All over but the shouting

This won't be as chatty as my first attempt to post. My connection went out before it posted.
The weekend was a washout, by the way. Rain, and more rain. It's still raining.

This is "post-planning". Those teacher work/cleanup days after the kids go home. Lots of administrivia that could be done sooner, but they make us stay because we have a contract and they aren't letting us go home one second before the contract says. Some people are moving their stuff to new rooms, others to new schools. I got lucky and didn't have to move. Get to stay put. For what it's worth. It's not clear yet how much time I'll actually spend in this room, since most of my day looks to be spent in someone else's room. But that's okay. My stuff is unpacked and put away, the room will be as clean as I can make it before I go, and we'll see what the new school year brings.

Meanwhile, there is the summer. Whoever it was that said we get "summers off" should be slapped. I'm always busy with classes, workshops and field work. Can't call it "off". There's a little down time, built in there, but not much. This whole month coming up is pretty packed with activity. A chance to exercise the noggin before it turns to mush.

Well, the original version of this was very much from my soapbox, but having done the ranting once, I don't feel the need to repeat it. Guess I'll save it for tomorrow. There'll be more, I'm sure.