July 31 - Day 3

What a beautiful day in Kansas City! I woke up to temp's in the 50's, and I just now turned on the air conditioner. I could've left it off a little longer, but I have company today, so I didn't want them to be uncomfortable. Today, Evan and Dylan's friends (Ayla and Kylie) came over while their parents were working. Actually, their little brother was supposed to come over, too, but he'd pulled a muscle, and ended up going to the doctor's office this morning instead. So, it's been my boys and the girls today. This picture is pretty accurate of what they did most of the day; it was either Wii, Gamecube or Nintendo DS...or all three at once.

July 30 - Day 2

This product from Oroweat is one worthy of a day in my 365 days. I'm always on the search for good, quality, low-calorie food. This "flat" bun was recommended by Hungry Girl, and when HG recommends something, it's usually worthy of the time to check it out. I was a little apprehensive on this one, as breads are a weakness of mine, but they're awesome! I even called my mom to recommend this product.

Can I Pull It Off? July 29 - Day 1

So, my sister's picture challenge is a picture a day...can I do the same? I don't know if I'm that organized to do so, but I'll try. Today's picture is perfect to begin the challenge. It includes my two kids, but it really is a picture representing what was most important this summer. Dylan and Evan both learned to ride bikes this summer, something they now love to do. It's also one more way for me to keep fit, so I can't complain when the boys want to go biking. (They'd go every day if I let them!) This is a new location for our biking; it's a bike path on its way to Longview Lake. It's a pretty path, and it's really quiet. We even saw deer on this adventure today!

Atlanta Convention

Summer was a busy month, but one of the exciting weeks was when I was attending a convention. During the week of July 6 - 11th, I went to a High School's That Work convention in Atlanta, Georgia. I spent two days working on curriculum before the actual convention began, then a follow-up day after the convention to finish up the curriculum units. It was a lot of work, but I left with a bunch of great ideas.

I attended the convention with several folks from my district, but specifically Dr. Scully (my principal), Emily Stout (band teacher) and Richard Belotti (math teacher). During that week, I was able to visit a few places of interest: CNN, the Coca-Cola Headquarters and the Georgia Aquarium. The picture attached is of CNN. They don't allow cameras during the tour, so this is the best I could do. I have to say, though, that CNN had the tightest security of all, including the airports. The globe in this picture has the world's longest free-standing escalator attached. It took 2 minutes to get to the top, which is where the tour begins.