Tuesday, June 26, 2012

Party time!

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My first few days out of school were filled with my son's wedding, luncheon, and reception in Utah.
Then we flew home to throw together a fun open house at our home.  Many hands do make light work!  Friends made fruit salads, chopped veggies, polished silver, and loaned beautiful serving pieces.  My niece, Kara, and I had one frantic day shopping for tablecloths, baskets, navy napkins, white serving dishes, and food items.  I made the first cake (my son had requested his favorite chocolate sheet cake).  The next day family and friends arrived amid torrential downpours - - yes, it rains often in Seattle, but gentle rain, not downpours.  I made the second cake.  And the day of the open house, I made the third cake.
While the day of the open house was cloudy and dreary, our home was filled with food, flowers, fun, family, and friends!  Sunday morning, the bride and groom headed to Hawaii for their honeymoon.  Two of my right-hand helpers (daughter and son-in-law) headed home to Portland.  Kara (my niece from Oklahoma and a fellow teacher) stayed behind for this week's party.
A sorting, purging, and filing party is occurring this week in room 104.  Our goal for the week is to get many stacks and boxes of papers sorted and filed.  In order to accomplish this, we have to do some purging because all my available file drawers are filled to capacity.  
It was hard to head to school yesterday since I've had no time to catch my breath since school was out. However, at the end of the day, we had made considerable headway with my immediate desk area and three file drawers.  Today, we're off for day 2 of our sorting, purging and filing party!   

Tuesday, June 19, 2012

Monday night's quick 16 word post!

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 Friday - school was out.
 Saturday - grades were posted.
 Sunday - flew to Utah.
 Monday - wedding is tomorrow!

Tuesday, June 12, 2012

Calendar Wisdom

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"Accomplish more by working less."  A tear off calendar page with these simple words has beckoned from my bulletin board for four months.  I must admit that I'm no closer to figuring out how to apply these five words to my teaching life.  This must be my summer quest.  Can you recommend a book to help me in my quest?  I've always felt that any problem in my life can be solved with the right book!
Now with four days of school left and my son's wedding the following week, this was today's calendar wisdom.  "The quickest way to progress from A to B is not to work the hardest."  
One simple word - How?

Wednesday, June 6, 2012

Slice of Life Tuesday - Gratitude Post!

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1.  My daughter and son-in-law are here to celebrate my birthday with me!  I'm so lucky they are only 3 hours away.
2.  After school on Monday, first stop was for a relaxing pedicure, then we perused books at Third Place Books (love it that son-in-law and daughter love bookstores too), and then stopped by Honey Bear Bakery where everyone selected a favorite desert for our birthday celebration.
3.  I finally settled on my outfit for my son's wedding in two weeks.
4.  Tomorrow we go on a field trip to the King Tut exhibit.
5.  The rain makes it easier to be in school until the middle of June.
6.  Only eight more days until school is out.
7.  Did I mention that my daughter helped me post grades, make lists, cook meals, and shop?  She's a keeper!