The Brain Trust

Well ladies, back we go to school school school. Let the fun begin. I'm actually really excited to go back through the posts we did earlier about cool teaching ideas and actually use them. We should think up a few more to share as we do some new things. I'm working on my Heroes class so Andrea, I'll definitely have some mythology stuff to shoot your way. Can you send me the Heroes assignment? Jenn, if you have Catcher in the Rye materials I could definitely make good use of them!

New wheels

We bought a replacement for the Audi station wagon yesterday. It's a 2006 Subaru Outback - do you like it? I'm psyched about it! It's all black and has tons of room in the back for transporting dogs, groceries, etc. It is also officially, even at 2 years old, the newest car we've ever purchased :) I guess the only downfall is adding a car payment to our month bills...

Hedda!

Did either of you see this week's Project Runway episode? The designers had to design an outfit for a drag queen, and one of them was Hedda Lettuce! Do you remember her from the show we saw when we went to P-Town? I thought that was kind of cool to see :)

Island Life

We just came home from an amazing weekend on Duck Island, about 30 minutes off the coast of Acadia National Park! Adrian & Heather took us to the house they had rented for the week. It was a weekend of seeing seals, hiking on the rocky shore, eating delicious food, riding the crazy waves, and relaxing on this gorgeous island. This house was the only one on the island, making it quite the experience!

Adrian drives his boat while Tyler and I relax in the sun.










This was the beautiful view we awoke to on Sunday





Here is the house on Duck Island

The house I'm buying!

So, I've found the house! My offer was accepted yesterday and the inspection is Monday morning, with a closing date set for Sept. 26th! I'm so excited! It's had the same owners since 1960 (built in 1949) and when the parents passed away recently, the daughter who is a real estate agent redid up the whole place. The roof, siding, lawn, kitchen, bathroom, appliances and garage were all redone in the last few months. It's in NE (a 5 minute drive from downtown and just 20 minutes to work). I drove around the neighborhood in the evening and in the middle of the night on Thursday and all seems quiet and good. Of course my mom is nervous about me having a house with a detached garage - she wanted me to get a condo with attached parking so there were people around, but nothing was just right. The front and back yards are both fenced in and really well lit so I'm not worried. It's a two bedroom with hardwood floors and is really close to some very cool spots in NE!

Fun with Cars

Here's a photo of the back end of my car, sans blinker & brake light :)

Titles

Hey ladies - Here's an interesting activity I read about in this month's English Journal. It is a lesson that helps students see how titles can affect a reader's perspective of a work of literature. It sounds interesting and I think I might use it :)

Link: "The Importance of Titles: From Big Blank Space to Small Good Thing"