Nearly the end of summer...

It's been catch-up time, my not having counted on the back surgeries this summer.  Catching up on relaxing, reading, biking, re-energizing.  But the last weeks have been luscious.  Two bedrooms and the bathroom redone, windows scraped and finished, Ginny's visit and the girls' 3-day marathon.  I never thought I'd be so tired from going, going, going each day.  So worth it.

Now the syllabus for MnSU class has been approved, the other syllabi completed, and I'm slowly working my way toward school.  Changes there, too with 7th/8th graders' lockers just outside my door, 4 classes straight in the afternoon.  An inter-active board that confounds me is now about to be attached to my room's wall.  I'm breathing deeply and hoping to eliminate daily stress and all the craziness that I find drag me down.

Looking forward to PLC's and even leading one.  Also am pleased that my largest class isn't more than 25. Only four college papers this year.  And the focus of teaching only 3 more years.  This job ends June 2014.