Moving Along Through The Week

I got some things done that were pretty good, and didn't get some other things done that I wanted to. A mixed bag, but not bad on the balance. It was a good day for a day off from the Game On diet thing, because there was pizza from the entrepreneurship class, and cookies that are being made for the SBA testing next week. Yum.

We were collectively grouchy in the morning and collectively happier in the afternoon, and we all got through the day without too much damage to all involved. I wanted to do some lesson planning tonight for next week, but I really do not know exactly what to do with all of that at this point, anyway. The only real lesson planning days are Monday and Friday, and Friday is a half day. We are supposed to conduct classes after the testing is completed, but that tends to run into the afternoon. I am a little flummoxed. Most likely I will prepare too much and call it good. Easier to cut than it is to extend.

This week, for what it has or has not been, is getting closer to over. Seven weeks from tomorrow.

and tomorrow is wednesday...

That's what I tell myself. It was a mixed-bag kind of day. Kids were kind of flaky, and I suspect that will get stronger as the light gets longer and the sleep gets shorter. Not horrible on the whole, but there were some moments where frustration was the main theme of the hour. It passed. I plan to shoot some video tomorrow, because I need to get it on a DVD and ship it out. More submissions every day. I just want to be finished. T'uai.

One Less Monday...

And an odd one it was. We did parent-teacher conferences today. We usually spread them out over two days, but compressed them into one this time. We let the kids out at noon, although some stayed around to do the conferences with their parents. Some of them were happier with those results than others. Of course, some had more to be happy about.

Seven more Mondays. That is all. Unfortunately, I was of the mind that it would be nice if there were only one or two left. At least, that was my frame of mind a little earlier tonight. It passed after a while, but it is not the first time that has happened. It is time for a little patience at this point. Things will progress rapidly enough.

Back to the test preparation routine tomorrow morning. They come a week from tomorrow.

It's Beatiful Out There...

We just got back from a walk with the dogs. All three of them. It has currently warmed up to 19 degrees with brilliant sunshine that made it feel pretty warm. Even the little guy wanted to get out and take a stroll. Of course, he only wanted to go a little way down the runway, not all the way. It is probably kind of tough when your legs are four inches long. He was good with a carry the rest of the way. Not hard with a 6 1/2 pound dog. Once we turned back for home, the pace picked up, and he was leading the pack until he stopped to visit one last fence post. Of course, he was well out of ammunition by then. It was a wonderful day for a walk. There is some loose talk about church in a minute, although I feel more like napping, truth be known.

This will be a prep week before the SBA test, and we are doing parent-teacher conferences tomorrow. The days keep getting longer, and we are starting to study the air fare charts more intently. Almost done with my second year...

A Day Of Rest...

Two nights of Cama-i, and two days of getting stuff done. I finished my assignments for one of the courses that I need to get re-licensed on the fall, and I was real happy about that. I had to design a project for the final assignment. I just started poking around with the template, when an idea for a project popped into my head. I was lucky enough to get on a roll and sustain the momentum. My wonderful wife let me out of grocery detail so that I could stay here and finish the project. I got it done, and finished and submitted my course evaluation. Everything is done, and I just have to wait for the instructor comments and final grading. I hope that both of my final assignments, each of which I submitted this week, are well received, and that I am able to get the transcripts off to EED (the Alaska Education Department) in the near future. The district here has generous benefits for continuing education, and I will be able to get reimbursed for the expense of this course if I have passed it. I will just need to finish my submissions for AKT2, and do an Alaska Studies course that I will begin at the end of May with three days of class time in Anchorage, and I should be ready to get my "professional" teaching license.

It feels good to get something done. I hope to get the rest of it done, soon.

Happy Birthday!

To my sweetie, who has shown me the meaning of the word "rebirth" even at my old age...love ya honey, and I hope that you have a great day. I will see what I can do toward that end!

Cama-i!

The first big night of the three day dance festival in Bethel, and a fun night it was. We napped after school, zipped up on the snowmachine for dinner at VIP with the Jungs, and headed over to the high school to check out some dancing and music. We enjoyed what we saw, and headed over to the craft show, where all sorts of excellent wares were there for the shopping. We all saw a few familiar faces, and talked with a number of them as well, and it was a nice night of Alaksan adventure, capped by a ride down the river under a pitch-black, star-spotted sky.

Tomorrow we will probably make a couple of trips, as the grocery store appears to be a necessary stop, and we will go back to Cama-i to see more of all of the good stuff that it holds in store. A good beginning to what promises to be a nice weekend...