Back in the Groove

Well, ladies and gentlemen (or gentleman as the case may be) it's official. Summer is over . . . at least for us teachers. Too bad it's still six million degrees outside. No seriously, when I got in my car a little bit ago, my thermometer read 109. Ridiculous!

Today Andrew started school full time and was so excited to see some of friends from his old school. For me, it wasn't an "official" workday, but I did head in to work for a couple of hours. I got some "stuff" done, but spent a large part of the morning catching up with friends. Tomorrow we begin the process of trainings, evaluating data, and putting together long term plans and goals for the new school year. It's thrilling I tell you . . . thrilling!

After finishing up at work, I went to lunch with my mom, my grandmother, my sister, and Anthony came along for the fun. It was a nice way to end the summer. Unfortunately, I intended to take a couple pictures but as usual, forgot. Maybe next time.

Going back to school means a lot of things. It means alarms going off at 5:45 each morning (not my favorite thing in the world) and early bedtimes (one of my favorite things in the world). It means back to craziness and time crunches. It means that in order to get things done in a timely manner, I have to step up the organization a notch. Every week at school I create lesson plans, and to a lesser extent I try to create a "lesson plan" for home too. I create a flexible meal schedule for each month, and a laundry and cleaning schedule for each week. I do have a lady that comes every two weeks and does all the major cleaning, but things like my kitchen have to be cleaned each and every day. And of course, the dust and messes that collect in the meantime can't go unchecked. I also keep a daily calendar of things that have to be done for both work and home. Yes, I'm a crazy Type A personality, but without some sort of plan, I'd probably come home everyday, and plop on the couch with a carton of chocolate ice cream and never get anything accomplished. Not a pretty picture . . .  I'll tell you that much.

So, if you notice that my blog posts are fewer and further between, I've not fallen off the face of the earth. I'm just trying to get back in the groove of things.