Brain Mush

Not much to say about today because my brain is still trying to recover from the stretching and bending it did today. Today was the day of the mother of all faculty meetings. Don't ask me what it was about because I don't think I could tell you much. We watched a few "training" videos. The one that always gets to me is the one where they do a mock lock-down drill. All of you in NC or who have been in NC in the past couple of years have seen this video. It makes me sad every time I see it and my heart starts pounding knowing that it could happen to us this year. I spent the afternoon with my teammates plotting the plan of action for the Coastal Cruisers this year. I happily added my two cents of information and was an objective ear/voice for many things "that we've always done this way." I think we are all going to get along great. Now when we get to the 8th grade meeting on Thursday - that should be interesting to see how we ALL mesh together...

Melanie came through on her last trip to Charlotte from Asheville for awhile. We went and got ice cream at Morgan's Calf-A. She enjoyed a peach smoothie and I had Moosetracks and Muddy Sneakers ice cream. We hugged and prayed. Now she's in Charlotte. She's looking forward to a long plane ride with loving teammates of her own to greet her in Bangkok, Thailand on Wednesday. I think she loses most of tomorrow on her journey. Keep Melanie in your prayers as she transitions to this wonderful experience in front of her.

I came home and mowed my yard. In the midst of that, I had a great conversation with my neighbor. I even had the chance to tell her that I would be praying for her to find a job. We traded phone numbers and assured one another that we would help in any way possible. Sometimes God takes things away to make room for new things close by. Now I'm going to go unwind some. It promises to be another full day at school tomorrow with the swearing in of the new superintendent in the morning and a math teachers meeting in the afternoon. Maybe one of these days I'll be back in my classroom!