Annika was in Hmong Cland this fall and winter, so she performed in a fashion show tonight at her school's Hmong New Year's celebration. We focused on throwing out all the bad things from the last year and opening our hearts and minds to positive new changes. Then we had a delicious meal with the … Continue reading December 7: Hmong New Year and Birthday Overnights
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December 3: back to school
I got to meet my new classes today and they seem like they are pretty cool, or at least they rolled with what we were doing pretty well. The beginning of a new trimester is always kind of anxiety-provoking because first impressions matter a lot and I generally worry about starting well, especially since I … Continue reading December 3: back to school
December 2: new beginnings
Tomorrow is the first day of the new trimester. It's kind of weird because I'm getting only two new classes; my middle school classes stay the same. I'll get new Composition students tomorrow, though, which is exciting and anxiety-provoking at the same time. I wish I had a little more time before the new trimester … Continue reading December 2: new beginnings
December 1: Forgetting the Squo
This weekend was debate JV Novice State. I knew this, not because I spent the week struggling to stay alive with the trimester ending and coaching for JV/Nov, but because I saw the posts of friends on social media. I had kind of forgotten, but the posts brought back a flood of thoughts and feelings, … Continue reading December 1: Forgetting the Squo
November 30: fell asleep
I fell asleep as Annika was reading to me. I'm still crashing hard from the end of the trimester. In years past, I'd be getting home from the JV Nov State tournament around 11 or so only to get back up at around 6 am and go back to Forest Lake to go back on … Continue reading November 30: fell asleep
November 29: crashing
The trimester is over and I'm feeling all kinds of feelings. I'm happy, I'm sad, I'm relieved, I'm reflective. I'm looking forward to a change, but I'm dreading it. And mostly, I'm crashing hard. I've been going and going and going to try to get as much done as I can, but now that the … Continue reading November 29: crashing
November 28: so done
I'm so tired because I've been working 12 hour days or so for the week and sometimes, instead of working on grading, I have meetings and meetings. I like it when I'm at meetings with parents, where we can talk about what is going on and look at ways to work together in the future. … Continue reading November 28: so done
November 27: crazy dreams
I'm already nodding off (the result of staying up and grading) and I'm starting to have weird dreams in my mini-sleeps. The last one was kind of creepy, because the house was haunted and my mind was being melded with some other mind. Then I was trying to escape but my Lularoe leggings kept falling … Continue reading November 27: crazy dreams
November 26: wiped out
I'm really wiped out tonight. I wanted to do some work or even read a little bit, but I haven't really done anything but eat, scan Amazon's Cyber Monday deals without buying anything, and lay in the dark under my electric blanket because my head kind of hurts and I don't want to get a … Continue reading November 26: wiped out
November 25: Achievement Unlocked: Made Goal
I honestly don't think I've ever made a grading goal in my life: I usually get tired and quit with a few left. I thought I was going to do that again tonight, because I got tired and my brain started wandering around looking for distractions pretty early. I took a break, then went back … Continue reading November 25: Achievement Unlocked: Made Goal
Adventures in Distraction 