2007 went out with a bang and we are now official grown-ups. A mortgage (oops, my mistake) two mortgages, no more internships or school (for now), and a long long push to tomorrow (aka: our hopes and dreams for real lives, the picket fence, kids...). In December, my students were able to compile enough items to send Christmas packages to 700 troops. As a reward, I promised to have Miss Utah come and speak to them. I delivered! She has a very busy schedule because she is one of the most popular Miss Utah's ever, but she came to SCMS and gave my students an exclusive interview right before Miss America. She talked about her service in Afghanistan as a combat medic and told us about the Middle East. My 9th graders has just finished an entire Middle Eastern unit I designed, so her comments were quite relevant. She may not have won Miss America, but she definitely earned that popular vote, at least with my students. They were even nice to me for while... at least until the beginning of 3rd quarter when I invented a huge lie and convinced all of my students to believe in false propaganda. We're learning about the art of persuasion and how it allows evil, horrible men to take over nations. Since I lied to them pretty bad (of course they all fell for it) they don't trust me much these days. C'est La Vie. At least now they'll hopefully think twice before being bamboosled and brainwashed again.
In other news: Quinn missed his Golf Tourney in San Diego. Work has just been too busy for him and the weather wasn't cooperating. He never comes home before me and I don't leave work tell 7:00.
"Oh Summer, Oh Summer. Wherefore art thou Summer? Deny thy delay, refuse thy predecessor, and I'll no longer be a recluse.
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-That was my tribute to Romeo and Juliet (which will be 4th quarter's curriculum)
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