Wednesday, August 20, 2008

How about a picture or two...




I have a long list of things to do today. I hope to be able to check them off systematically. One of them is to post pictures and to blog. Last night Scott, Jeff, and I went to Randy’s and enjoyed an evening of visiting. Jeff rode with Randy in the 280ZX, and then played some ping-pong with him. Randy beat Jeff 2 out of 3 games, and the one game he lost was close and went to Deuce. Jeff felt proud to have improved his ping-pong skills while he was on vacation last week in Cape-Cod.
I spent some time with John Curry on Monday. He is the principal of Community Action School. I hope he realizes how excited I am to work for him. Scott helped me arrange the desks and chairs in my room. I happen to have the classroom right next door to the office. It’s a large room and I have about 27 student desks and my own desk. I have a wall of lockers in the back of the room that are for me to use. I have a standing cabinet that locks, and several bookshelves. I have a wall of brand new white boards with a smart board included. If you aren’t familiar with a SmartBoard, just know that it’s a way to use a computer and a white board together. I used one all summer, and will definitely use it as I teach. There is an air-conditioner in the room, so it will be reasonable in the beginning weeks of school. Our school is on the 7th floor. That’s great… except when it will come to a fire drill and going down 7 flights of stairs. I am looking forward to returning to the school next week and spending some hours there working. I will have a computer in the classroom.
As for my apartment, Scott helped me so much in getting it ready for me to live in. We got the keys on Saturday morning and then spent the next two days cleaning and fixing things. We spent hours on the stove/oven and the grease around it. I think it’s going to be just right for me. I live in an amazing community and I’m looking forward to meeting my neighbors in my building. I think that it’s between 400 and 500 square feet of space, which will work fine for me. I have a queen size bed in the bedroom and the couch opens into a queen size pullout, so I will have room for guests.I return to the city on MONDAY and start work on Tuesday next week. Of course before I go back, I help Jeff get settled into RIT. He moves into his dorm on Sunday. That will be an exciting day for him.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Cute apt. Mentioned the possibility of coming down to visit you for a weekend this fall to Aurora yesterday and she was IMMEDIATELY excited! :) Perhaps, she and I can take a bus down and meet you at the station?? One option. Miss you. - Pam