Category Archives: school

My phone and school and a movie

My cell phone is back (actually they sent me a new one) and my life is way easier.  It’s nice not to be totally isolated in my [AIR CONDITIONED] room. My classroom is at least 16 million times better than … Continue reading

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Imminent Doom

T-minus 8 1/2 hours and counting.  Boo hoo hoo.  (In general, however, I’m having a great time in the rest of my life so school starting isn’t all that bad! )

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Cold Cold Cold Baby!

I just found out that I’m getting moved across the hall at school into a room that a teacher with medical problems used to have.  She had to have air conditioning and retired this year.  And the principal decided that … Continue reading

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Off to the Realm of Power

In a few hours, I’m leaving for DC to spend the weekend with my dear friends Cara, Christie, and Danielle.  We’re going to the the 30th Anniversary Celebration of the American Studies Program – but what we’re really going for … Continue reading

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Lies, Lies, Lies…

This is what I tended to get when I confiscated notes from 6th graders (when they were in English that is, rather than Spanish or Arabic): (all errors original to the note) J, D said you my girlfriend!!!  This is … Continue reading

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Why My Job is Hard

Here’s a description of just one of my classes that I had to write for a formal lesson plan that I did earlier in the year… This class is composed of 20 high-beginning students, eleven girls and nine boys. There … Continue reading

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And BLAST OFF!!!

Summer, here I come!!!!

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And the countdown continues

5……..4………..3…………2…………………….(Almost there!!)

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My Kate Spade bag

I am the proud owner of a Kate Spade bag.  Yes, I know, that’s awfully trendy of me but I did get it at Vogue Revisited for $12 and it’s beautiful.  I think it will make me happy to carry … Continue reading

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A Gift

Last night we had a really major thunder and lightening storm.  I was talking to Meggan during the beginning of it and she could hear the thunder too.  We had some really impressive noise going on! And sadly, when I … Continue reading

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