My October Book List

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!

Those are the books I read in October.:

Barbara Delinsky – Not My Daughter
Jonathan Kellerman – Deception
Claire Cook –Seven Year Switch
James Patterson – Worst Case
Jennifer Crusie- Getting rid of Bradley
Elin Hildebrand – The Island
Claire Cook – The Wildwater Walking Club

The last two were my favorites :)

A rant and a smile

I am pretty fed up about the direction that Kindergarten is taking, especially in our District. It's all about data, scores, testing. It's NOT about children being children and enjoying their first school experience. I hate talking to the parents and having to tell them their 4 year old child is failing because he doesn't know all the sounds, or cannot write a simple sentence (when they still can't even write their names!).

I am tired about being told we all have to do the same thing, at the same time, in the same way. Experience, creativity and individuality is not appreciated anymore. It's just being a good robot and "do as I say" not "do what's best for the children".

I am actually happy this is my last year of Kindergarten. I never thought I would say it because I really have enjoyed it so much for so many years.

In a different vein, I was surprised to see Tristan in FB asking to be my friend. It was nice he asked all the family to be his friends :) I will enjoy seeing him on FB.

October

What crazy weather! We had the highest temperatures ever in Los Angeles last week, now it is cold and rainy. One day I have the A/C going full blast, the next day we turn on the heat!

Tomorrow Marvin is leaving to Dixon to pick up his sister Mary, and they'll drive to Utah, to spend a few days with the Thompson's, lucky!!! :)

On the way, he wants to stop by the Salt Flats to look at the races, but they may not be on due to rain.

Saturday Lizzie is coming to La Mirada, we'll spend some time together, go to lunch etc, then she'll go to her 20th school reunion. It will be held in Costa Mesa., and come back to spend the night :) The only school reunion I ever went to, was Marvin's 5th? school reunion in Dixon. I wish we had school reunions in Barcelona but we didn't do that, it would have been fun to see how everybody had changed and how they were doing 20 years late.

I don't know if i mentioned it , but I got bit by a bug in the nose or something, and it looks huge! Hopefully it will get better son.

And my class.....they are not getting any better, what a group!!!! I think at the end of the school year I will be super ready to retire lol

I hope everybody is feeling better, and have a good week!!! Love you all.