Schools Out!

Ahhhh..... Summer vacation! Yesterday was the last day of school and I'm breathing a huge sigh. It's been quite a year, and in retrospect, a year of growth for me. It went from being one of the worst years of my teaching career to one of the best. There were many, many challenges faced and overcome and many more things that still need to be done. (When I feel philosophical, I'll get into it...)

Today is a rainy, muggy Saturday and I slept in. Everyone is out and I'm just checking email and such then will clean the house. I love being able to stay on top of things during the summer. It's hard to leave in the morning with a clean house and come home after school to a mess... grrrrr! It's nice to be right there to "remind" the kids to pick up after themselves throughout the day.

I really don't have many weeks to just hang around because I'm doing a 7 day training in July with the Dept. of Ed. then Patriots Training Camp will start at the end of July and run through August until my vacation to NH. Right after that, I'll be heading back to school. At some point in August, I'll need to get back to school to set up my room. Of course, podcasting, training camp reports and website updates will take up lots of time.

I've got a few goals for this summer:

Yardwork
Paint
Garage/spare room
Read as much as I want/can!!
Stick with a fitness routine/lose 10 pounds
Kick off Muse with Me
Finish Flickr transfer
www.patriotworld.com migrate

So, that's a brief check-in for today... summer is my favorite time of the year and I'll post more frequently in the weeks to come.