Back to School Sales Scare the Heck Out Of Me!

So there we were, my family and I walking through some major chain store (insert whatever name you want there), and it caught my eye. There it was staring me in the face daring me to acknowledge it. The "Back To School" display. Mind you, this was in mid July, and this is NOT Florida. In New York, we don't start school again until early September. If you really think about it, in mid July many kids are away at camp anyway.. so why rush the summer?

So let's reflect at the halfway point of the summer, shall we? We have driven to Florida again, and it was a lot of fun. We have done a good amount of family stuff, and for the first summer in a while we have spent a good amount of time at the pool. I have even have some semblemce of a tan! I have enjoyed riding a good amount; not a whole lot but some nice distance rides. I even took the white Mustang to a car show and took third place in my class. What have I done professionally? Nothing yet....

As we move into August, I myself move back into work mode. I am doing a subject area workshop, and I am teaching a technology course for my district. I am beginning to think about what next year will look like. The Teacher's College books that I took home with the intention of creating some really great lesson plans have not collected dust simply because I keep moving them around, but it will soon be time to crack them open.

What will next year look like? I am back in my coteach model with a fantastic special education teacher (we worked together last year as well). The population in our classroom will present its own challenges of course. New York State seems to constantly be changing 'stuff'. Everything is so uncertain.

Anyway... here I am watching Phineas and Ferb with my son, but I need to get moving. It's almost August and I haven't gotten the Halloween decorations ready.