Validation
Nebo School District is pleased to inform me that my portfolio has passed the district portfolio review, and congratulates me on a job well done. I retract my middle finger.
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Hey, remember when we went to Disneyland? Like a month ago?
Since it's been so long since our trip and since I'm feeling lazy, here is a quick sampling of our Disneyland photos. Hopefully it won't be another month before I post real pictures again. Kaiya has been really into Mickey & Minnie lately (although I'm pretty sure she thinks they're the same person). Everytime I turn on Mickey Mouse Clubhouse she shouts "MeeMee" and starts dancing and singing along to the opening song. It's pretty cute. Needless to say, she was super excited to see Mickey at the park and kept trying to grab his nose. By the way - aren't those the cutest Mickey ears EVER?! Window shopping at kids' eye level? Pure marketing genius. I had to include the classic "Disneyland nap" shot. It was so bloody cold and rainy we didn't stay long that day :( Luckily, we had two other days to make up for it! And there you have it!
Promptness never was my strong suit
Seems like I still haven't gotten around to posting those pictures. I will. Next week. Maybe.
AWOL
So, Brad pointed out to me yesterday that I haven't posted anything in almost a month (and that my last few posts were cop-outs). Wow. I'm sorry. I know you've all been having withdrawals from my charming rhetoric... or at least from pictures of my chubby offspring. Let me shed some light - and complain a little bit - on the Walker happenings of February 2010. The month started out with a slew of concrete and vinyl fence bids, which resulted in a beautiful yard and a happy Brad, but also a slightly-strained relationship with our neighbors to the south. (I'd like to think of our new fence as a "Mending Wall".) I spent every spare minute pre February 20 preparing for our region debate tournament. I've never hosted a tournament before, let alone a high stakes region competition, and was freaking out. We didn't have enough schools to pair or tab electronically, so everything had to be done by hand. Despite a few minor setbacks (like my fake out "maste...