Last Thursday was Ben's 31st birthday, so I went to Cleveland and a group of us went out to eat Mexican. It was great fun and of course ,Sydney was the life of the party. But you must remember she is Ben McIntyre's daughter , so she got it in her genes. Sydney buried her face in the cake, dances with the Mexican band, and ate plenty of junk food. She was one little wired baby girl.
Then Friday was half a day of school. I came home called Linda , then took off on my bike to visit her for the week end. Was really a nice ride. Sunday coming home was cool with the clouds but I enjoyed it. Best part was being able to make the trip on 35 dollars worth of gas.
Now Im back to the real world and teaching. Week will go by fast.
In 2 weeks IM going to Orlando for a Neil Diamond concert. Plans are to ride bikes down , but if the weather changes we will just go in my car. I think everyone of my age group loves Neil Diamond . Would love to get in a day at Disney too....Taking a week off school so might as well have fun.......
Going to post pictures from the party so enjoy and leave me a comment.

What can I say...............this was a day of all days. It was soooo busy.......gave exams..........annual rep came.........graded papers.........then had a situation to deal with.
Hope tomorrow will be better. It rain around Belzoni today. So far I havent had any at my house. Does keep John from finishing his last beans this week.
I just hope the weather holds over the week end so I can ride. I need some down time and riding gives me that.
Looking for a better day...later
Had to add a picture of my sweet baby, just to cheer up my day.

This is exam week at school. Was a busy day . Had to get all my exams made out and run off ready for the kids. Im ready , just hope the students will study. My exams are legendary...........long and hard. This help the kids in my book, give then a chance of having at least a few types of question they do well with. Also it makes each question not count so much. as for grading...........well for me I just as soon grade 120 questions as 50.
I do think the seventh graders are in for a big shock. They do not have a clue what to expect. GO study kids...........you'll need it.
The week end was nice............I rode my bike all day Saturday and most of Sunday. John and I went to a get together in Cleveland for the guy from there that got killed on his motorcycle. John knows all those people.
This week is Ben's birthday so will go have dinner with them Thursday. He will be 31. He thinks that is old.
Later

Well I dont really think anyone reads my blog, but I keep it up just for me. Gives me a place to vent and express.
If anyone out there does keep up with this, you know I have been on a diet. As of this morning I have lost 22 pounds. So hopefully in several more weeks I hope to have lost my other 18 pounds to make it 40 altogether. If I reach that goal might just shoot for 10 more. None the less I am happy with what I have been able to do , no doubt it is hard.
School is going well. Just the same ole silly issues. My classes are fine; 8th grade likes to talk too much , 7th grade still doesnt get it, and 11th grade thinks that studying does not pertain to them. SHOCK will come to them soon. Next week is exams. Had a slight change in schedule due to a Jr high football playoff. This means the 8th grade will have my earth science and health exams the same day............poor babies.
Hope everyone is looking forward to the week end as much as I am. Enjoy and will pos tmore later.