A mid-week trip to NYC!

The last time I was here, I left early due to Hurricane Irene.   Got a refund for the canceled show, and now I'm back to see it thanks to a Jewish holiday!  Caught an express train out of Hamilton and am now checked in and enjoying a Pain Quotidien latte - yum!  I'm having dinner at Aureole's Bar Room and seeing Follies - finally.  Walked through Bryant Park - loads of people sittng around. Chatting - serious bocce ball was being played as well.

Week 3 is history!

Another fine week at school - Back to School Night went really well, and some of the English teachers went out afterwards - a fun time! 
My friend NMac was back, and we had dinner on Friday evening and saw The Debt on Saturday - the movie was okay but not the best thing I've ever seen.  I also saw my dad today - he was pretty coherent today, and we sort of chatted. 

First full week of school AND Phillies!!

This was the first 5-day week for students, and we sailed through with flying colors!  I guess I'm really fond of tired cliches... and ellipses.  Whatever. 

Anyway, the kids are still dutifully working hard, so I can't complain.  Our gifted team has nailed down the new responsibilities for the year, and it's good to be so organized after many years of randomness.

And Bob, Frank, and I saw the Phillies clinch the NL East - so exciting!  Bob and I left before the end of the game because we really needed to beat the traffic since he was off to Virginia early this morning.

So today is a quiet one - reading the paper, grading a few papers, and getting ready for the week ahead.

First kid week finished!

This week was a good one - the students are new to the school, so they're still making their way.  The new people on the gifted team are really nice as well.  I'm so lucky.

 When to start - that was the question...September 1 or the first Sunday of the month?  How anal is that?   Since I didn't get it together on September first, Sunday it is...
Currently re-reading Life of Pi for the start of school.  After using the Wii for exercise rather than for Netflix, I had two chicken legs and a little potato salad, followed by a margarita and carrot cake -- not quite cold turkey on the first day of a diet.
I'm not sure where I'm going with this -- for right now, I'm just keeping a diary of sorts.  Eventually, maybe this will be the travelog for our trips.