I woke up Sunday morning, I looked up on the wall, The skeeters and the bedbugs Were having a game of ball. The score was 6 to nothing, The skeeters were ahead, The bedbugs hit a homerun And knocked me out of bed! Singin’ – Eener meener and a miner mo, Catch a Whipper Whopper … [Read more…]
At last. I am done with school! Woohoo! On Friday I hit the ‘submit’ button for my professional teaching certificate renewal program. It was a lot of work- easily logged over 100 hours doing this thing- and that was just screen time not including the work I did in class with kids. I was a … [Read more…]
My little buddy took a lap with me today. I couldn’t have been more proud as he took off running around the track as fast as his little legs could carry him! It’s nice to have another running buddy. :
Know what I did on this, the first Monday of my summer vacation? 1. I woke up (9:30) 2. Ate breakfast (peanut butter smash) 3. Went for a run (11:00) 4. Sat in various chairs silently while working on my pro-cert stuff (12:30-6:30). I’m so over that crap. Jealous? Yeah, me either! The good part … [Read more…]
Let’s just say things have been nuts. I know I’ve said we are finishing my papers for recertification, and I tell ya, it is a time and energy sucker. And I miss my kids! AND I’m jealous of all my friends who are headed away to Rome, Disneyland or even just the nearby beaches! Perhaps … [Read more…]
Another year is done. I spent Monday tying up loose ends with report cards and my classroom, Tuesday I was saying goodbye in class to my students and colleagues, and Wednesday found me whooping it up with my students at my house after Gigi had her last day of school. It was a short week … [Read more…]
This weekend has been a weekend for the weightloss warrior in me. We had my friend’s 40th birthday and a couple of Father’s Day celebrations. In addition to just seeing lots of family and friends (we also whooped it up my my parents, brothers and their families on Friday), I had to deal with lots … [Read more…]
One of my oldest and bestest friends turned 40 last week. We celebrated at her house today with a rocking BBQ. Here’s the picture to prove just. How. Rockin’! Actually, she and I are total dorks, still to this day. As the class of 1991 turns 40, it would seem the way to celebrate is … [Read more…]
My son was gone this evening and when we asked, my daughter was up for a night run! I chased these two round the hood after dinner tonight. My muscles hurt all day so I let the weights go for the evening and instead am hunkering down to watch very important things on Netflix. 🙂
Five days till the last day- school days, that is. There’s a weekend in there too. Have I finished report cards? Nope. Is my classroom summer ready? Getting there. Am I having a blast with my student- the sweetest class evah? YES! I’m in denial. The last day? what is “last day”? I’m going to … [Read more…]