the return to school remains overwhelming, even after 10 years of teaching. how i handle the stress has greatly evolved and improved yet there's no way to transition smoothly from summer vacation
mode (when my attention span need not exceed an episode of the tyra banks show), to having to pay attention to 4 hour workshops. i completely get why junior high students are not ready to sit still when school starts.
as usual, we started classes the day after labor day, to allow families to repeatedly attend the minnesota state fair. this year, they sold "fist of bacon" -- strips of bacon stacked 4.5 inches high, breaded, and deep fried. doesn't just reading that make your heart slow down? ew. not sure what sounds more horrific, the bacon or the fair.
i imagined that my labor day weekend would be extremely lazy and gleefully uneventful. but an unexpected and fantastic twist unfurled thursday night. a couple calls magically brought a plane ticket to good ol' ND to play with the fam at the cabin. didn't take many pictures, but had an amazing time. we had incredible weather -- 85 and sunny -- both days, so the pontoon rides and captain morgan flowed with ease...
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