Ahhh! Spring Break...

One day gone already of my Spring Break. The time will be over before I know it, and I will have squandered it all away. Actually, I have no BIG plans for this glorious week, except to just relax and enjoy it. And that being said, I guess today was well spent. I did a bit of housework, a bit of reading, a bit of crocheting, a bit of learning on the computer, walked 2 miles on the treadmill, Skyped with my adorable grandson and his mom, and let my hubby take me out to eat to celebrate an accomplishment. So, all in all, I'd say today was just GRAND!!!

An accomplishment, you say. What accomplishment? Not to "toot my own horn" as my mother would call it, but last week it was announced at school that my fellow teachers elected me to be our school's Wachovia Outstanding Educator. (Otherwise known as Teacher of the Year) Of course, it's a real honor to be awarded this by my own peers. But it also means some writing and interviews, because now I will go up against other schools' picks to be chosen in our school district. The teacher chosen in our school district will in turn have to then go through a selection process against the three school districts in our county. Hmmmm. I think I should just be satisfied that I was chosen by my school. Anyway, I have some writing to do this week for that - a Project Proposal, because with all of that comes a $1000 check to the winner if their project is chosen.

This spring has been rainy and cool, but the grass is green and the trees are mostly leafed out, so I'm not complaining. The tulips are blooming in a profusion of bright colors; and the dogwood trees are beginning to blossom, as only they can do at Easter time in the South, reminding us of Christ's death and resurrection with their symbolic crosses on their flowers. The aroma of the lilies from church that we brought home yesterday permeates our living room with the perfume of the hope and joy of Easter. To all who read this I want to wish a Blessed and Happy Easter Season!