Yesterday I got my email notification from National Board saying that the renewal information I'd uploaded electronically had been received. HUZZAH ( Read more... )

As of Thursday afternoon at 3:15, Assignment of Dooooom is DONE ( Read more... )

I am OUT OF SCHOOL FOR THE SUMMER! I've done all my grading, tidied my room, packed up, left plans for the last few days...I'm DONE DONE DONE ( Read more... )

I was going to do this this year and never got started. Maybe I'll get it together after all.

Minnesota Schools Embracing Yoga

YogaKids is an organization in Indiana that promotes this...right nearby ( Read more... )

I've been keeping up with school, grading, planning, grade entry, even (sometimes) my part of the dishes and laundry and reminding of others re: dishes ( Read more... )

I hate hormones. I've been hot and sweaty and red-faced and just WARM for several days...even when the temperature, objectively, has been quite nice.

Also, I STILL have no working computer although it's been SINCE SEPTEMBER FIFTH. Husband has run several virus checks from bootable CDs, all with no positive outcome. He ordered the recovery disk ( Read more... )

We went to four stores yesterday (that one I went to THEN got the kids). We found a lovely black and white dress for Elf. It was the ONLY dress in FOUR stores that had a girl's dress without Hearts! or Flowers! or Butterflies ( Read more... )

I had a GREAT first day of school ( Read more... )

So....here's the current crazy in Chicago:

Community leaders on Monday called on students from poorer parts of Chicago to protest inequalities in school funding by skipping the first day of classes.

State Sen. James Meeks wants students to spend Sept. 2 trying to enroll in a suburban school district that spends much more per student than Chicago ( Read more... )

So...at 10am this morning, on April 1, city-wide, Chicago Public Schools had a Tornado Drill. I have been laughing about this since I got the informational email ( Read more... )