My husband will be home tomorrow! I absolutely cannot wait. LoHaKaSfH. Mmhmm.
The first week of work was good. I’m now a co-chair of the differentiating instruction committee, so I’ve been skimming through workshops and watching some tapes. I think we might present in January, but possibly as soon as November. LB is the other chair, which is the coolness. I think it will all turn out well.
I also found out today that we’re going to an all-color yearbook! This is big, big news in that arena, and I think it will be a huge motivator for the staff.
Counting down…
The in-laws are in town. I think my relationship with them is pretty good, which makes life a lot nicer than having extra family members you can’t stand (been there; done that). They invited me to this function tomorrow, but I’m still hesitating on whether or not I should go. I don’t do well around random people. Hell, I often times don’t do well around people I know. So there you go.
Work on Monday. I guess I’m ready to go back. I don’t have anything else to do. The kids aren’t back in class until the 4th, so I have mental prep time.
No one will answer, but I will ask anyhow: what do you think of “The Effect of the Classroom Environment on the Learning Experience” (rough title) for my EDUC 5000 research topic? I was trying to find a way to incorporate my concentration (technology), but I just don’t see it happening in a way that will maintain my interest for that many pages.
Nothing like being alone the last Saturday of your summer vacay. Someone hang the streamers.
Just to clarify, my previous rant was not directed toward the general population of people who don’t believe. Only the ones who snip without being informed.
So far the hubby has been able to call me every day, which makes me as Glad as one of those forceflex bags that restrains the rhino in the TV spot. He does not seem to be very happy with his situation in Ft. C, however. Then again, they went to a Caribbean island last year. I’m sure few things compare. It’s one thing to run around in 100 degree heat with a tropical sea as your backdrop; it’s another altogether when your backdrop is Arkansas.
The start of school always makes me nervous. What will the kids be like? How big are my classes? When the hell is my planning period? These things make all the difference. Four more days of summer…
Work begins again on July 24. Considering that this day is less than two weeks away now, I have decided that maybe the two weeks in the fall and two weeks in the spring aren’t worth it. I like long summers. Summer is more productive for me than any other time of the year.
Tomorrow we leave for Florida for a wedding, and the day after we get back, the hubby leaves for Annual Training. Work will start back up whilst he is gone, which stinks because it’s good to have someone to come home to but is good because I’ll be able to get everything ready for the year without neglecting him. I tend to get caught up in things once I get going. This is my first cohabitation with someone that’s not a guardian, so I’m trying to be considerate. Domestic even. Last night I had dinner almost ready when he got in from work.
I should be done with Lullaby tonight. The book has been sitting on the shelf forever, but like all of Palahniuk’s books, once I started it was difficult to put it down. That’s probably what I’ll miss the most when I go back to work. Between lesson planning, grading, and grad classes, there won’t be much time to just read for pleasure. One day I’ll work out a system that allows for these things.
