Saturday was an eventful day... We spent nearly 7 hours looking for new cell phones. Our contract with Sprint was up and we were free to switch to any carrier of our choosing (along with any phone/PDA). This task was overwhelming.
First stop was a small Sprint Store. Very few phones, most of them were broken and all displays (not real). Awful. Next stop was AT&T, home of the iPhone (which we knew we did not want to pay for). More phones, decent plans, but what about all of those minutes spent calling Sprint customers...
To Verizon! 15% discount for PPS employees, decent plans, decent phones, busier than the mall on Black Friday. We grabbed the literature and left. Feeling completely confused, distraught, and frustrated with wasting one of our precious few days off... we stumbled upon a new Sprint Store!
Lots of phones, all working! We decided to keep our same plan that has been working for us for almost a year (550 minutes!!!) and just get new phones. Justin chose the Samsung Exclaim! (dual slider) and Tammy chose the Samsung Reclaim! (Evironmentally green phone, it is green in color too).
Besides wanting the internet to customize our new phones, we are very satisfied. Worth 7 hours of stress? Probably not.
Sunday, September 20, 2009
Monday, September 7, 2009
Oak Hills
Here are the pictures of my preschool classroom. I have been working on it for about a week now and I think it's done. We have 3 open houses this week at various times so that families can come when it's most convenient for them. I am hoping for about a 50% turn out, but that may be wishful thinking. Unfortunately sometimes education is not a priority for the families I work with. But I am excited to meet my kids and see what the school year has in store for me.
This is the outside of my classroom. The building that I am in is considered the higher education building for Oak Hills Church in Milwaukie. We are leasing the space from the Church.
The art area, playdoh table and small manipulatives table.
The paint easel and sensory table. We are starting out with sand, jewels, and large pretend coins in the sensory table. I think they will love digging for the treasures!
The small manipulatives shelf and the children's cubbies under the fish tank. The kids are going to vote to decide what kind of fish we will get for the tank. Cheryl, my dorector, created the kid's "clean-up station" on the wall by the cubbies. I love it!
The pretend/dramatic play area.
The writing table, fully stocked and ready for little authors! The science shelf is behind that.
The couch will be a comfy spot to read books whenever our library shelf finally arrives.
More of the pretend area and part of the block shelf.
The block area, as well as the area that we will have cirlce time.
This is the outside of my classroom. The building that I am in is considered the higher education building for Oak Hills Church in Milwaukie. We are leasing the space from the Church.
The art area, playdoh table and small manipulatives table.
The paint easel and sensory table. We are starting out with sand, jewels, and large pretend coins in the sensory table. I think they will love digging for the treasures!
The small manipulatives shelf and the children's cubbies under the fish tank. The kids are going to vote to decide what kind of fish we will get for the tank. Cheryl, my dorector, created the kid's "clean-up station" on the wall by the cubbies. I love it!
The pretend/dramatic play area.
The writing table, fully stocked and ready for little authors! The science shelf is behind that.
The couch will be a comfy spot to read books whenever our library shelf finally arrives.
More of the pretend area and part of the block shelf.
The block area, as well as the area that we will have cirlce time.Sunday, September 6, 2009
School Pictures
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