It was nice to see The Pats turn it back around this week and win the first of their two West Coast road games. While not the perfect game, we succeeded where it mattered most.. in the W/L column. Also sweet that the Sox beat the Angels for the ALDS and will be moving on to face Tampa Bay in the ALCS.

It’s a crazy week for me, loaded with meetings and appointments and we’re taking off  on Thursday to head out to San Diego. It’ll be a busy weekend and an enjoyable one even though the timing isn’t the most convenient with state testing at school this week. I’m also beginning the assessment window for my alternate assessment kids which is the cause of MAJOR stress in my life. I’ll just have to do the best that I can and not beat myself up over not being able to be superwoman.

I am looking forward to being able to do some reading on my flight, something that I hardly get to do during the school year. I just finished Educating Esme, an enjoyable diary of a teacher’s first year and could relate to many of the challenges that she faced in her inner city school.  She truly was a great teacher and an inspiration.

I’m still continuing on my early morning gym routine and since I’m going to bed earlier these days it’s getting easier to wake up before the alarm. Of course, it doesn’t allow me much time at night after getting everything packed up for the next day so my posting and podcasting has certainly dropped off.  (Sorry, but my health is a priority so bear with me, folks!)