billy, forgot to tell you, but i’m working on several pieces myself – including a fantastic follow up to the Corbo stories – so keep writing away…
“making the call” by Easley – remember the replacement refs in the NFL last year? this book is from the author of one of the infamous calls – great book for my kids about what happens when your 15 minutes of fame in life goes terribly wrong – how you deal or stand with that – and good inside look at the NFL – gets you ready for the fall
“fight” by preston sprinkle – should be required reading for all the troublemakers at my school:) actually, probably only my gifted would get it – but a great book about what the gospel has to say about non-violence – and believe it or not, there’s a lot – really makes you re-examine – particularly with the 4th – how close people tie the USA in with their faith – and whether that’s the right call (spoiler alert: it’s not)
“smartpop summer preview” – great look at several pieces on YA material – including the hunger games – the part that was the best was the essay on how best friends NEVER get the girl in literature – or movies – that while the best friend girl seems to always land her guy, that never works on the opposite side – great, cute point – we may read it in class this fall
“quiet kids” by fonseca – book primarily for parents of introverts – really works well for teachers, like me, and how to teach introverts – we’ll use some of the activities this fall – if nothing else, as a way for everyone in class to realize that not everyone loves dealing with people 24/7 – there are some of us that need our quiet time:)
hope your week is a great one
maf
First!!!!
and here I thought you doubled up last week so it’d just be billy and I… 🙂
congrats on your awesome, awesome achievement
maf
I go to chuch no posting until after 1:30
your church must be full of sinners for the pastor to preach that long:)
I feel your protest deeply billy, but as a proud early service person, me and the old people say no dice:)
Fine
what about the all-star ballot??? are we just happy that the braves are in first place and don’t care about the individual performances??? that’s sort of my take on it…
I submitted mine on the 8th of june and i do not like the braves, rangers all the way. Tampa bay isnt bad either, but only because the biscuits are there aa afiliate
by the way, i’d like:) you to not give away center of the earth – like you did 80 days:) b/c I started it today – the first few chapters are really funny – I think it’d be better than nemo and 20,000 leagues
I almost bust out laughing after this conversation i had at my baseball team party a week ago.
“Why are you wearing a minor leaige team’s hat?”
“Yeah the braves are better than them
yeah, i’m not even sure some of the high school kids get the whole farm system thing – much less kids your age
I borrowed “damn Yankees” from the public library yesterday – it’s a musical from 1958 about a guy who sells his soul to the devil in order to help the Washington senators win the pennant and beat the Yankees – really holds up well 55 years later
okay, billy, your lucky day – i’ve got a stack of things i need to throw away – including old worksheet rounds at districts – interested???
maf
Duh
is duh a yes or a no??? 🙂
Its a no ( i said sarcastically) of course its a yes
goody – I have a stack ready for you in the fall
Just popping in to say Hello! Sending a bunch of love and fist bumps your way. I hope you have a splendid year of teaching. I surely will miss all the many jokes that we had in your class.
Make sure you are extra rough on the youngsters this year. Especially Fred. (:
-Julie
oh, you’re already dearly missed – cailea and merritt, not so much, but definitely you:(
and to quote a wise old scholar named Hilary duff “hey now, hey now, this is what dreams are made of” – which is all about going on to high school and having a thrilling time
i’ll be sure and be extra rough – we have new books that I can probably kill some of the sixth grade with…
keep in touch – you’re missed
maf
Remember: Violence is the BEST form of punishment.
And thank you for those wise words from Hilary Duff “The Philosopher”
-Julie
P.S. Cailea and Merritt were never quite as awesome as me. (;
I will say this… I’ve told numerous people my favorite moment of last year was the game of catch with the girls near the end of school – and that never would’ve happened w/o you…
I enjoyed that also! I like how you said “Game of catch with the girls” because Garrison played with us too 😉
you will hopefully learn early in life that selective memory is better than actual memory – so the deletion of garrison was both intentional and delightful:)
and tim’s no-no was awesome!!!
I am pretty sure it is better for your mental health to forget Garrison(: And I am about 101% sure Timmy will be my future husband. Age difference is not an issue.
speaking of age difference, I would think you’re the type that loves musicals – I just finished “south pacific” – which basically seems like a musical about older men and their younger wives – or wives to be:)
you definitely need to watch “thoroughly modern millie” if you like musicals – the tom sawyer reference is wonderful – oh, and be sure to count both as service hours as it’s work on scholar’s bowl