No way, no way, no way! Thanks SO much
AmberDaze!!! I just got home from work and after another day, I'm so exhausted! I turned the computer on to work on tomorrow's lesson plans and decided to take a break and just catch up on the disboards. Once the site loaded, I got the message saying I had a PM from you, Daze. I was like, "Huh? How come she's messaging me?" I've seen you write on the boards a lot (so to me you're like ... a celebrity, lol) and we've actually played a bunch of fireworks games in the past (as I watched your score just increase exponentially!) but I couldn't figure out why I had a message from you. I saw the code and was like ... AHHH! Could it be?!? I signed onto VMK just now to input the code and have little RachelNinja sit in it (but then I had to sign off to work, lol).
Daze, you don't know how happy you made me. Your generosity definitely just warms my heart. I'm currently a middle school teacher (I teach 6-8th grade in ELA and math) and I've been swamped since the start of school! I actually have had the job for only 2 weeks today! I didn't even realize it! There was a sudden opening at the school and I was interviewed the next day and received the job the same day. I was/am under so much pressure to do well and night after night, I just kept crying (I even had to go into the school bathrooms to stop from crying because of the stress) because I was so overwhelmed with all my responsibilities. I was suddenly given the books and the curriculum and had barely any time to go over anything before stepping into the classroom.
I haven't had much of a chance to sign onto VMK (sometimes I don't sign on at all) because I know real life comes first. It's recommended that teachers should plan lessons on a week to week basis but because it's the start for me, I'm struggling with doing it day to day (but I'm thankfully slowly getting the hang of it and starting to REALLY connect with the kids). Getting a kali couch really just energized me because even though I don't spend as much time on VMK as I used to and as I would like, I still feel the VMK and Disney spirit because of you, Daze!
I really could go on and on but I don't believe my words could do justice to how I feel inside. I've been watching people on the board write about their wins and although I'm thrilled for so many of my new DIS friends, I felt a little bummed because if it weren't for my job, I would've been in particular rooms at the time that they won! But AmberDaze,
you made my dream come true
Also, another big thanks to
Trishqtpi for the offer as well! The caring generosity of DIS members really makes me so ... so ...
I will definitely be checking this thread to see if I too can make someone's dream come true