For those of you that follow me on Facebook you know that 11!11!11! had significance to me . . . the day came and proved to be spectacular! I had the day off and I was able to share with many friends and family members as well as was able to make new friends.
Some highlights from this month (some professional, some personal~how does one separate this anyway?)
- celebrated my eldest child's birthday 11/1/11
- attended Tripoli High School's Musical and assisted with the dinner theater, November 4&5
- attended my children's school conferences with many of their teachers (they are in 9th & 10th grade)
- attended the National Association for Interpretation national conference for one day in St. Paul~preparing for my adjunct course next semester (Intro to Natural History Interpretation) and connecting with friends
- on my return from St. Paul, 8 miles from home, deer meets Prius ($3800 damage; in shop November 11-28)
- 11!11!11! celebration
- Tripoli state VB Champions!! (attended November 10 & 12)
- Welcome baby shower to TQP family member Nora Mourlam (born 10/4/11)
- attended Benchmark training for the Teacher Performance Assessment Consortium (TPAC) in San Antonio~met new friends and thought deeply about what good teaching of science looks like
- attended movie "Breaking Dawn" with my daughters (not that good)
- watched my daughter, Megan, play her first JV BB game, November 22 (victory)
- my son, Austin, 15 get pneumonia and so in the hospital with him November 23-27~most unusual Thanksgiving ever
- completed my philosophy of educational leadership for my course (check my prezi: http://prezi.com/oo-xuyth6uzx/model-the-way-encourage-the-heart/
- attended first Tripoli varsity games at CAL, November 29 (victory)
- approval of the TQP IRB for UNI student clinical experiences! November 30
Life is a special occasion . . . celebrate!
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