courtney rebecca

If you don't already know, I love Texas hair . The bigger the better. Jason just thinks it's funny, but whatever! I am blessed with a ridiculous amount of naturally blond hair, so I figure I should just embrace it. My dear friend Celina posted the following video on Facebook last week with a link to a tutorial for no-heat vintage curls. Well, I had to try it. One of the worst things is when it's hot outside and you have to curl your hair. Especially with hot rollers. Ugh. So like she mentioned when she posted it, this would be a great option for summer months when it's just torture to flat iron, curl, or roll your hair. So I tried it last night. Oh man. I'm obviously not as good at it as her, so my curls weren't even and didn't continue all the way around the back. But it totally worked! And when she says vintage curls, she means it. Jason called me Farrah all morning at church. I kinda love it. What do you think?

Hooray! I had my interview today, and I got my job back for next year! I will be the teacher librarian at Green Gables Elementary and Red Rocks Elementary. Praise the Lord!

Hallelujah! The call finally came today. My interview for my job plus half time at Red Rocks is this Friday at 2:30 Mountain time. So for you Texas folks, that's 3:30 pm! Pray pray pray that it goes great and they want me to stay for next year! I am hopeful and confident, but I value your prayers so much. Thank you! I'll post again the minute I know something!

I officially re-applied for my job tonight. Interview should be next week! Prayers appreciated!

I am so thankful for the opportunity to reapply for my job (+ half time at Red Rocks). I went up to Red Rocks Elementary today to talk to the librarian from this year and just get a feel for the school. Uhm, wow. First of all, their school has windows. So that's something we don't have at Green Gables. But the librarian there was so sweet and really seemed to be making an effort to leave her library in a good place for whoever is there next year. Hopefully me! I'm also thankful that many of my wonderful coworkers have been willing to write recommendation letters for me with very little notice. They have been so positive, and I'm so glad that we have a good relationship. I'm going to miss just being at Green Gables. I love my teachers. I'm also thankful that today is Thursday, which makes tomorrow Friday. I need another weekend! I am wiped out!

I absolutely love it when Kingsley sits on the couch like a person. And I love it when you ask him a question and he tilts his head. We were messing around with him on the couch the other day and he did both at the same time! So adorable.

The first job I ever had was the summer after I turned 16. Up until this point, I had claimed that I didn't really like kids. This was pretty hilarious, considering I WAS a kid. Anyway, I got a job at the Cliff Nelson Recreation Center as a day camp counselor for the 5 & 6 year old group. At 16 years old, I was responsible for a group of FIFTEEN 5 & 6 year olds. Uh, yikes. When I think about that now, I have no idea why anyone thought this was a good idea. But believe me, I learned a lot! And it really changed the direction of my life... if I hadn't worked at Cliff Nelson, I think I would be doing something completely different now. But thanks to that first job, I continued on to work with kids in just about every other job I've had! I even got to be a counselor at Kadesh when my sister was a camper. And this summer, I'm back at it again. And I'm back with 5 & 6 year olds! I found out on Friday that I got a job at the Happy Trails Day Camp, which is just...