New Post--Wish you were here!

For the first time ever, I have a fall break. I am writing you from Paulding County. It is 40 degrees and I can actually see some red and yellow leaves from the window. We went to Fernbank to see the frogs. Andy, my 5 year old, loves frogs! We visited relatives and friends. We spent a wonderful afternoon at the aquarium and now we are about to head further up into the mountains. Fall break is a wonderful thing. I would recommend it to all of you school teachers out there. Demand it be added to your calendar.

Since I have never had a fall break before, I feel a little like I'm cutting school. A woman in Macon accused me of keeping my children out of school. I started to make up some wonderful story, but decided I better not; she might call Defacs on me. She didn't look as if she had a sense of humor.

So, for all of you who will be toiling away on Monday, I will think of you as I watch the water cascading over the rocks and search for multicolored leaves. Wish you were here! Now for your fall break, if you don't feel like writing, let a student do it for you. Since it is the end of the 9 weeks, post a really good piece of writing you got from one of your students or put your feet up and watch while he or she types it in.