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Here are some things that have happened so far in July:

1.  I went down to my new school in Sarasota for a day to help the principal and some other teacher sort through resumes.  They have SO many people applying and our principal wanted opinions of staff she has already hired.

2.  Mike and I found a place to live!  It is a 1920s bungalow duplex in ( Read more... )

I haven't written much about running lately, so I thought I would do a quick update.  I've got two definite and two maybe races coming up in the next eight months or so ( Read more... )

So, Mike and I went to Saraosta on his day off yesterday for a number of reasons.  First, I was meeting with a few people at my new school.  Second, Mike wanted to investigate some job possibilities.  Third, we wanted to look at houses.  This is where things got frustrating.

We do not want to rent another apartment.  We are kind of sick of the ( Read more... )

There.  I said it.  I like being off in the summer, but it gets very boring after 24 hours.  This is why, in 2007, I went out and got a job at Starbucks after being off school for 24 hours.  The paradox is this: during the summer, I can do things I never have time for in the school year (i.e. scrapbooking).  However, those things cost money, and I ( Read more... )

Well, this week was sad and I'm happy to have it over with.  My poor eighth graders were literally sobbing on Thursday - it's different for them because if they come back to visit next year, their teachers won't be there.  And we are a tiny school, so ninth graders coming to visit is a big thing for them.  It was really sad to see them go; I  ( Read more... )

So, remember how my laptop screen was not working?  It was almost as if the backlighting had burned out.  Today I finally took it to school, output the display to an external monitor, and got all my pictures and files off onto a flash drive.  I didn't think there was anything wrong with the hard drive, but I wanted a backup just in case and I ( Read more... )

I am around.  The screen on my laptop is not working, so I haven't been internetting much lately.  Mike's laptop is slow, but it's good enough for now.  The usual work issues are keeping me busy.  I am sick of dealing with the people who haven't found new jobs yet.  In March, when we found out about the contract, I got in touch with other Imagine ( Read more... )

I am a complete and total soccer mom, despite the fact that I have no kids and no one around here is playing soccer.  (Okay, I suit up once a year to play in the student vs. staff game, but that is it!)  First of all, I drive a Jetta, which is enough.  Second, listen to my day today:  woke up at 7:00 and ran 2.5 miles.  Walked to Starbucks in my ( Read more... )

I accepted a job offer at a new Imagine School in Sarasota!