Thursday, September 25, 2008

Could it Be?!

Could it be? Could it be? that we have finally found a good rhythm to our school day. Could it be? that the adjustment period has finished? Could it be that we are going to settle into a comfortable routine? Do I dare hope? Do I dare believe it? I am not sure, but we have had a good week; and without further analyzing, I am going to settle and enjoy it. Next week will let me now if this was just a fluke. In the mean time I'm keeping my fingers crossed.

Friday, September 5, 2008

Almost Jealous

Last night we ate dinner around the computer listening to Sarah Palin's acceptance speech. We missed it the night before. It was an odd sight. We crowded around our Imac eating black bean quesadillas and listening to her. I have never payed much attention to politics. Heck!I can't even vote.But there is something in her that kept our attention. Even the kids sat there listening. I don't know what caught their attention. It could've been that she is a woman. It could've been that she is pretty. Maybe it was how natural and unaffected her delivery was. Maybe all of these but I think what really made them pay attention, I suspect, is their father's enthusiastic response.

Never,never ever, have I seen Mark being so excited about a politician. He is completely taken by her. I won't attempt here to go into why he likes her but let me say something, by the end of the speech, I was almost jealous!

Tuesday, September 2, 2008

I Was all Ready

I really was. Mostly. I was all set and ready to go with our school year. We had our firs day of Classical Conversations. We had one normal day of school after that and then Gustav started to loom in the horizon. I was asked to head the "Evacuee Relocation Committee" for our community and all normality went away. Time was spent with phone calls and emails. Then there was the Labor Day picnic and welcoming the family that was going to be with us. When things like this happen school takes a backseat. Thank the Lord nothing major happened and next week our lives should be back to normal. Then I will know if all the planning paid off and the rhythm of our school days will resume.

Cross-posted from Día a Día