Oh LJ. flusteredspeech said hello a bit ago and got me in the mood to as well!  Life has been crazy to say the least.  This seems to be my busiest school year by far, that has had ups and downs as usual.  The fact that it's March in a blink is unbelievable.  I have grown attached to this group of 26... my very first class of 4th graders.  I just don't want to let ( Read more... )

FINALLY.  We have a sunny day breeching here in the good ol Pacific Northwest.  Hopefully it remains throughout the week.  Looking forward to a short one.  Teaching Monday-Wednesday, then attending a writing conference on Thursday, and no school for Good Friday.  Loves it.

5 1/2 more weeks with the students.  We'll see if this ends up being the ( Read more... )

Rain rain... rain...  aaaaand more rain.

Things I'm quite excited about:

1. Spring
2. Summer
3. 2 1/2 weeks till break
4. 2 1/2 weeks till I leave for Wenatchee for FIVE WHOLE DAYS
5. My teacher cousin is in town!  Dinner together Friday

Peekaboo.

I'm SO behind in grading... it's bad.  You'd think by now I'd have learned to manage my time better so that I can just be free on weekends.  But no.  Here I am, avoiding still.

I love great days.  Lately I've been having them regularly in my classroom, and it's just fan flippin tastic.  I have passed over I think... to where I'm starting to ( Read more... )

Oh that's right.  Goal was to post more.

Ugh.  Up at 6:45 on a Saturday morning.  Whether I like it or not, school routine has been set again.  Monday was a bitch, but by Tuesday the ball started rolling nicely.  I seem to have adopted a new mindset from returning after Christmas, and that's one of positivity.  As you know, I have a tendency to ( Read more... )

New stuffs!

Firstly, Miike Snow.  I am very much in utter LOOOVE with this band from Sweden.  Scandinavia can do wrong it seems.

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So, easily my favorite spot in Portland is Powells Books.  It's the largest new and used bookstore in the world, and is located right in our humble pacific northwest city!  You can spend hours upon hours here, scouring ( Read more... )

Been home for two weeks, and it'll be quite the transition to say the least.  But little by little, it's settling.  For those that don't know (my last entries were quite a bit ago) I was hired at a non-denominational Christian school in Battle Ground WA to teach 2nd grade.  I'm taking a pay cut, but so grateful to have a job at all.  Lot of my ( Read more... )

April 25?  Six days away from May?  Time, you are getting business DONE.  The question is, am I ready for done?

Just finished reading the essay What Now? by Ann Patchett.  This short book is based off a commencement address she once gave, and applies so wonderfully to my uncertainties at the moment.  There are a couple of  quotes that won't seem to ( Read more... )

OH MY GOODNESS HI!!!!

Ever since getting back from spring break two weeks ago I have been running around like a chicken minus its head.  I've been so neglectful on the LJ front... please forgive mee.  I'm afraid this entry will have to be broken into several parts, so choose your poison:

( LA Con 2010 )

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