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National Boards - Part I

For the past 10 months I have been working on my National Board Certification with two very good friends, Joanne and Jessica. Today, we finished the first part of the process, mailing our portfolios!

Here's my portfolio all packaged up. It's not very impressive looking. It consisted on 4 entries (1 writing, 1 social studies, 1 science/math, and 1 of my accomplishments as a teacher).


Me as Vanna at the packing "party".


Yay! Me, Jessica, and Joanne ready to go to the post office!


Jessica mailing her Boards.


Joanne mailing her Boards.


Finally, me mailing my Boards.


The girls celebrating the end of the first part of the certification process.
We will finish our application process when we take the written assessment on May 8th. Wish us luck!!

Happy Birthday Harry!!!

Today Harry turned 29! We celebrated his last birthday in the 20s (gulp!) all weekend long.

On Friday night Joanne threw a karoke party. Harry and I rocked the house... ok, so Harry rocked the house (he can actually sing). The house survived me (I cannot sing, AT ALL).

Harry with the birthday cake I made him.

On Saturday, Harry and cleaned up our yard and ate dinner at the Penguin Drive-In. Yummy!

Today, Harry and I hiked at Crowders Mountain State Park.

It was a beautiful day to be outside!

Happy Birthday Harry!!!

Snow Day!

Harry had to go outside a couple of times during the storm to knock snow off our cherry tree.

Four beautiful inches of snow and no school!

March

Today is March 1st. I have been looking forward to March for the wonderful events...

March 1 - Karen's Birthday - Happy Birthday Karen!

March 22 - Harry's Birthday

but also dreading it as a deadline...

March 31 - National Board DUE!

And now, we are forcast to get 6 inches of snow. It is currently 33 degrees and pouring rain with a cold front moving in later today. I think it might happen!

Although we are already making up 2 snow days (including 1 on a "protected" teacher work-day) I think this might be just what I need to make me feel better about my Boards progress. 

Could we awaken to a winter wonderland tomorrow?

Part of me really hopes so!