try again

well i hope this entry stays. i don't know what happened to my last entry. anyway, i just want to say i hate the comments from commercial whatevers... it's too early (and cold) for my brain to think of concise language or for my fingers to edit and retype. we went too cold too fast, though i prefer this cold to the heat. i know, though, that i'll be ready for warm temps when they come back around (unless they come back around before winter gets here).

i'm at panera again. i can't pass up unlimited coffee for a dollar (you have to bring your own cup or thermos for that deal).

so... half day today with the kids, and half day with the teachers for institute day. in a way, it's a break cuz it's just a new schedule. in a way it's sucky cuz you sit around and have to pay attention (instead of demanding attention).

i've been back into music in a big way, where before i had been overdosed on it. i've been listening to bob dylan, the beatles, counting crows, led zeppelin...

oh, and i made playlists for the classroom, one is for 'calendar time' and it's kid songs about days of the week, months of the year, counting by fives and twos... it's basically a song for everything i need to do with the kids, and most of them call for movement, and the kids like it a lot. anytime they learn or do activities without me telling them what to do is good to them.

then i made a playlist of fun songs (with movement) and we listen to those when we get restless. there's also Cat in the Hat stories they can listen to while working and classical for cool down time. the kids love music and i think i might be lost without it now.

i think getting up early has been my habit cuz i'm becoming a hermit. i like all the work i get done in the morning, and i like the way i get tired at 9:00, cuz it's a good excuse for not going out with people who stay up till 11, 12, 1, 2, 3... crazy people who i used to hang around with until those times.