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Category Archives: before there were lid kids
nine.
nine years ago today, this happened. it was unseasonably cold. and rainy. but, made for great pictures. (my brother jake, when he was the cutest kid on earth.) ps. that’s the moses cone manor house on the blue ridge parkway, … Continue reading
Nothing
I really don’t have much to say, but I thought it was time for an update. Ummmmm…. The softball team is 9-0. Most of the games have been shutouts/blowouts, but we had a couple of close calls. In both we … Continue reading
the life and times
ok, so here’s the weekly update: Derek is out of town (Orlando) at a training thing for his work. He left thursday and returns next friday. I’ve been too busy to be affected by any bouts of loneliness or depression. … Continue reading
Post Season
So, we are done with our regular season in hoops. We won decidedly last night and finished fourth in the conference. We play our first playoff game at home on Monday. We will be playing the same team we beat … Continue reading
Sweep
Last night, we defeated our cross-county rivals, the Starmount Rams, for the second time this season, giving us the sweep for the regular season. It was a very assuring 15 point victory. Especially because after our last 15 point victory, … Continue reading
Nerds
We started our new semester last week. I am no longer teaching 2 classes of Algebra Ia and one class of Algebra II. I have made the switch to one class of Precalculus and 2 of Algebra II. It’s very … Continue reading
Windy
so, it was pretty windy over the weekend. and our basketball blew over. onto my truck. good times.
It All Comes Down To This
My semester is over. Just two days of intense testing to round it out. I was at school until 8:00 pm giving some last minute cram sessions to some Algebra II students. I am a little worried that they aren’t … Continue reading
No More North Face
When I returned to school after Christmas, it seemed like every other kid had a North Face Denali fleece. Furthermore, most of them were pink or light yellow or lavender. Not your typical outdoor/hiker shades. After another teacher strolled in … Continue reading
Back to School…
We started back today. One day before the general population had to return to their respective jobs. I think it’s a conspiracy to allow parents one “kid-free” vacation day during the Christmas break. Actually, I could care less. I have … Continue reading

