Spring has sprung in D.C.

      This week was much calmer than last week and I spent as little time walking as possible.  Nothing too exciting happened at school.  I gave my first test in Pre-Calculus and started my third chapter with Algebra II.  I'm only going to teach 3 of my classes two more times.  Crazy! The term ends on Friday, so we'll have a half day and it's the last day of school before Spring Break.  Any guesses as to how many kids don't show up?  A lot of my students were gone by the end of this week on various school trips.  I'm kind of jealous of the kids that went to Europe.  They will be gone up until the day before Spring Break.  I ask myself, "What's the point in them coming back? It's not like they can make up all the work they missed in one day. Lucky ducks."  I did get a little break.  Today was professional development day, so I didn't have to plan any lessons for today.  Yay! And as if that wasn't exciting enough, I got to go to a very scrumptious brunch this morning.  I love food!  I got to sleep in an hour, got a tasty meal and our meeting got out an hour early.  From our meeting, I walked to the Tidal Basin and took pictures of the cherry blossoms with all the other 4 zillion people there.  Despite the crowds, I think I got a few that are worth framing.  I came home from my little stroll and starting working on my Teacher Work Sample.  It's a portfolio of a unit that I taught that I have to turn in to BYU.  If I don't pass it, I don't graduate. No pressure.  I'm about two thirds done now.  All I've got left is the hard part.  Joy.  Oh and I did a little job hunting this week too.  I've got fingers crossed for some things to work and I've got my toes crossed for extra luck on others.  The semester's starting to wind down and April is coming fast.  Before I know it, I'll be home.  I've got to make the most of these last few weeks (25 days to be exact, but who's counting?)  This is my time to shine and live it up.  I've got miles to go and promises to keep, but for right now, it's time for me to go to sleep.