i am a geek... i am a freak... i am a middle school teacher.

so i am suppose to have 1.5 more weeks left in my summer but this summer continues to put me in classes, courses, and meetings for my masters or for school... either way it is all for school.

i have been b*&^% about it all lately but last night i realized that in 2.5 weeks i will have a new set of students sitting in desks anticipating all that will happen this year... some what they will learn others more socially focused on what will happen... either way it is going to commence and i am excited.

in the last week i have started to have bits of excitement well up within me about the 180 days of learning that are in front of me for the 2009-2010 school year. i am particularly excited about teaching 2 intense reading courses. lessons and activities are swarming in my head.

i am a geek... i am a freak... i am a middle school teacher.

back from the beach

i am back from 9 days at the beach.

life is good.

summer is a blessing.

2 more weeks until back to work.

i am still love with a MAN i call chip.

i never knew it could physically hurt to be away from a man for 4 days.

two words icy hot... it sooths a sore heart or just makes your chest burn so that you forget momentarily about the pain.

spoiled

i have been thinking how lucky we are to live in a free country where we are generally safe and have options everyday! happy fourth of july friends!

chip gave me 12 beautiful roses this week and a fish named Samson (pictures to follow) this week... and this weekend he is taking me down south ... to swim in the healing waters... drive the country roads... and pick the wild roses.

spoiled... BUT THANKFUL!

swimming hole

i love the water... a pool... puddle... lake... ocean... sea... bathtub... swimming hole...

the summer of 2009 has officially been the summer of l the lake and swimming hole. with noodle under arm and granny's beach blanket in hand it quenches the desire that occurs daily but can only be satisfied fully on a summer afternoon.

just another reason i love chip... he loves the water too... so i don't have to go alone any more.

GOD DOES ANSWER PRAYERS!

a tribute to chips birth!

i would like to take a moment and thank Sandra and Earl for bringing my Chip into this world.

it is a crazy world and i am blessed to have sweet manly(and handsome) chip by my side.

happy birthday CHIP!

(chanukah style)

Presents for the birthday boy...

original miscellany

flip flops

bass pro gift card

beef jerky

Pre-birthday date

A birthday date to the aquarium and dinner at park tavern.

Oh the places you go... the people you see...

Atlanta has got to be in the top 10 cities for people watching.

summer schedule established... is is possible

is it possible to establish a schedule during the summer... do i even want to... would it bring me peace of mind. for this week yes. this week there are some MUST DOs on my TO DO list. so i am currently in the office until 1:00pm when i go to the dermatologist. i will be working to complete my research paper entitled UNDERSTANDING TEACHING AND ASSESSING REASONING. it is going to be pulitzer prize winning... possibly caldecott material...

one more day...

when the school bell rings tomorrow and the kids run out... papers flying behind them... with their hands waving in the air... it will be official. SUMMER 2009 will COMMENCE!

BRING IT! i am soooo ready for the break that is hours away... two months of bliss... birds chirping... coffee drinking... freedom... art class... friends... travel... the beach...REST!

this also means more time with chip. all of the things above will be enhanced... highlighted... sweetened... added to... because GOD is just that GOOD and the blessing and addition of CHIP makes everything a new experience.