Wednesday, October 10, 2007

Trying to blog again



I couldn't believe when I opened this blog tonight that it had been since August since I last posted anything. It's not like there hasn't been anything to blog, it is just that I don't seem to make time at the end of my day to write about it. My last blog was August 16th, the day before we started back to school with a new principal and a whole new structure. We spent our first week together in inservice reinventing the wheel. The next two weeks were with students while we recorded our "reinvent" the first week and published it in triplicate the second week. A routine is beginnning to develop now and life at school seems to be getting more rewarding. I have a "student teacher" this year. The first our visual arts department has ever had. Edna is turning out to be a real asset and probably one of the major reasons I am getting a grip on the new procedures.




One big highlight in September was Ray's 60th birthday. He didn't want it to be a "HIGHLIGHT" so we celebrated with limited fanfare. The weekend of his birthday sister Deezy and brother Rocky came to Uvalde and celebrated with him. He received a wonderful gift from his family- a kayak with all the trimmins'. He made the maiden voyage last weekend and is excited to try out fishing holes on the Nueces every chance he can.




We are looking for a kayak for me to go along with his. I would like one that is just a little shorter than his- makes it easier to paddle ;o)