use their regular season tickets to watch the game. J and M were precious. M informed me that it was her first time at a "Roll Tide" game. I told her she was lucky, I didn't get to experience game day until I was 11. I had a great time. It's always a blessing to spend time with my Daddy.
When I was not enjoying the Roll Tide moments, I was cheering on my Alpha Gams during Recruitment. There is a lot of sweat and tears that go along with this process. In the end, they got 25 amazing girls.. all of which are really precious.. Here are some highlights from the week:
*Disclaimer* My pictures are really out of order!
Pledge Class Fall 2008 on Bid Day. Kimbrell (holding the Gamma) was Vice President of Recruitment for this school year. Kellie (holding the Delta) is continuing her schooling to become a music teacher!
My pledge class at Open House. Open House is the first night of Recruitment. 2 of the girls are in the previous picture so you know about them. Lydia, the one in the green dress, is in her first year of law school at Cumberland School of Law.
This is my first "grand-sis-daughter", Tori. She's absolutely adorable.
This is Onie and me. The chapter's recruitment advisor plays favorites every year. I was last year's. I gladly passed my torch of being the favorite to Onie this year!
For many, many years, Alpha Gam does a post recruitment tradition. The moment the last preference party is complete, all of the actives vote for the candidate to win the Rush Ring. The Rush Ring has been passed down for awhile. It goes to the girl who has the best attitude, work ethic, rushing techniques, etc. My Advisor from when I was New Member Coordinator admitted to winning the ring in 2000. It's old. Anyways, last year, I was surprised when my sisters voted me to win the prize and glory. I only won by one vote. Laurel (pictured above) was the first runner up. Laurel always said she was going to win it after that. She worked her bushy tail off this year. She created a new recruitment board for Orientation. She repainted the Welcome to Montevallo board. She created the video. She was also in charge of one night's parties. I was so excited to see her name so much when I counted up the ballots this year. She won by a landslide. She deserved it! Some people say she's "The Barbs of Pledge Class Fall 2010."
This was taken when the Bid List was read. It's a tradition for the actives and local alums to gather in the Chapter Room and hear the Bid List Read. Jesilyn (pictured with the surprised hands on the right) was surprised when she heard one name being called. As you can see, everyone was happy and surprised for her.
This is my family line. I welcomed in 3 great-grand-sis-daughters. They are the three near the bottom. I'm excited to pass on my Alpha Gam wisdom to them all.
