:: Thursday, December 21, 2006 ::

"But if I had a minute for every hour that I've wasted, I'd be rich in time..." (Jack Johnson)

In honor of my last day teaching English to first graders...

Me: "Can you guess which country I'm moving to?"
Class: "North America! Australia! The North Pole! Cleveland! February! Africa! The Wild West! California! Island! Egypt! (Pronounced "Ee-giped") Penguins! France! North France! 9th grade!"

Yes, that pretty much sums everything up.

Labels: Pedagogy

:: Bethany Bassett - 7:29 PM :: + ::

"You can't write if you can't relate..." (Beck)

For all of you who have never seen a big family before, this is mine:



And this is a traumatizing '80s workout flashback:



Happy Thursday!

Labels: Christmas Newsletter

:: Bethany Bassett - 11:42 AM :: + ::

"Well, it's feeling like my life is finally mine..." (Jack Johnson)

It's official -- we're moving to Italy! I can hardly believe it's actually going to happen. Just two more slow-motion, whirlwind months, and life is going to become quite different.

::Does the hooray dance::

(By the way, Natalie has a blog, in case your day needs an extra dose of cuteness. The link's on the left. Clickety-click!)

Labels: Christmas Newsletter

:: Bethany Bassett - 8:44 PM :: + ::