Adventures in La La Land

1. Last week of summer! 😭 It's always bittersweet. A huge part of me is excited to get back into the school routine, but I'm definitely going to miss lazy days at the pool and all the cousin fun. I think all the other schools in our area started last week, so we got to enjoy an extra few days of fun before school starts. We stayed busy all week.  2. I was actually at school most of the day on Monday for staff in-service. Things are going to be very different for me this year, since I'll be doing library on a cart instead of in the library. I'm still not 100% sure what that will look like, so I'll be winging it for the first week or two. Haha. But my co-librarian, Mrs. Miller, and I got our office set up and we got our schedules, so I'm excited. I'm officially working two days a week this year, and I don't have to do recess duty!! Hallelujah! Haha. We're also going to be incorporating more "library skills" and "21st century learner...

Forgive my tardiness. We spent the weekend in the wilderness and I didn't bring my computer with me. So without further ado . . . 1. We had our last cousins' day on Tuesday. Except Ruby and Casper couldn't come, so it was kind of a bust. Also, we went to to Schwallier's on their second day open for the season and almost nothing was available so that was a fail too. The kids played on the playground, petted some goats, ate some donuts, then we went back to Niki's for a pool day and pizza. Not a bad way to spend the day - even if we missed 2/9 of the cousins. (#math) 2. The rest of the week is a blur of back pain and camping preparation. Every year, I feel like it takes me a week to pack for 3 days of camping, then another week to unpack and do all the laundry. This year, I determined to scale back. I did ok, but the reality is that if you don't have a fully stocked camper at the ready, it logistically takes a lot of preparation to camp. We stay in a cabin, but I ...