Another week down. That’s 4, total. We had a pep rally Friday afternoon. It was a pretty good one. Last week, it seemed disorganized and the students weren’t really involved. This week, they hyped it up all week, and the place was filled with Falcon Spirit. The football team played Starmount last night (hence, all […]
before there were lid kids
Goldie
This is a picture of the dog that Derek and I are attempting to adopt from the Forsyth Animal Shelter. She is the cutest puppy (or older) ever. Her name (now) is Goldie, but she didn’t respond to it, so I think we may go for something else. I’m open to suggestions…. Let ’em fly.
Falcons vs. Elks
Yesterday, we had the school’s first pep rally of the ’04-’05 school year. It seemed a little disorganized, but maybe it’s just that I’m a teacher and the last one I attended was my senior year of high school. Then, Derek and I went out to the Forbush Falcons/Elkin Bucking Elks football game. It was […]
S. Lidbom
I got my name tag yesterday. Now I’m “official”. Or, actually, now I just won’t get confused students looking for someone in the trailer next door. Things are alright. I actually got TWO WHOLE DAYS ahead in my lesson plans, giving me a lot of peace of mind, tonight. What am I going to do […]
Zzzzzzzz Zzzzz zzz
I’m tired. Teaching in a regular classroom is exhausting. It seems like the next ten months of my life looks something like this: 1. Awaken. 2. Desperately long for another hour of sleep. 3. Shower, eat and go, all in a half-asleep stupor. 4. Make the 20 minute trek to work, coming to grips with […]
Trailer Park
This picture/journal entry serves two purposes: 1. To update my faithful following (hi mom!) that I have started school at Forbush High School in lovely Yadkin County. Teacher reported back yesterday and the students will come in full force next Monday. I have three more workdays and lots of non-work time to get prepared. And… […]
News Briefings
Where to begin?? I’ve added some stuff to the site, recently. The tales of the summer and Jake: July 4th in Batavia and the Ensuing Visit From Jake… School “starts” next week. I just received notice that I am to report to the New Teacher Orientation next week (one week early). So, my vacation has […]
Flowers
Jake and my mom are gone. But, they left behind some beautiful landscaping (including this flower box in our front “yard”)… Back to a nice quiet life — for two weeks, and then school starts again. 13 days, to be exact. Not that I’m counting.
Cavalry Has Arrived
My Mom got here last night to get Jake. She’s staying until Monday morning, and at that time, will pack up the Boy Wonder and head back to NY and our life will resume as normal…
Like Riding a Bike
We bought Jake a bike (with money that my mom gave me) and after much frustration and anger, he is now able to ride a “two-wheeler”. [the evidence] In other news, we traveled to Raleigh last night to see the infamous SarahPowers. We had a delightful meal at “Buffalo Brothers Pizza and Wing Company” — […]