Hey all

So I have been slowly enjoying my first full week off after school has let out for the summer. Do not get too jealousy I go back August 4.

Hmmm. . . What has happened. I will be teaching 8th grade again next year so I am very excited, although I feel bad for the teacher who has to switch grades. My room has moved and the new room appears very nice but I am leaving arguably the best science classroom in the school so I am a little sad, but if that is all I can complain about I am doing swell.

Seema, my best friend, and her family came in friday May 23rd. . . We took them to waffle house for breakfast (got to get some grits) it is the south after all. Then went to coke world on saturday, followed by church and had a BBQ at our house for dinner. Sunday we had a relaxed breakfast and drove to chattanooga. While there we saw the Tennesse Valley Railroad, saw Ruby Falls (beautiful and worth the 2+ hours) grabbed some dinner at a local brewery and then found a hotel in dowtown. The next day (memorial Day) we went to the aquarium in Chatanooga. It was lots of fun, the otters were as cute as ever and they have added penguins. Of course the butterfly room is always cool.

Then Seema and family headed on to nashville and Jeff and I headed back home. We relaxed for a bit and then went to a friends house for a small BBQ.

Tuesday and Wednesday were hectic but productive at work as I had to pack up all my stuff from my old room and move, but lots of teachers pitched in to help with the moving on wednesday and I am proud to say that I left the room well organized for Rick who will be moving in.

Thursday I slept in a little and then went into school to prepare a presentation for a science leadership conference I was presenting at on friday.

Friday I had the conference. . .It went well and then a relaxing afternoon.

Saturday and Sunday Jeff's friend from High School and my new friend Irene came by. It was nice having another female around and sunday morning we did some garden shopping. . .

Monday was dr appt day. . .

Tuesday was random errands and today was the day to get pampered with a manicure and pedicure just in time for my 10 yr college reunion this weekend.

Well that is about it. . . Oh wait we have a bird's nest in the rhododerdrum bush outside our front porch. It has three eggs and we are very excited. . . we think after some searching that it is a brown thrasher. . .I will try to post photos when I get a chance.