It's Saturday and the official end of my first week back to school. I've got to tell you that I'm exhausted! I don't remember being this tired last year. Of course, a year ago today, Hurricane Charley was making landfall, so I probably didn't have time to be tired. Thank goodness we didn't start this year with a hurricane.

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LOL, I am so exhausted, it's not funny. Although, I must say day 2 ran much more smoothly than day 3. Tomorrow is an accelerated day, and students get out an hour early. I'm going to cherish that extra hour because I don't know how else I'm going to be able to keep up with all the grading and stuff. It's crazy. Tomorrow, my students start ( Read more... )

School begins tomorrow. While this is my 4th "first day", I'm still nervous. I am once again doing something new this year with 6 different classes for one subject area rather than the same kids all day teaching 5 different subjects. I have written down every possible thing I can think of that I need to do tomorrow, but I'm sure there will be ( Read more... )

Hello all,

I'm sorry I haven't updated. Life is a little hectic at the moment with all the back to school stuff.

Anyway, it was day 2 with no power in my portable. I'm not sure if I mentioned it before, but a transformer blew on Friday night due to a lightning strike. They had to order one from Pennsylvania, and it was supposed to be here yesterday ( Read more... )

I was reading this post on one the teacher communities that I belong to about restroom procedures. One would think this wouldn't be such a big deal, but man, there are some vicious people out there!

Basically, this lady posted her classroom procedure as a helpful hint for new teachers. She only allows 3 passes per grading period and gives ( Read more... )

It's a hot Thursday afternoon, and I am in serious need of some chocolate.

Anyway, I went to the dentist this morning for my 6 month cleaning. No cavities; however, I found out that my insurance will not cover my tooth implant. For those not up to speed, I had a baby tooth extracted in June because it had a cavity. I say baby tooth because there ( Read more... )

Call me crazy, but this week has seemed unusually long so far. It's only Tuesday, but I feel like it's dragging ( Read more... )

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I've been doing a lot of thinking recently, and I decided to start a new blog on a different website. Hence, this entry on livejournal. I have a few friends who are already on here, and I figure I might as well, too ( Read more... )