Well, Here I am...

Reflection: I pretty much suck at blogging from Fall to Spring.  And why is that? Time management, maybe.  Over-dedication to the job, perhaps.  Laziness, but of course.  Lack of creativity, possibly  Life, most def, peeps.  A combination of all, I suppose.

Have I been doing anything interesting during this time?  Ummmm- sometimes?  It's been a hard year with the Deuces.  I've been stretched beyond my capabilities in many ways- but I've learned a lot.  Through failure, of course. Yay, me!

Recap of personal issues, so I can wallow in excuses:
1- surgery on "strange tissue mass" in November.  I got to wear a "fluid drain" to work for two weeks.  "Hey, kids!  It's time to drain Ms. Meek!" Oh.So.Fun.  But hey, everything came back benign, and we're going to roll with that.

2- January and February. This was the winter of my discontent. I grew up in Alaska.  I am OVER snow.  Three weeks of it in Virginia- where the winters are supposed to be "mild"- did not make Heather a Happy Horseradish.

3- The situation with Question #3 in the post Awards and Whatnot, comes to a head and has gotten messy. And that's all I really want to say about that for now.  Or possibly ever.

4- I had two near death experiences in three days.  Just last week. Here's a picture of one.

Things I have done which I hope I can get a sentence or two typed out in the next while:
1. Animal Keeping.  I've had a wild turtle adventure, plus working with two Betta fish and two mice.
2. Classroom design.  I've added a dining room.  And blogging area.  And I lowered tables to go Bohemian.  I hope to get some video of this.
3. Writing.  I went a new direction with becoming a "copy editor" for my moose to help them with revising and editing.
4. Reading.  The Independent Conference vs. Guided Reading and how I found one much more helpful than the other. And creating student interest in book baskets.
5. Technology.  Gadzooks I've been having fun with a My Story Book Creator App, Toontastic, Sock Puppets, Educreations, and Weebly for Education! 
6. Gardening. Adventures with "The Three Sisters", and redoing a school garden bed.
7. Inventions.  Another math game- Coin war with dice to help with coin identification.
8. Failures. And there are many.  Prominently, an attempt at making a miniature wigwam- where I learned a lot about twigs, and pipe cleaners, and a lack of sewing knowledge. Math.  Huge huge huge failures when it has come to math this year.


See you soon!