I've been up since 3am and can't get back to sleep. I just can't turn off my brain...thinking about school stuff. Mostly my schedule. See, my schedule sucks this year, and is in fact, illegal. I presented a new schedule to my principal (weeks ago) with the hope that we could change after holiday break. I still have heard no definite decision ( Read more... )

I know I haven't posted about running in a long time, but I actually still do it. I'm running the MCM 10k at the end of the month (10-29), and yesterday put in 5.5 miles. I doubt I will train past that, but I might...depends on how I feel. I'm not concerned with time at all, and I've just been focusing on keeping the runs relaxed. I'm not sure ( Read more... )

No, this isn't a complaint about flying. It is a complaint about how I seem to have no water in my apartment this morning. Thank goodness for 2 things: full brita filters, and taking a shower last night ( Read more... )

As much as I hate to do it, it is time to start thinking about the school year. In July ( Read more... )

Somehow, my outdoor team managed to squeeze in a match between the storms today. Just in time, too, as the scary dark clouds were rolling in just as we finished ( Read more... )

So, tonight was 5th grade promotion. In addition to conducting the 5th grade song, I also announced all the names as they went up to receive their 'diploma'. I only stuttered over one name out of 65...not bad ( Read more... )

I haven't written for a while, so I thought I'd do a quickie update while I'm waiting for the water to boil for my tea.

( Here's what has been going on. )

Spring Concerts are DONE ( Read more... )

The fire alarm went off in the middle of my fourth grade class today. I knew immediately it wasn't a drill because the alarm in my actual trailer doesn't go off in a drill. Out we went in the cold and rain to stand and wait. The fire station is about 30 feet from our school, but still they got in the truck and drove over. Protocol I'm sure, but ( Read more... )

No, not the holidays ( Read more... )