Back to School

I loved the four-day weekend that ended at midnight, and I'll be back with pictures and words to illustrate.  But before I get back to my homework, here's the list I made at the beginning, when I was panicky because of being able to make decisions:

Clean the kitchen nook without resorting to throwing all the piles of papers un-inspected in a storage box.
Have my 2013 collage laminated at long last.
Get a lamp to replace the one that toppled over in the living room.
Send my students the link for the YouTube videos of their performing polite interruptions.
Plan the lessons for next week and get them online.
Get a copy of The Marriage Act to Vilma and Bill along with Valentine greetings.
Let Janet F. know that The Marriage Act, which she wanted to get on Audible, was recorded at the end of January and finished the first week of February but  is not yet available on Audible.
Get my feedback on their phone messages and e-mail messages back to my listening and speaking students.
Get a Valentine's Message to Jenny.
Get tax stuff ready to drop off at H&R Block.
Fill out the Flex Day form.
Respond to Columbia High School's mailing listing Noelie Jean Martin among the Lost Souls.


The kitchen nook looks great, and even though I did resort to the storage box, that's not where ALL the piles went.

I had the collage laminated at long last.

I got a lamp to replace the one that toppled over, and Javier was able to get the lampshade on it.

I sent my students the link for the YouTube videos of them politely interrupting.

I planned and got the lesson online.

I hand-delivered The Marriage Act to Bill and Vilma, and we had tea, talk, and tango music. 

I let Janet know.

I got the feedback on phone messages written up.

Got a Valentine message to Jenny along with the MGM poem.

Didn't get the tax stuff, Flex Day credits, or CHS items done.

And of course I've added to the list:  Early Alert for my students who need help.

Linda and I had a discussion of The Marriage Act that lasted 1 hour and 15 minutes--by phone.  I told her that if anyone could get phone-phobic me to enjoy a phone call, she would be the one.  That's really how my 4-day weekend ended--on the phone.  But in addition to enjoying Linda, I had good hours with Javier, lunch with Jerry and Maxine, the visit I mentioned with Bill and Vilma, lunch with Suzy and Kathy,