Small update just to keep this on my mind until the summer.
I love April. There is so much to do around town.
This weekend, I went to The Highland Games. It was so much smaller than the Renaissance festival that I attend every year. This only made it better due to the fact that I didn't have to push my way through people to get from point A to B. AND they had a vendor that sold scones with clotted cream! I haven't had clotted cream in about four years. It was amazing! I was going to buy some, but then decided I would try my hand at making it. We will see how that goes. Watching the actual games was fascinating. They were athletes competing to go on to the world championship, which takes place in France this year, yet it seemed so much more approachable. Plus, watching men throw giant 65 pound poles as far as they could and watching them throw packed hay 20-35 feet in the air was fascinating. I also was able to buy (which I shouldn't have due to the car and my washing machine breaking and an exorbitant medical bill this month), two handmade necklaces. I love buying everything claddagh. Granted, that might be because I somehow manage to lose everything claddagh. Which is frustrating to say the least. I am sure they are all together in a "safe place" but as to where that might be *shrugs*
Next weekend is PirateFest, which should also be amazing! I haven't been, but I heard that people build pirate ships and sink them. Then Foodie Fest, then an Indian Food Festival. I am going to be eating out of food trucks for a while, but that's not why I love them. They're fun, different, and just what I genuinely enjoy. I mean, the food is pretty good too! I REALLY hope that Foodie Fest has the Duck Confit Grilled Cheese because that may be the best thing that I have ever eaten. The Lobster Bacon Mac and Cheese wasn't bad either.
Anyway, I may have something resembling summer plans. Nothing too exciting, but my coworker and I are going to read a book on teaching students to question and form a little book club. We will see if we like it in our classrooms, test it out, and if it is worth sharing, perhaps teach it to others. We will see how it goes. She is an amazing teacher with a lot of experience in a lot of different environments, so if she feels that it is worthwhile, it probably is.
Anyway, I have to resist the urge to buy a paper cutter so I can cut my Dungeons and Dragons cards exactly before I laminate them. Which would only be further procrastination from these essays that are sitting in front of me. I really need to grade these essays.
Until next time.
I love April. There is so much to do around town.
This weekend, I went to The Highland Games. It was so much smaller than the Renaissance festival that I attend every year. This only made it better due to the fact that I didn't have to push my way through people to get from point A to B. AND they had a vendor that sold scones with clotted cream! I haven't had clotted cream in about four years. It was amazing! I was going to buy some, but then decided I would try my hand at making it. We will see how that goes. Watching the actual games was fascinating. They were athletes competing to go on to the world championship, which takes place in France this year, yet it seemed so much more approachable. Plus, watching men throw giant 65 pound poles as far as they could and watching them throw packed hay 20-35 feet in the air was fascinating. I also was able to buy (which I shouldn't have due to the car and my washing machine breaking and an exorbitant medical bill this month), two handmade necklaces. I love buying everything claddagh. Granted, that might be because I somehow manage to lose everything claddagh. Which is frustrating to say the least. I am sure they are all together in a "safe place" but as to where that might be *shrugs*
Next weekend is PirateFest, which should also be amazing! I haven't been, but I heard that people build pirate ships and sink them. Then Foodie Fest, then an Indian Food Festival. I am going to be eating out of food trucks for a while, but that's not why I love them. They're fun, different, and just what I genuinely enjoy. I mean, the food is pretty good too! I REALLY hope that Foodie Fest has the Duck Confit Grilled Cheese because that may be the best thing that I have ever eaten. The Lobster Bacon Mac and Cheese wasn't bad either.
Anyway, I may have something resembling summer plans. Nothing too exciting, but my coworker and I are going to read a book on teaching students to question and form a little book club. We will see if we like it in our classrooms, test it out, and if it is worth sharing, perhaps teach it to others. We will see how it goes. She is an amazing teacher with a lot of experience in a lot of different environments, so if she feels that it is worthwhile, it probably is.
Anyway, I have to resist the urge to buy a paper cutter so I can cut my Dungeons and Dragons cards exactly before I laminate them. Which would only be further procrastination from these essays that are sitting in front of me. I really need to grade these essays.
Until next time.
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