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this weekend has been a wash chore-wise and narcolepsy-wise. Socially it has been great (though I feel bad for missing nate and tiffany's movie on friday--I was too groggy). I also feel bad for not attending the watermelon fesitval--but it was waaay too hot today. I did not do the needed yardwork and housework and I start work work again tomorrow. I slept on and off all weekend and totally messed up any progress I am making establishing a normal pattern.

But in good news:

1) I finally got my reading specialist license and do not have to deal with HR (until 2011 (no idea why my license is only good 'til then.) I mean, I got the original in 2006 and so 2011 will be the 5 years--but doesn't adding on an endorsement count as recert points? Maybe I just have to submit that paperwork in 2011 to be good to go til 2016? I hope so. I do not want to take any more classes until I am 40. Which I will be. soon. ugh.

So now the plan is to teach at my current until I renew my license (July 2011--2 more years) and then look for new jobs....so actually, I will stay at Rolfe through June 2012 and work on selling my house and moving that school year. I just want to live somewhere that is not Richmond. Maybe even leave virginia or the country for a few years. Why not enjoy the roots-free benefits of being perpetually single? I am excited. east bay, portland, and NYC top my U.S. list. oooh. or teaching on a reservation??? Out of the country, I would go to Austria or South America. Maybe Spain. OOH! or italy. mmm...gelato.

oh, back to the good newses

2) I finally burned all of my CDs into itunes. yay me! it only took 3 years. To my credit, my dell died earlier this year and I started from scratch with my ibook. It is shocking to me to see how many CDs never made it onto my dell, though.

3) it is finally cooling down a bit and I have the motivation to wok the dog. So off i go.