The Blog. (I wonder how many blogs start out with a sentence of that kind.) As so many have done before me, I have concluded that a blog is the most convenient way to keep my devoted fan base aware of the exciting and awe-inspiring life that I lead. Or something like that.
Anyway, the big day is almost upon me! In 48 hours, I will have moved to Elgin, Illinois, to start my illustrious career as a middle school English and social studies teacher. Over the past couple of weeks, my apartment has gone from looking like this:
... to this:
On Friday, everything I own will be tucked into a Budget rental truck and hauled up to Chi-town! OK, Elgin, actually, but Chicago is just around the corner. A visual, for those of you not familiar with northern Illinois (I was pretty much clueless until a couple months ago):
I will be teaching seventh and eighth grade English and social studies - which includes, but is not limited to, the Revolutionary War, the Depression, Lord of the Flies, Elizabethan England, semicolons, the Constitution, To Kill a Mockingbird, and the development of income tax. I don't know about you, but sounds like a rockin' good time to me! Heading into my first year as a teacher, I'm not sure how much time I will be able to devote to my blog life, but hopefully I can post exciting updates from time to time.
