Day Book

Outside my window: It's only a little after 7:00, but the sun has already begun to set.  I love fall.

I'm thinking: About my busy weekend ahead of me: Renee's birthday party tomorrow night, dinner/mentor planning with Becky Saturday night, and visiting Beth and her little babies Sunday afternoon.  Busy, but wonderful. I love friends.  In all this business, I will rarely get to see Jer, since he is working so much lately.  Idaho...

I'm thankful for: Jer working hard to pay the bills, my dad working hard for the arbor over our deck, our house becoming a home, all the wonderful people I have the pleasure working with, Powder, friends, stars, and the upcoming and much needed rain heading our way next week.

From the kitchen: Our oven refused to turn off last night.  We're not sure why.  It baked my macaroni w/ yellow garden tomatoes just perfectly, I pushed the off button, I heard the "beep" signaling that it turned off, but it never turned off.  Jer had to flip the breaker switch to turn it off.  Strangest thing...

I'm wearing: My gray t-shirt with black basketball shorts

I'm creating: A whole lot of nothing- I would love to have a rustic looking headboard- like from old shutters or barn doors or something, but things just didn't work out for that plan...

I'm reading: Comprehensive Curriculum for Gifted Learners, 3rd Ed.  (I'm getting my gifted endorsement, and I don't really have time to read for pleasure at the moment.  When I do, I would like to continue rereading the classics- The Great Gatsby, etc., as well as In Defense of Food.)

I'm hoping: to keep my motivation high for finishing my endorsement strong, and my positive attitude positive with my class.

I'm hearing: The washer wash the towels and the dryer dry the clothes.

Around the house: A few chores- cleaned the kitchen, couple loads of laundry, recycling

One of my favorite things: Girls' Nights!!!  I treasure my friends; it amazes me sometimes- the fact that we are all so completely different, yet mesh so well and have remained close friends through college and since.  I am blessed.  Also, date night with the hubby- he is due for a rematch in Ski Ball.

A few plans for the week: Sleeping in this weekend, maybe catching up on some paper writing and visiting with friends, then next week will be a busy week at work as far as daily lessons and changes in schedules.

1.  I love my kids.  I am passionate about education in all its forms, but with all the issues teachers are having lately about commenting (even positively) about their professional lives, I am trying to keep it at a minimum.  I will say, I love my kids, and I love my profession.

2.  Our house is getting some updates, thanks to my dad and his friend Dale.  We are getting some sort of thing over our deck, which will add value, and shade.  I am most excited about adding hanging baskets, and perhaps getting a chaise lounge chair with foot rest to read a good book out there.  Jeremy is most excited about adding more plants and vines around it.  There are drawings and everything.  It's the little things.

3.  I think my favorite season is the season between summer and fall- those few days when summer is fleeting and fall is in the air but not quite ripe yet.  I'm looking forward to it.  Atlanta got a taste of it last weekend, and we kept the windows open.  Now, it is back in the mid 90s again.

4.  I am going to try to teach my kiddos how to play lacrosse.  (I'm not counting this as talking about them, because it is more so talking about me.)  I'm excited.  I can even link it to AKS because it originated with the Iroquios.

5.  I think I have a fever.