Conspiracies

I'm pretty sure that someone somewhere is conspiring against me. I was in charge of our school-wide writing contest, which took me about 15 hours to organize entries, get them copied, get them to the judges, and then keep the judges organized. That was all going on about the same time that I needed to get the school's literary journal started, which is also a lot of work. My juniors were also finishing a big project that took me several hours to grade and I had already fallen behind on commenting to my creative writers.

I'm trying a new reading program with my READ 180 students, which requires a lot more preparation than the one we've been using, but overall, I think it is a superior program and I'm seeing a lot more enthusiasm from my students. I'm also trying out A Raisin in the Sun with my Juniors, something I haven't taught before and am starting from scratch.

Plus, I'm doing the writing class, participating in the district literacy committee, trying to make it to the bellydancing class I paid for, and ... well, you get the idea.

This is the last week of the term, so hopefully, I will be able to stay on top of things. Last week was especially hectic, but I met my goals and felt like I was able to breathe this weekend, which was especially nice because Al had Saturday off. We spent the morning cleaning up the house a bit, ran some errands, and went out to dinner. It was a pretty good day.

So sorry I haven't been blogging or commenting lately. When I am able to come up for air longer, I'll be sure to post something better!