And a new year begins...

So it's been a LOONG time since I've last written... but I'm back in action!

In brief, I had a relaxing summer, and am basically ready to get back to work! I'm surprisingly anxious about tomorrow, but once I'm in "the flow" it'll be golden.

Random notes from the past few weeks:

1.) Teachers are HORRIBLE audiences. They're loud, annoying, and generally worse than the students they teach! (At our in-service last week, one of our teachers had her iPod going with BOTH earbuds in. And to make it worse, our principal was at the table and did nothing. Yikes. Minus 5 for both of them. How unprofessional.)

2.) This year's group seems impressive so far. As usual, we have a bunch of terrified children who aren't used to switching classes- and buildings- so it'll be fun for me! :) At open house last week, a lot of the students introduced themselves, looked me in the eye, and shook my hand. Nice!

3.) After an entire *weekend* of prepping, I STILL don't feel ready! However, I read somewhere that "Teachers are never done... You have to know when to let it go for the day." There's always more to do, and not enough time. Obvious, but comforting to admit it.

4.) My room looks AWESOME this year. I may post it on YouTube... I did a one-minute tour on my camera! :)

5.) Facebook has been updated, e-mails have been sent, materials have been organized, beer and pizza have been consumed... I'm gonna go to bed soon!

Cheers, and good luck to all who are going back to the classroom this year! :)