I have spent the weekend on the edge of being sick.  My throat is scratchy and hot, and I feel quite a bit less than energetic.  I’m hoping vitamin C, echinacea, and zinc will stave off the full-blown cold.  I swear I should don a hazmat suit at work.  I know exactly where this came from … the petri dish that is my classroom.  Could it have been Vanessa coughing all over me?  Or maybe Erik breathing steamy breath all over me while I was helping him with his math?  Or perhaps their cooties all over my eraser that they love to borrow?  Yes, I think it’s all of those.

I spent today working on report cards.  We have new standards-based report cards this year, meaning that we have to evaluate every student on every standard on top of giving effort and achievement grades for each subject area.  It takes FOREVER!  But, I actually like the new report card because it gives parents such specific information about student performance.  I’m almost done with the grades, so I will have the rest of this week to work on comments.  Somehow I know I’ll still be writing comments an hour before they’re due.  Yes, I know this is becoming quite an exciting entry.


My sister’s birthday is tomorrow, so that means I get to eat a dinner I didn’t cook. Yay!  I’ve been trying to avoid eating out, and I’m getting sick of my own cooking.  My youngest sister was responsible for the cake, and she is so proud because she found one that looks like a giant hamburger … one big blob of frosting … not that there’s anything wrong with that.  ;-)

Well, I’m off to down a few more vitamins.  Happy Monday to all!

Unrelated Quote of the Day:

“A woman’s heart is a deep ocean of secrets.”~Gloria Stuart in Titanic