Oh, and Barb, you were right earlier with that sentence. I totally did not get that bit of grammar. But, I understand it better now, and she only took off .05 of a point (it was worth .50).

Today DD pulled me aside to "talk privately"

I just threw up in my mouth a little bit. Demented Douchnozzle should really run off with our governor and bask in the glow of fake tan together. Sounds like they not only resemble each other physically, but have the same grasp on reality when it comes to sound educational philosophy. Not enough ugh in the world.

Go Bug Go!

We only had a couple feeder bands today that didn't amount to too much. Certainly not the 12" we got earlier. Both yesterday and today we have had spectacular sunsets. Wandering outside now with glass in hand to do my bit of sunset worship.

Regular PD starts tomorrow, so I'm not sure how much time I'm really going to have before the students arrive for orientation next Thursday.

I have total faith in you, Pix. Like Barb said, you are going to be fabulous.

Yea! vw, you are almost done!

And, Barb, I think I forgot to add this before. I hope things with the teacher end up being better than you fear. A good gifted teacher makes such a huge difference.

Demented Douchnozzle should really run off with our governor and bask in the glow of fake tan together. Sounds like they not only resemble each other physically, but have the same grasp on reality when it comes to sound educational philosophy. Not enough ugh in the world.

Laura makes me very happy right now.

Laura makes me very happy right now.

Ditto.

And thanks, GG. I try really hard to ride that fine line between hands off and knowing when to butt in. It's hard when I have that Ed degree with the (admittedly out of date) gifted certification sitting in a drawer.

I just want to spare Abby the same crap I got as a student, as much as possible, without coddling her.

Barb, it sounds like you are being a good mom. Your degree makes you more aware of the needs of students from an education standpoint. If you sense something isn't right with this teacher, you are probably on to something. I'm sure you'll be alert to anything Abby is going through.

Stunning night out there, but the skeeters were eating me alive. I took a couple shots with my cellphone, but they likely won't be right. It's a multi-layered sky. The low level clouds are black and racing across the sky while the upper level streaks are stationary and tinted with aqua and orange like they are Dolphin fans. To the south lighting and rain. If it wasn't in the 80s both for temp and humidity and the bugs weren't so hungry I could actually sit outside for a while. The light show is finished now anyway.

ION, my baby is 14 tomorrow. It is also the 20th anniversary of DH and I starting our business. This is the first time that I noticed that both events were Aug 22nd. I celebrate Bobby every year, but this is the first time that I thought about the actual day one of the business. (maybe it occurred to me on the 10th year thing, but if so I forgot)

Laura, you had a new four-year-old for the 10th anniversary. I think that gives you a pass on remembering anything that isn't making trouble right in your face at that very moment.

Happy b-day to the business AND the baby boy!

Laura, Happy Business Anniversary and Happy Birthday to your 'baby' boy!

I think I just got all my insurance certificates lined up for my next couple of gigs, dear doG that takes a lot of effort.

I've also now rented a storage unit for the extra gear that I have, as well as a space to park one of my work trucks. Yes, that's right ONE of my work trucks, it looks like I'll be buying a second one in the new couple of weeks.