If you've noticed, I've been somewhat dormant here for some time. School has started and I've become fairly absorbed in working with students as a teacher and Athletic Director. Fall seasons are now behind us and I'm finding myself with a few spare seconds here and there so naturally I'm trying to fill them in with something.
We have a plumber and an electrician scheduled for this coming Friday to finish all of the "stuff" that I'm afraid of with the kitchen remodel. I'll be posting some pictures shortly of where we are to this point. Not much has changed in this venue except a couple of small items now moved and some more drywall gone.
Some things change. Houses get remodeled, kids get bigger, teaching staff changes, life goes on. Some things don't change. Friends are still there for you, family still cares, students come in the door in the fall and leave in the spring (and the time in between is filled with 12 and 16 hour days with many weekends filled working with kids to boot).
As an educator (soapbox time) I will, from time to time, reflect on what it is that I do for a living and what it is that got me to where I am today. Ultimately, I would not be teaching had it not been for the teachers who had a positive impact on my life growing up. In many cases they were like parents to me. For those that I was close to, thank you. For those who had an impact upon me (there are more than I could count, I think), thank you.
If you had a teacher that impacted you in a positive light, let them know. Track them down. Send them a note. If you went to a big school, you might think they don't remember you. You'd be surprised.
Anyhow, I've had kiddos here in the shop working for the last 45 minutes so I think I'll attend to them a bit more closely.
