It came it came!!

This week's highlights:

#1

After 2 years of searching I found the perfect stocking! (Does it matter that I got it off a kids' site?) Mike got an abominable snowman one, and Diego, the classic bone. 

#2 

asking students to turn someone on their team into an astronaut 

#3

First flag football practice.

No pictures necessary.

Still sore 3 days later. 

#4

Tomorrow I'm going to a conference here:

oh how I've missed thee

Yay for National Council of Teachers of English!!! Yay for meeting up with old teacher friends from college!!! Yay for learning how to be a better teacher!! Yay for collaborating with colleagues!!

and yay for hosting our first Thanksgiving next week!!