Moving to Roanoke, VA

We got back from Hawaii mid-June and spent a month visiting out parents and enjoying life before starting real life again. Unfortunately we did not make it to Dollywood, but I did take Dave to the Knoxville Zoo, where I hadn't been in about 10 years.

Then we moved to Roanoke, VA in July, 2014.

Now, the most important thing about Roanoke is that this is the view from my classroom window:

The view is both good and bad. I have class in this one room from 8-5 and usually eat lunch in here too, so we need something to look at. At the same time, it's torture to see mountains all around us all the time and not be able to GO HIKE THEM.

Dave started school too, but as a teacher! Here he is, off to interview at Faith Christian School where he now works, molding young minds. Dave teaches seventh grade Foundations of Western Civ, seventh grade Ancient Literature, and twelfth grade U.S. History. Not exactly having gotten a masters degree in these subjects, he's usually learning his own lessons somewhere between two weeks and twenty minutes before his students do. He would say this shows how flexible a Duke M.Div. can be.

Below is the classroom where the magic happens, and also where he says such things as, "Ok, quizzes are out--I don't understand why there needs to be talking," and, "Don't make me regret treating you like adults," as well as [grouchy teacher face]. All things considered, the first year of teaching is the hardest thing Dave says he's ever done, but he loves it!

He's also the part-time librarian for his school, and I go there to do homework pretty often on nights and weekends (since the JCHS library is never open).  He was able to make sure my practice eyeball remained intact long enough to terrify the first graders.