I'm actually in the middle of a summer workshop right now on technology in the classroom.  It's our lunch break, and since I've finished eating and have use of a great laptop and wireless connection right in front of me, I figured I'd take a minute to update the web journal! 

I'm taking a ton of workshops this summer, actually- this is just one of many.  My school district allows us to choose what we want to take and offers hundreds of choices... and best of all, pays us to take them!  So I'm getting paid to learn cool new ideas for the classroom- what a great way to spend a summer!  (And of course, I'm passing everything I'm learning onto y'all through the site!)

I did spend 3 weeks up north with my family.  I spent a week in Virginia Beach with my aunt, a few days in Maryland with my parents helping them get their house ready for closing (they just sold it and have moved to Florida, about 2 hours north of me!), and about 10 days in central Virginia with the rest of my extended family.  Lots of shopping and incredible food- my family lives in the country, and there's this incredible restaurant run by the Mennonites and other old-fashioned southern cooks- everything is made from scratch and I ate there almost every single day!! 

It was fun but there's no place like home.  It's wonderful to be back in my own space again.  I don't have anything special planned for the rest of the summer, just my regular routine, minus having to go to work each day!  The gym, the beach, the pool, shopping, church, prison ministry, dinner with friends... it's amazingly easy to fill up my time!

By the way, I did finish everything for National Boards- I took the assessment center exercises (AC) at the end of May.  I won't get my scores back until November, but I am thinking positively and am looking forward to good news!

I'm still adding to the site almost daily... look for LOTS of new additions this month now that I'm back home and have the time.  If you have any special requests for things to be added to the site, let me know!  Hope you're relaxing and recuperating!