so much for having time to write

second official day of break and this is the first time i've had to sit down and write. ok, not quite true. i've had time, but not the desire. energy. whatever.

school's out. this makes me happy. ecstatic. whatever.

i sense a trend. a theme. whatever.

been an uneventful couple of days, and both included trips to mason, which makes it feel like break hasn't officially started yet. actually, i think it will be monday before i start to really feel it. right now it seems like a long weekend. i did discover something today: i am definitely going to have to find some kind of rhythm to my days. i had great plans today but they were sapped by the unseasonably hot weather. really? 95 in june? isn't that a bit ridiculous? i think so. so much for the yard work i hoped to get done. can't say i miss being a sweaty mess, though. praise God for air conditioning.

from the decisions that may come back to haunt me file: as i went to check out on wednesday, i was stopped by one of the secretaries who asked for my peer observation forms. one problem: i didn't have any. see, as part of our staff development, we were supposed to take one of our plan bells and go observe another teacher teaching in the belief we become better teachers by seeing what others do. and i agree with the sentiment. only, most plan bells i was busy doing other things like, well, planning and grading. and with a student teacher, it slipped my mind. and even though i agree with the sentiment, i didn't care enough to actually do it. fatal flaw, thy name is apathy. now, i could have simply done what some other teachers i've talked to did - simply find a fellow colleague to sign the form for you and turn it in. but that would be lying. so rather than do that, i simply said i didn't do it, which i'm sure will bring about negative consequences of some sort. guess i should feel good about being honest, but actually i don't feel much of anything at the moment.

sunday i'm teaching during our weekly gathering at st. e's. i have a good sense of what direction i want to go, but need to do a little more praying/thinking/studying. not nervous...yet. but i can see it coming. always tough being an instrument of God.

am getting excited about my trip to denver already. alexa called and said there may be the possibility of a camping excursion while i'm there - in wyoming. this was totally rock. i hope it works out, though really, being that close to the mountains will be good for my soul as will seeing good friends.

finally acquired my bi-pap machine. been two nights of misery, but last night was better than the first, so i have great hope it will continue to be better. of course, since the machine is keeping me up, i'm not seeing the benefits of the machine yet. looking forward to the day i sleep through the night with the machine. here's hoping the benefits outweigh the hassle.

went and saw son of rambow tonight. cute. that's the word that comes to mind. good, uplifting way to spend a friday night. much better than most of what's in the theaters now. not sure what the next movie on my list is. did pick up a couple dvds at blockbuster yesterday - bourne identity, waitress and before the devil knows your dead. haven't seen the latter, but heard great things about it. and i like the cast. and it only cost me 3.33, so i took a chance. i'll let you know.

time to fight the machine. i hope it's gentle tonight. will need the energy tomorrow - helping tear down the beauty set and then have chris's party. crazy.
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