This week, I'm headed for my 13th breakup in 13 years. It will be amicable for sure, but I will still joyfully grieve my way through this week, enjoying all the moments while being fully aware of how bittersweet they are. Just like every other year, I knew from the beginning that this was never meant to be long term. You see, middle school is really the "rebound" relationship of education. Elementary school? They get to be the first love. It's the first relationship these kids have with school. They experience so many things for the first time, and nothing will ever be quite so brand new. They hopefully spend six years of their lives in puppy love and look back on that time with intense fondness and nostalgia. The breakup with the first love is not an easy one, even though they know they've outgrown the relationship. They come to middle school fearful of if they can ever love school as much as they did before, fearful of change, fearful of being lost in the crow
GLEE Tuesdays are baaaaaaaaaaaaaaack!! :) I've been excited for this day since the season finale. It was International Peace Day today, and we were celebrating at school. While my students wrote ideas about how they might spread peace in their worlds for their warm-up, we listened to the Glee recording of "Imagine." Between that and our sensory details activity with popcorn, it was a fun day at school. What really topped the day off, of course, was a new epsiode of Glee. Oh, Sue Sylvester, how I have missed you!! One of the best parts was Sue's commercials for the new Glee project. Were there any good quotes? You bet your bottom there were! "Think about it. What do animals do except poop on your lawn and make you feel guilty about how delicious they are?" "Why should children be bored by the tyranny of reading? Words are hard!" "The arts? They don't need your support. What artists do need is soap. Seriously, the next
Sigh... I was dreaming sweet Pottery Barn dreams on this day last year, thanks to that dang catalog coming in the mail. My donation today was made to a place that helps others to dream those sweet design dreams. http://architectureforhumanity.org/ The tagline pretty much says it all. "Architecture for Humanity. Building a more sustainable future using the power of design. Through a global network of building professionals, Architecture for Humanity brings design, construction and development services to communities in need." They currently have many projects going simultaneously in the U.S. and around the world. I'd like to build the world a home/and furnish it with love... :) Sustainable future for people in need? Yes, please. ****** I just can't fail to mention this divine intervention! The rest of this definitely can't be written in bad poetry form. It wouldn't work. You'll see. I was driving home the regular route from work to
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