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Happy New Year. Wishing you a happy, healthy, peaceful and joyful year. Mount Mary- Sorry about the deer and your car, very happy that you were okay. Robin- Wishing a healthy and happy New Year. May 2015 be a better year for you. Welcome to all the new people. We hope you come back and post often as you get to know us. I…

Happy New Year!! Best wishes for 2015. Right now I am sitting at home instead of at a party. I have felt lousy all day and just plain tired so I did not feel like driving tonight. I even took a nap this afternoon but that did not help. Hopefully, I will be feel better tomorrow night. I did make it to the gym today in the…

MKknits- Your post about the lab reports made me laugh since I see the same type of sentences in the reports that I get from 8th graders. I remind them to use the evidence but they just brush by it or generalize it without explaining it. I should email you the cheat sheet we use to get our kids to write a good conclusion…

MKknits-what level of science do you teach? I teach 8th grade science and I totally understand about lab reports and conclusions to grade. They are never ending at times. Mummsy- You joined just by posting. Come back and post often. NK1112-great post and you are so right. We are the only one who control ourselves during…

Niki-Sorry to hear about your kitty cat. It is the hardest thing in the world to lose someone we love. Try getting your cat to drink some juice from tuna fish and the tuna or soft food. I even held the dish up high for my cat to eat last year before I lost him to cancer. Enjoy your cat while you have him and hold him as…

toots- I am also having a problem eating to many Christmas Cookies that are left over. At least your student used a creative word to define the other word. Loved your response to him/her. Karen- Great progress you are making with the grading of the papers. I still have a stack of papers to grade just not ready to start…

For those who are interested in taking a trip next year to do an event together. I did check out the website for Running in the USA and there are several races in the Savanna-Charleston area. Including a Tunnel to Towers run and a Hero's run both would occur in September. There are earlier races as well if we wanted to try…

Robin pictures of the gardens. The garden under the tree is hard to see since it lines up with the window and it is hard to get a good photo of the garden due to lighting. I am up for trip this year as well. If we are heading South, then we need to consider the time of year we go unless we want to deal with high heat and…

Robin- I will post a few pictures in a little while of all the Christmas Gardens. Are you looking for a snowman? Tom- I love the holiday pictures for the holidays. Cblue- you new kitty reminds me of my first cat as a kid. Same pattern of strips, her name was Spicey. I hope everyone had a terrific day. Christmas was fun…

Merry Christmas Everyone. I hope everyone has a beautiful and peaceful day. Tom- Love the pictures of you as Santa. Made it through Christmas Eve dinner without over indulging in cookies. The best thing was that I was able to give away 2 dozen cookies today as gifts. One for a neighbor who stopped by and the Dr. for my…

Welcome to all the new people. I hope you keep checking in with us as we move into the new year. This is a great place to find support and encouragement. Today was a productive day but I did not make it to the gym. However, I will go tomorrow morning for a good workout- cardio and weights. I might run on the treadmill or…

Susan- Glad things are going well and you are starting to get settled in your new home. Karen- Thanks for posting the highlights from T2T. I have been extremely busy and productive the last couple of days. In the past couple of days I have managed to finish 95% of my Christmas shopping, wrapped 90% of the stuff, baked…

A good day and very easy since the kids watched a movie or finished up past assignments which made my life easy. Karen- That is the problem with new technology since it changes constantly. Since all your kids have 1:1 technology they could explore the apps on their own. You would be amazed at how quickly they pick up the…

Karen- developing lessons using technology are always a challenge and finding the time to teach them is even worse. In my science curriculum we typically have 5 days built in to an extended lab where we work on the basic science skills. Usually we use that time to catch up on content to make sure the kids understand.…

Just popping in tonight. I will second Kah's wish that things calm down at work and in life. The project my kids are working on this week is great but it is wearing me out. I am totally exhausted by the end of the day. The good news is that tomorrow the kids should be finished, then we can go back to the classroom. My…

Hi All, This has been a rough week and yesterday I hit my breaking point. I have basically decided not to compete in athletic competitions right now. It was just one more stressful things that I don't need in my life. I realized that there was a problem when after a week off from exercise my body was not craving it…

I know it is Sunday but I am going to cover a Thursday truth. This week has been abysmal when it comes to exercise and eating right. When this week started I originally planned for two rest days. However, it has turned into a week of rest without exercise. The only exception was Friday when I did some climbing. Monday was…

Just popping in tonight. It was a busy day but at least the tree is decorated and the Christmas garden is finished. It was a busy morning but I did accomplished a lot.

Morgori and Mrs. Morgori Great pictures of both of you. You look fabulous. Cblue- Congrats on the weight loss. You did fantastic. Another long day but I will catch up tomorrow if I have time. Went climbing with my trainer and her daughter tonight so that was fun. It was always fun to bring new people along. Hope everyone…

Nettie- Sorry about the GD diagnosis but I am sure you will figure out a winning combination for food. A coworker dealt with the same thing this summer. Glad you dropped by and gave an update. Another busy day so I am keeping this short. Tomorrow will nice all my students are testing. A quiet day I hope. We did have snow…

Another long day at work and then a meeting after work so I am exhausted. I will be so happy when these long days end and of course the number of papers I have to deal with has doubled. Wish-That I can stop rushing around and find the time to enjoy the holiday season.

Just a quick hi tonight. It is getting late and it has been a busy day. Tomorrow is also busy. My goals for the week is to stay on target and get some exercise without school work overwhelming me. Need to end the 8-9 hours days due to extra planning.

Karen- My last day of school for this year is December 23, we return on January 5. I wish we had the whole week of Christmas off but not this year. I have been told to check out the Loft as well, maybe I will have some luck with pants. Lois- You are making good time in the pool, as you increase your endurance your time…

Barbara- The Nantucket Sleigh Rides sound great, what type of liquor is involved. Kelley- Good luck to your and your friend with WW. You will need to keep us posted on your progress. Just don't leave the thread, you would be greatly missed. Robin- I do add new figurine every year. I am searching for this year's addition…

A wonderful Saturday even through it rained all day. I did manage to swim this morning and I skipped the swim meet tonight. I think I mentioned that this week was a blah type of week and this swim meet did not have the same appeal as the first one. At swim today, I managed to swim 500 yds of freestyle straight, which is a…

Hansea- I don't like Burpee's either, they are pure evil. I am thinking I should try your challenge especially on days when I have meetings after work. Kelley- Good news that your MRI came back normal. I hope that your doctor can get to the root of the problem sooner rather than later. Vertigo is nasty dealt with it once…

Robin that is great you can get back to the pool and have found some exercises that will help your back. The water is so relaxing. Hello Flowerbaby2- You joined the thread just by posting so welcome. To bookmark this thread find the star near the title of the thread and click on it. Then when you go to the community page…

Holly- I agree with the small steps but since you are in different states maybe you could try a comprise. For example- would she have a conversation with you on the phone while you both drink a cup of tea or coffee etc. That way you will have a set time limit to talk about the little things. Hope she can handle a 5 min.…

Welcome Healthystarts and maryphipps, you have a great group of people. You joined by posting. Today, was a good day but oh boy, I am exhausted and ready for bed. Hopefully, I will sleep well tonight. Had a good session with my trainer tonight since we set a base for an upcoming indoor triathlon. This means that we will be…

I had a great week and accomplished a few things so I am sad to see it end. Back to work on Monday with the kiddies. I teach 8th grade science, so yes, I have the crazy students who are prone to mood swings. After 3.5 years of doing this I love exercising and trying new things which has improved my confidence. Today, was…