Monthly Archives: January 2008

Posted on January 31, 2008 by Eleanor

Just home from the musical at school.  They did Urinetown, and it was a weird story, but an interesting one and the production very well done.  I found myself feeling awful that I had given homework to the kids in it.  … Continue reading →

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Posted on January 29, 2008 by Eleanor

Finished the grading.  Never ceases to amaze me how a kid who turns in very little, even having to be prompted to “bring something, anything, that you have written for the paper grade, no matter how little,” then asks can’t … Continue reading →

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Posted on January 28, 2008 by Eleanor

Excitement today was a power outage while everyone was doing their grades at school.  Fortunately the grade program automatically saves, so I only lost a few things, and I had it written down anyway.  But the break in the power … Continue reading →

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Posted on January 27, 2008 by Eleanor

The church dinner last night was excellent.  Old Merrow Hall was really gussied up and there was a good crowd.  Then entertainment went very well, I thought, though the climax line from the voice from above was not on the … Continue reading →

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Posted on January 25, 2008 by Eleanor

What a great morning class! I did the Tai Chi lesson as a close out to the China unit, and the class of crazy chatty boys went along with it, some even liking it very much!  Hooray! Is miracle!  I … Continue reading →

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Posted on January 24, 2008 by Eleanor

I have so many things happening right now it is hard to keep them straight.  I think I am going to sit down and write an email and other things pop into my head and push the thoughts away.  I … Continue reading →

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Posted on January 22, 2008 by Eleanor

All the delicately balanced piles of papers in my life are about to come tumbling down.  They lurk just behind me at all times, letters, notices, emails, papers to grade, transparencies to file.  It is reaching crisis proportion.  All sorts … Continue reading →

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Posted on January 21, 2008 by Eleanor

So the big secret was that the rector asked me to be the Easter 2009 Altar Guild president.  After consulting with my mother to make sure she’d be there to bail my ass out, I accepted.  It really is exciting, … Continue reading →

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Posted on January 19, 2008 by Eleanor

Our school has several programs in it, and one is for older kids who have only been in the country a little while and are learning English.  It was really cool to see them and their teachers playing in the … Continue reading →

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Posted on January 17, 2008 by Eleanor

Big fluffy flakes of snow for most of the morning.  The kids went ape.  We are at about the only school I know where you can not only touch the snow, but you might have time to go out an … Continue reading →

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