Hey, there! Anybody ever come to this site anymore…?
I turned in the last of my grades this morning and am just finishing up preparations for my new on-line summer class that starts on Tuesday. Ah, but then… then I’ll have time at last to write! And to catch up with all of my [...]
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Finally! We had a record-breaking high today of 93 degrees, and the leaves are definitely STARTING to unfold. Still a ton of bare branches, but plenty of pollen and more and more bright spots of green and patches of flowers. Spring is here at last. Felt like an interminably long winter this year.
My son and [...]
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Just keep working. Keep reading. Keep grading. Keep getting up and putting on work clothes and driving to school. Keep standing in front of those students. Keep going to meetings. Keep on keepin on.
Sometimes in a person’s life it’s 95% about JUST KEEP MOVING…
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Yeh, well, so I think Spring is coming…. March is supposed to be Spring, right? Only not so much today. This weekend was in the low 60s and today five inches of snow. Hmmm. Well, at least my son enjoyed it…
He created a bow out of some branch that came down int he last storm [...]
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Hmmm. Well, that’s what showed up on my wordpress dashboard yesterday as the search terms that led someone to my site: “writing assignments for bad kids.” Nothing like promoting the idea that English is torture. Give ‘em some grammar exercises, too, why don’t ya?!
I have a student this semester who is so far [...]
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I have nothing interesting to say. Sorry! Just checking in to let you know I’m still out here. When I took a first aid class once, they said you should ask three questions about a person in distress: Is she breathing? Is she bleeding? Is she comfy? Well, I’m okay on the first two…. Not [...]
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So far I am not yet really behind in my teaching/grading for the spring term. That is an improvement over last semester when I was behind before I began and never caught up until Christmas Eve. Ah, but this term is different. I have found the answer this week number two.
In my husband’s words, texted [...]
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Recently, we moved my son’s cello out of his room and into the living room (since we had put a humidifier in his bedroom). Crazy winter weather, dry air, lots of cold viruses — you get the picture. So now I get to hear my son practice up close and personal!
At least it isn’t the [...]
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I want to say a big thanks to Montessori Mama, who has given me the Kreativ Blogger award!!
You know, it feels kinda good. I needed the boost — thanks again, MM. Coming from one of the most creative of all bloggers I know, this award means a lot!
Now, on to the rules:
- List six things [...]
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Before the holidays (when I was too busy to post), my son’s school held a fundraiser to help support the Village Empowerment Project. For those of you who have read this blog for a while, you will recall that I have written extensively about traveling to Peru in January of 2008 as a part of [...]
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