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I am now on student #207 on grades...as you can see, I've gotten real far....

Only in such an F'ed up state can we have a beautiful 67 degree and sunny day on a Monday and then have THIS crapass day 2 days later.

YUCK.

I did tell my job yesterday that I won't be back next year. So that was pretty huge. After 7 years of teaching, I am retiring (aka resigning) and moving on to greener pastures. I have exactly 3 months from today. It's a weird but ...

I am plugging through grade cards today. I have to do grades for 474 kids. I am on #108 right now....I have a long road to hoe....

The best part is I have to type a comment for each student. There is a list to choose from, but they're really stupid comments. And anyone who knows me knows that my 2 cents has to be included in just about everything, so I'm typing my own comments.

Now if I could only type what I am REALLY thinking....

"Your child ...

It is amazing how, even when life is not at its best, the presence of sun and a warm(er) temperature can make things seem so much better.

I woke up this morning, sore from working out and just generally not in the mood to go to work...but when I let the dogs out, I see that it is already quite mild and sunny outside.

And instantly, I'm ready to go and have a better attitude about EVERYTHING. And this is the reason I won't be living here much longer
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As we go through every day life, we as humans make choices that are motivated by instant gratification.

I was thinking about this today and how it affects different areas of our lives.

I think it ties in greatly with patience. Those who know me know I have next to none. I am one of those people who wants "what I want WHEN I want it." That is kind of just how I'm wired. And hence why my theme song is "I Want it All" by Queen

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Well all I was trying to say this morning was "why does everyone live here? what are your reasons for choosing Ohio as home?"

But apparently what I had to say got deleted before I had a chance to paste it in.

Figuring this new blog section out will be a project of its own I suppose....