#239: where's the gold?

show&tell #239: where's the gold?

#238: chillin' & grillin' & double feature

show&tell #238: chillin' & grillin'

double feature

That double feature defintiely needs an explanation. A game called Ultimate Ultimate uses the rules of Ultimate Frisbee, but with tons of other objects in play at the same time. Our middle school chaplain enjoys tossing in items such as a rubber chicken, a beachball, and gross things like hardboiled eggs, vegetables, and sausages. I actually watched an 8th grader take a bite out of the sausage in the middle of the game. No joke.

#237: good moo-rning

show&tell #237: good moo-rning

#236: ironic

Today the humidity broke and the rain came pouring down, just in time for our afternoon elective classes. Here the Outdoor Education class is getting their first lesson on dealing with the rain.

show&tell #236: ironic

Today's pic was taken by the principal, Ruth.

#235: first day of school

show&tell #235: first day of school

#234: ready for students!!

show&tell #234: ready for students!!

#233: bubbles!!

show&tell #233: bubbles!!

#232: clean room

show&tell #232: clean room

#231: team bonding & double feature

Today we were taken on a surprise hike by Phil Peters, BFA Director. It was, um... fun.

show&tell #231: team bonding

double feature

#230: are we done yet?

show&tell #230: are we done yet?

#229: workday

show&tell #229: workday

#228: here we go again

Most people make new year's resolutions, but I make new school year resolutions. And every year there's a running resolution. So today, a week before classes start, I went for my first run in months. It felt much better than I expected it to. My intention was to ease back into things with a 10 minute run but ended up going for over 20. Time to get into shape since I'm signed up to run in the Basel Marathon on September 11!*

show&tell #228: here we go again

*I am signed up to run 1/6th of the Basel Marathon, which actually only equals about 4.3 miles.

#227: mac attack

Today we had staff training for the new email system. These kids brought their macs.

show&tell #227: mac attack

#226: guess what I made?

show&tell #226: guess what I made?

I'll give you a hint, it rhymes with bocha boconut biced boffee and is sold at a place that rhymes with barbucks.

#225: eis cream

I cheated and let Katrina take today's picture. We enjoyed a tasty treat at the Eis Cafe - the cheaper, German version of my Handel's addiction.

show&tell #225: eis cream

#224: weed eaters

This morning we had kids out at the school to weed the courtyard. Another step closer!!

show&tell #224: weed eaters

#223: from the [un]mixed-up files...

The file drawers in our new staff office are approximately half the size of the file drawers in our old office. My file drawer was stuffed. Yesterday and today my project was to sort, reorganize, and PURGE the files. I am pleased to report that my new files are about one third the size they used to be!! I needed to see some tangible progress this week.

show&tell #223: from the [un]mixed-up files...

#222: yes, please

Yesterday I was lucky enough to find plump, juicy strawberries on sale at Penny so I snatched up two batches - one to savor this week and one to freeze for when I'm craving strawberries in the middle of December! They are almost out of season so I'm getting as many as I can!! Breakfast this morning was especially tasty.

show&tell #222: yes, please

#221: another step closer

For the next week or two, my pic of the day will probaly be coming from my work at our new campus, getting everything set up for opening day. I did not partake in this project but instead documented the progress. Just one step closer to being a school!

show&tell #221: another step closer

#220: setting up and settling in

Today I spent a decent chunk of time at school organizing my new classroom. I love these colorful Ikea storage boxes, which I intended to label with my "vintage" Dymo labeler. Sadly, I discovered that the tape is so vintage it doesn't stick anymore! C'est la vie.

show&tell #220: setting up and settling in

#219: still not pleased

After spending all of my Sunday afternoon rearranging furniture in the living room, I am still not pleased. This part is ok, but the rest of the room is still lacking something. Sigh.

show&tell #219: still not pleased

#218: i came, i saw, ikea

show&tell #218: i came, i saw, ikea

#217: gummi gastropod

At the grocery store today I picked up a little tub of Haribo gummies, a mix called Fresh and Fruity. Much to my horror, this mix includes snails! After this adventure, it took me awhile to finally be ok with eating them. Blech.

show&tell #217: gummi gastropod

#216: happy dance of the century

You may remember my recent luggage woes from this post and this post. After a full WEEK without, I was finally reunited with my last piece of luggage. Word of advice - don't bother with British Airways. This bag contained all my nice warm-weather clothing, which means for the past week I've been spotted around town wearing gym shorts. Awesome. Welcome back, shorts and capris, I've missed you!!

show&tell #216: happy dance of the century

#215: creative problem solving

show&tell #215: creative problem solving

This is the entryway inside my new apartment. The doors in this building are of the frosted glass variety, meaning someone standing in the hallway would be able to look into my apartment. The peeping Tom wouldn't see details, but shapes and colors, yes. I rigged up a solution with my fabric shower curtain and over-the-door hooks that fit perfectly in the space. The entryway also includes my shoe shrank, scarf rack, and full-length mirror. Coats and jackets must be hung in my bedroom for lack of hall space. Yay!

#214: new kitchen preview

Today I got settled into my new apartment. This is just a preview!

show&tell #214: new kitchen preview

#213: happy dance

ONE of my two missing suitcases arrived today!! Still waiting on the other, but this deserves a happy dance.

show&tell #213: happy dance

#212: [just about] all moved out

This year I'm relocating to my own apartment, which I am subletting for a friend who will be gone this year. Today, I moved out the majority of my stuff. Tomorrow the move will be complete!

show&tell #212: [just about] all moved out