You don’t immediately see the connection? Well, that’s because there is none.

I just wanted to say that scavenger hunts are cool. I did a few as a teenager and it’s a fun way for teenagers to work as a team toward a common goal. I did one as a birthday party when I turned 16. Driving was one MUST for a scavenger hunt–unless it was the annual FCA running-only scavenger hunt on the school grounds. I think we did a few as a youth group. At any rate, they were tons of fun and I wish adults had more reason for doing such a thing. Maybe it’s just a small-town thing. It’s also probably not as fun as an adult if you can BUY the items on your list and cheat through the game. Having more resources automatically makes the game less challenging. Have any of you gone on scavenger hunts as adults? Have your childhood or teenage scavenger hunts been fun?

To completely switch gears……plain, strained Greek Yogurt (FAGE brand, pronounced “fah-yeh”) is awesome. This isn’t a commercial, it’s just that good. It comes with honey on the side, so you can dip your spoon in the honey, and then into the (full-fat) plain, creamy, custardy yogurt goodness……mmmmm. Better than dessert. Might as well be with 12 grams of fat, but who cares–it has bacteria that help your digestive system. Ah, yeah.

That is all.

This week might be pretty awesome. I never thought I’d say that about WASL (our state test), but it is working out well. First of all, we have block classes, which makes for more meaningful lesson plans. Second, I get two hours each morning to work with seniors who elect to come in on any work they are missing, which means they are working in my room while I run errands, file papers, answer questions, or grade papers. Progress reports are coming out, which means kids are rather focused on getting work done. I have no after school meetings this week, and no evening events, save Friday’s date with Justin.

So….last night Justin and I got caught up on Lost, I made dinner, rode the exercise bike, and did no evening schoolwork. Today I left school by 3, worked in a coffee shop for a while, and came home. Tonight I hope to get some laundry done after making some dinner. I vow to grade papers, read NTPOG, and exercise again, as well as go to bed within 3 hours.

It’s nice to have some balance and sanity in life for once. This makes me wish that I was a part-time teacher again, except that I would rather have classes from 11-2 than have morning classes from 8-11. I don’t know if we could afford for me to be part time, but I might be a better teacher with 90 students vs. 165.