Week 21

May 18, 2014
Letter from home & Grabbing a burger at our favorite place in Round Rock

May 19, 2014
Being able to check out library books on the iPad& Traveling to NYC to see my brother, sister-in-law and adorable nephew

May 20, 2014
Last day of running math tutorial & Watching my brother's Master's convocation

                         

May 21, 2014
This sign greets me every morning at school, at least math teachers get a little love & The best King Cake delivered by our friend from New Orleans

May 22, 2014
End of the last period on the last day of classes with students & Watching the new X Men movie at the theatre in Taylor

May 23, 2014
There is always fruit cut up in my fridge & It's always a treat to find skittles hidden in my lunch bag!

May 24, 2014
 Interesting lights are a good way to remember my last day of physical therapy & A bouquet of peonies - my favorite

Week 20

May 11, 2014
Skype conversations with my mom every weekend & A much needed soak after a long weekend of house painting

May 12, 2014
I've got a great group of women to play football (soccer) with every Monday evening &
Enjoying the much needed rain

May 13, 2014
Last three seniors I need to deal with....and thanks to IB exams only three exams I need to grade for them & Enjoying some creamy Earl Grey tea (my favorite) on an unusually cool day

May 14, 2014
Receiving a card from a student and finding out she and her mom do this art together & Heating up the grill for dinner

May 15, 2014
Somehow it is still cool enough in May to eat breakfast outside & Getting a pedicure is always a treat

May 16, 2014
That my students and I can both laugh at the ridiculousness of my visuals...although it made sense while it was being drawn & Great views of (and off of) the Pennybacker Bridge while stuck in traffic

May 17, 2014
10 hours of sleep and a lazy morning & The 6th Annual Lion's Club Crawfish Boil in Taylor with friends

Week 19

May 4, 2014
Having a green space to run through on the weekends & A plant blooming at a friend's birthday party

May 5, 2014
It's nice to be appreciated - thank you notes from students to teachers & Spending the day (working) on the UT campus

May 6, 2014
Had an unexpected free period when I found out that every single one of my seniors in this class was taking an IB exam & Jasmine smells amazing during its annual blooming

May 7, 2014
Finally feeling healthy enough to run! & A first for me - purple cacti with yellow blooms outside of yoga

May 8, 2014
This surprise painting on the stairs up to my office always makes me smile & A squirrel surprised by my arrival at yoga

May 9, 2014
My balance is finally getting better &in a much needed yoga class at the end of a crazy week

May 10, 2014
I work with people who are awesome & crazy...and so a lip sync performance party turned into an actuality & A few quiet moments taking in the morning sun before a full weekend of house painting

Week 18

April 27, 2014
A little smile in my house & An onion blooming in the garden in Taylor

April 28, 2014
Close up of a plant branch in Delhi & Watermelon!

April 29, 2014
Bug on the window in a taxi & Paint peeling on a brick wall

April 30, 2014
Having fun at home in Delhi & Keys on the 1940s Smith Corona Typewriter Cole found hidden at the theatre in Taylor

The new theme for the month of May is blessings, a chance to look at the positive in our lives.

May 1, 2014
It might be over 100 degrees in Delhi, but at least I have frozen strawberries so I can make smoothies & Cashing in my free drink reward at Starbucks in Austin

May 2, 2014
The best part of the faculty appreciation lunch is all the homemade desserts made by supportive parents & Enjoying a nice meal with Cole at the end of a long week

May 3, 2014
 It's nice to feel appreciated - macaroons as a thank you gift from a student in Delhi & Enjoying a cool morning on the screened in porch with Bob