Cross Roads

It is one of those weeks- choices to make and things to be decided on...
here at the mook house we are taking steps to lessen our carbon "footprint"- changing light bulbs is the first step, chris is adding an overhang to cut down on the massive influx of heat to the back of the house which should help with our a/c usage and we are in the beginning stages of talking about growing some of our own veggies, because we were floored at how difficult it was to find produce grown in the US at the local Sam's Club...(don't even get me started on my hatred of Wal-Mart and Sam's Club- sometimes a girl has to defer to her husband for the sake of the marriage!)

in the world of education, one year begins before one ends...it is time to start making decisions about the 2007-08 school year. will i go back full-time?? tough choice- and trust me, i am glad I have the luxury of making a choice. It just seems odd to be talking about Sept in March. One way or the other, it'll be 3rd grade, or part-time and Carolyn will be well cared for...I'll miss teaming with janine- it has been really smooth and satisfying and great for our students...and fabulous for US- she's the best...

conferences are this week-some to look forward to and some to use as an opportunity to guide parents in making the correct decisions for their child. If you have ever wondered about parent-teacher conferences from the teacher's POV- I look at is as a dialog, come with questions and be open to the answers, don't make excuses for your child and don't look to lay blame- let's work together to solve the problem at hand...

things to look forward to this week : Kathleen's b-day, AJ and Nat's party, lunch with my mom, Mom's, Chris' and Dad's birthdays, getting my hair colored and hopefully in two or three weeks another new family member!