I know not many people actually read this but I do enjoy writing my blog.
So 2009 has not started that well for me. In my last post I was talking about a cough that I had..... well I went to the Dr shortly after that post and was told I had a virus and that I was having trouble breathing because of that and my asthma. I was given a new puffer and told that I would feel crappy for a week or two. Well I spent the rest of that week on the couch at home (luckily I didn't have to turn work down! I just had no calls that week) but the following week I had work at the jr high.. and I could barely work. I couldn't get from my couch to my bathroom without getting completely out of breath and coughing, I don't know WHY I even though I could work at the jr high. I did work all day Monday and then the am on tuesday and went immediately to the ER on Tuesday. I couldn't' take it anymore. I was so out of breath from the littlest things and was always sleeping and didn't have an appetite. Luckily I didn't have to wait too long and after Chest X-rays was told I has pneumonia. I was glad I got a diagnosis and drugs that worked but if anything I got worse for another two days until the meds kicked in. It took me several weeks to get mostly better but I'm still not 100%. I'm mostly there and have started getting my appetite back. Apparently pneumonia is a great diet.... only I don't recommend it at all!! I've dropped over a size in pants due to being sick. I know I'll gain it back. OH! the other thing that is going on is that my thyroid is all messed up again. I had another appointment with my Internal Medicine Dr here in pei (I really like this guy, he's super thorough) and my blood tests reveal I'm anemic, my thyroid levels are low again AND I may have Celiac's Disease. I go back in May and will find out more. This appointment was a week after I was in the ER but my blood tests were done 2 1/2 weeks before that....before I got super sick.
Other than my health, 2009 hasn't been too bad. I'm not getting as many hours as I wanted subbing, but I am averaging at least 2 days a week so it's better than nothing. I spent 3 days teaching a grade 4 french immersion class which was fun but I realized how unsure I am of my french and how nervous I am speaking it. I had an interview for a contract teaching grade 1 french immersion but didn't get it. But It was really good experience. I finally have all my papers from maine so I can get my official teaching papers instead of just my subbing papers, though I have to fill out two more sets of forms and pay more money. I can't wait to be completely certified and I can't wait to have my own classroom.... hopefully I'll have one next fall... I can't wait to be able to plan lessons and to organize things. Right now I show up and find out that morning what I am doing. One thing that was fun, I got to teach home ec the other day, we made huge heart shaped chocolate chip cookies. It was so much fun! I LOVE to cook so being able to teach it was just fun.
Matt and I had a pretty low key valentine's day. The week before I had mentioned to Matt that I wanted flowers and miss getting flowers. I feel bad when I do things like that because I feel like I'm forcing him - though he did say he was planning on getting me some before I said anything.He did end up getting me a dozed gorgeous long stemmed roses (that came with a vase and everything). That night he took me to a "fancy" restaurant called Sim's Steakhouse and Oyster bar. People here in Charlottetown think it's so fancy but it's really not. It has decent food (not great) but it was all that was open. There's a better restaurant called Lot 30 that Matt took me to for our anniversary but it's closed for the winter. We had a good night. Things between Matt and I have been going super. I am looking forward to finding a house (hopefully) this spring. Just to have a place that is ours. That doesn't have neighbour's that you can hear or worry about making too much noise and bothering (say with Rock Band Drums). Having a driveway to park in instead of parking around back and having to climb through snowbanks to get to our car. Not having three flights of super steep narrow stairs to go up and down. I do worry about not being able to find a nice place that we both like AND within our budget. Its still too early for most of the spring listings but around March break is when they start. So we'll see. I think that even if we don't find a house that we'll move. I'm sick of having to go to the laundry mat and the stairs and the parking AND i miss having a dishwasher.
So I've gotten super behind on my photo challenge...... my excuse is that I was sick but I'm not sick now and I'm still not really taking many photos.
