sam and the coyote

Sam is a fourteen year old (overweight) yorkie. I cater to his needs. This morning at 3:30, I let him out to pee. He usually wanders around the cul de sac for awhile before heading back to my front door.  I heard him snarling so I ran out to see what was up and a silver coyote had run out of the woods and was not scared off by the snarling much smaller canine. I started hollering and Sam and the coyote continued to go back and forth in the street. Suddenly the van delivering the morning paper headed down our street and that's when the coyote hightailed it back into the woods via the empty lot next door. This will make a delightful story to tell the second graders when I sub later today.

mileage

I wore my pedometer to school yesterday. I didn't look goofy because I used the small thin one that I carry in my pocket instead of the one that hooks onto my belt. I was in first grade and at the end of the day my total mileage was 4.71 miles. Today I did the same thing except I was in a third grade classroom. My total mileage today was 4.63 miles. Tomorrow I will be in the same third grade classroom and it will be interesting if I end up with the same number of miles.

i'm in love

Okay, my little guys are so adorable! They're sweet and funny and I'm amazed how well they can read.The first day pretty much flew by and then I rushed home so I could take Sam for a little walk. Even with a very good class being a teacher is a tough job because you are always on duty; from the minute you greet them at your door to walking them to their bus at four. I announced at the end of the day that I think I worked harder than President Obama today. They laughed.
 Oh, the baybee was born this afternoon, a little girl named Ava.

baby

This is my last "free" day for awhile, ten whole weeks to be exact. Tomorrow I will be standing in front of nineteen second graders acting like I know something. Please God, I only want to humbly do my job and help them make it into third grade and feel good about themselves. Thank you for the glorious day yesterday. I walked over four miles. Although it is overcast, I plan to walk at least that much today. I will get my clothes ready and  bake chocolate chip cookies for my Hubby.