Bringing My “A” Game!

I’ve been doing a bit of shopping. I’m getting ready to go back to work. Normally I wouldn’t be shopping so early, but since I work at a Catholic school, I return August 9th for a bit of professional development with the students returning August 16th. I’ve been shopping because last year I was such a slacker. Last school year I was such a slacker. I actually wore flip-flops to school on several occasions. They weren’t my relief shoes either. I purposely wore them. I was still pretty put together, but I did have my moments of “don’t give a damn days”.
When I thought back, I was so embarrassed that I dressed like that. I called Danika and she told me not to worry about it; that if everyone else was dressing pretty casually, then I had every right to also. “I think not,” I said. “Even if everyone else is dressing like a bum, that does NOT excuse me. I need to bring my “A” game no matter what. What I’ve been being reminded of a lot lately, it’s all in how YOU respond. That’s it. That’s all I wanted to say. Bye for now!

Summer Reading

I only have a couple more books to read before I’m finished with my summer reading list. I’ve been particularly enamored of the Septimus Heap series. It’s really well written & so much fun. I read through the first five books (all 3,000+ pages) in 3 weeks. In between books, I The Homework Machine & The Homework Machine Returns. I also read Maniac Magee which I absolutely loved, loved, loved. This has to be one of the best books I’ve read in a long time. Right now I’m reading Al Capone Does My Shirts by Gennifer Choldenko & Stargirl by Jerry Spinelli. I’m going to give myself a week to read these two while I also work on my curriculum mapping.

Hopefully I will finish Extra Credit by Andrew Clements & The Schwa Was Here by Neal Schusterman. I don’t think I’ll finish Inkspell & Inkdeath by September, but I’ll let you know. So, bye for now!