I am so pumped and ready for our trip this week. Deja and I will be joining a long time friend, Shannon, and her two sons to NJ on Wednesday. We will be there for 6 days when we take a train to Quantico to visit my cousin, Carlos, and his family. We haven't seen them in at least 3 years, maybe 4, so I am excited.
Deja and I have never been to any of the places we are visiting and are a bit overwhelmed with all the possibilities. Luckily, Shan is quite familiar with the area and will help us layout an itinerary. I think the plan so far is to go into the city at least 2 days. I know that we may not see everything on my wish list but we sure will try. I really want to spend a day on the boardwalk and beach too.
While in Quantico, we will go into DC to go site seeing as well. Deja is pretty excited to see the White House as well as I am. As I said, I'm so overwhelmed by what all there is to see and do.
Showing posts with label summer school. Show all posts
Showing posts with label summer school. Show all posts
Saturday, July 12, 2008
Thursday, June 26, 2008
Staying Afloat
So, I just completed my first week of summer school and I am thrilled beyond belief. LOL I have held out on using a bit of liquid to take the edge off but will open up the vino as soon as Deja heads out the front door to a friend's house for the night.
I think we finally came up with a good system that allowed us to actually breath during class. The kids are starting to adjust to our new faces and the new schedule. We have students who come from various campus' in the district so they are not all familiar with our lovely faces. I have only one student from previous summers and one from my home campus. The other babies are brand new.
One of my dear and childhood friends is one of my assistants, Rosa. She is wonderful and such a blessing in the classroom. She is destined to teach. God only knows...she is a mother of 4 great boys. My other assistant is good and very helpful. I am just not sure how to read her and I am sure she feels the same about me. You see...I am quite goofy with my class. I also have a serious issue with animal noises and I don't quite think she understands me. LOL Who does for that matter! She doesn't always answer Rosa and I when we initiate conversation and she rarely smiles and laughs. You gotta laugh! That is a must in my classroom and it is the best medicine!
Now it is Thursday evening and I am childess and about to hang low. OK...I might step out to get a brewski with my crazy friend Mel.
I think we finally came up with a good system that allowed us to actually breath during class. The kids are starting to adjust to our new faces and the new schedule. We have students who come from various campus' in the district so they are not all familiar with our lovely faces. I have only one student from previous summers and one from my home campus. The other babies are brand new.
One of my dear and childhood friends is one of my assistants, Rosa. She is wonderful and such a blessing in the classroom. She is destined to teach. God only knows...she is a mother of 4 great boys. My other assistant is good and very helpful. I am just not sure how to read her and I am sure she feels the same about me. You see...I am quite goofy with my class. I also have a serious issue with animal noises and I don't quite think she understands me. LOL Who does for that matter! She doesn't always answer Rosa and I when we initiate conversation and she rarely smiles and laughs. You gotta laugh! That is a must in my classroom and it is the best medicine!
Now it is Thursday evening and I am childess and about to hang low. OK...I might step out to get a brewski with my crazy friend Mel.
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