Well, hello again! It's been a really busy 6 weeks. Andy finished his EMT class and took his state tests for certification. We have an EMT in the immediate family. He wants to take the intermediate course next. Then came all his end of the semester projects, papers, and tests. He just finished his last final on Tuesday. So far, so good! And we had our 13th annual Chili Cook Off fundraiser for the Smithsonian Volunteer Fire Department - won 3rd place for the Revenge of the Mother-in-Law chili...even got a trophy!
My principal is retiring, and with all of the budget crunches, we've had tons of insecurity with programs and schedules. Hopefully, my assistant principal will get the job...that will settle some things down. One of our PE coaches has struggled with cancer and is really involved with the American Cancer Society. She organized a fundraiser that was 6th grade against 7th grade, with the "losing" set of teachers taking a pie in the face. With 24 hours to go, I thought we were going to pull it out, but I think the 7th grade teachers sunk our battleship on the last day. It was all in good fun, and Andy came to take pictures. It's a 24 hour walk/relay with people camping out, kids and dogs walking the track as well. We think next year we'll go and stay overnight - it looks like a blast!
So, I still have 3 weeks left. If the flu closes our schools, we're going online. They've told us to have lesson plans ready and be able to work from home. Luckily for me, I've got the blog all set up where I can post lessons and activities. The last day of school is the 22nd. Then the Brethours (see picture of Logan to the right) will come for Memorial Day weekend. Andy starts summer school on June 1. Logan and Ivy will come for a week in July, and then when summer school ends, hopefully we'll go camping for a couple of weeks. Whew!
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