From the Outside Looking In…

With an eventful weekend behind us, Memorial Day itself is already starting out as a reflective and relaxing day to ease me back into the work week.  I just finished a cup of coffee after sharing homemade waffles with LC in the dining room.  As he folds laundry (both mine and his!) we have HGTV [...]

Is this what it feels like to blog?  It has been a while since I last blogged because life has been so busy lately at home and at work that I have often gone right to bed after arriving home from work.  Well, that is only after I get a few moments of television watching [...]

So, for the last few days I have been waking up early, despite being on Spring Break.  Painting, spring cleaning, organizing, shopping, these are all things I tend to do with much enthusiasm and energy early in the morning which allows me to hit the gym or have a more relaxing evening.
One of the beauties [...]

Yes, it has officially begun for me! I am so excited about all of the things I have planned to do and places I plan to go during the next ten days.  The break began a bit late for me since I had an unplanned meeting at the end of the school day which lasted [...]

I wonder why some people become teachers.  When I visit classrooms and even when I enter other schools, it is crystal clear to those of us in administration that some teachers should not be where they are.  Some teachers complain when asked to do things that are part of their job description and throw a [...]

So, now that I am back from Orlando, I spent the rest of the school week trying to make up for my absence.  Visiting classrooms, completing student recommendation forms for their high schools of choice, interviewing for the openings I forsee for next school year, and compiling data for two days of meetings outside of [...]

Let’s just say I was exhausted.  Well, I was!  I did not get home from the airport until late in the evening after having to direct the driver of my shuttle all the way back to my home after all of the other stops he made for the other passengers.  Waking up this morning after [...]

Sitting here in the Orlando International Airport, I can’t help but want more time in Florida for some fun.  True, my purpose here was educational, attending the ASCD conference.  That was fun.  But with LC here this weekend, it was an experience of a much different level.  This was our first mini-vacation together.
Last night, LC [...]

The crisp Saturday morning that I awoke to was filled with little house tasks I like to do each weekend: making a batch of scones, preparing my laundry for washing, tidying up areas of the house that have gotten somewhat cluttered, and a hot cup of tea,
I have had a sore throat for the last [...]

This is what I felt like doing today, just relaxing under the covers.  But, no.  In some twisted sort of cruelty, I was not informed our schools were closed until I drove in to work.  Originally starting with a two-hour delay, the decision to close was made late and I was in front of the [...]