Another year coming to a close

It's hard to believe that yet another year is close to an end. 2010 saw Kalina entering high school, enjoying color guard and band, and attending dances. Byron is in 8th grade, still reading and on the computer all the time. Frequently he's silent and kind of a hermit, but other times he's the big brother to Valen, running around, helping him out, and coming up with adventures and stories. Acacia is in 5th grade, last year in the elementary school, and is in those middle years where she's still young but also trying to grow up. She too reads a lot, is on the computer, but wants to be like Kalina. It's been a good fit having the two of them share rooms this year. Cordelia in 1st grade has that age gap between her and Acacia. She is the oldest of the young kids, desperately wanting to be like Acacia. She loves doing her nails and acting grown up, yet has a hard time with clothes and getting ready for school. Valen has his last year before starting school. A joker, he wants to be just like Byron, enjoys being the oldest when he goes off to day care at Ms. Michelle's house, and has a unique outlook. You can see that there will be a lot of transitions and an interesting 2011 coming ahead for all of them.

Meanwhile Deanna finished her last semester of classes. Student teaching is coming up in the spring. I have now spent three years as department chair, and submit for full professor next year. My ed tech program is booming, and lots of exciting things could happen. Wow, I guess next year could really be a big year for us all.