Tag: writing
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Risk
The risk I took, which I do not regret, was pursuing my education to become a principal. Although it was stressful a lot of the time, I do not regret the experience that made me the person I am today. My parents said I’d never finish my first degree. Today, I have three. I don’t…
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Hard Moments
My daughter has survived a liver transplant. My daughter has survived lymphoma. She has to wait two years from last June before she can be placed on the kidney transplant list. That will be June 2027. She will probably have to wait another two years to get a kidney. Can she do it? Yes. She’s…
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Who Needs Pride?
The wicked snows of winter that isolated many of us from activities we love have seemingly gone away. Being afraid of slipping and falling was one of my biggest fears when the snow was on. Somehow though I managed to go flying face first a few weeks ago, without any snow on the ground, on…
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Running as Fast as I Can
I haven’t posted in a couple of weeks. Life is running full speed ahead. Basketball, baptisms, school pick ups, teaching, grading, and many other things are occupying my retired life. I haven’t even thought about Easter. I can say that my puppy is also taking a lot of my time nowadays. Last week, we had…
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Some Days Can Be Like That…
Tuesday was a crazy day. I was all prepared for my class and really was excited to go. Everything was normal until the I hit the classroom door at the college. I had to rearrange the room again, due to sharing the room with another professor. Her arrangement is fine if you are doing discussion…
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My Favorite People to be Around
Who are my favorite people to be around? I just think that it depends on where I am, however, my Granddaughters are THE favorites! I can be feeling down, but if I am around them, I perk up and enjoy their company. Now, mind you, they do not allow me to do anything but enjoy…
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In Class or Online
The weather is better today. I will get to be in person with my students for the first time in three weeks. The snow has forced online classes for much of the semester so far. It’s both a good thing and a bad thing, all at once. The amount of preparation is the same, but…
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Coco
My beautiful little cockapoo has a brain block when it comes to going potty outside. She thinks that when she is let out to go potty, it is merely playtime for her and the cats. We have six barn cats that she enjoys playing with daily. Coco seems to think it’s poo inside and play…
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Another Semester
This week marks the start of the second semester of the 2025-2026 school year. I have three classes this semester, and registration is almost complete with 20, 30, and 35 students, respectively. Tomorrow, I will work at the welcome tables to help ease students’ anxiety by letting them know which room their class is in…
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How do I communicate online?
How do I communicate online? Well…..I try not to on social media. After being “disagreed with” many times on social media (and being upset a lot by the inaccuracies of people sharing “information”), I try to stick with “Happy Birthdays” and “a smiley face”. As a principal, and I’m sure in many other professions, words…
Retired Principal Tales 