Fall, 2007

Fall
September was an exciting time for each one of us: Annmarie started back in the office, Nate started pre-school at Beechwood, Evie began 1st grade and for me it was the start of another school year and soccer season.


Nate didn't much like school at first- or at least he didn't like the part when Mommy dropped him off. He came around, though and enjoys his friends and projects and seems to like his teachers Miss 'Kewey' (Kelly) and Miss 'Coween' (Colleen). He's a very popular pre-schooler now.
Evie loves school, loves being a 1st grader, loves Mrs. Miller, loves her 5th grade buddy- all of it. She's an excellent reader, wants to be an author when she grows up (among about a dozen other things...a mom, a dress designer, an artist), and she seem to thrive in the classroom environment. School gives her an outlet for her creative and social talents. As her teacher says, "you never need to ask what's going on with Evie!"

Eve also did Cheerleading in the fall, but didn't love it. She's been taking piano for a few months now and has picked it up quite nicely. We were surprised when, at her recital, she was the first to volunteer to do an encore. Not surpirsed that she wanted to play, but surprised because we thought she only knew one song.
All this school keeps Annmarie quite busy as well. She works the 3 days a week that Nate's in school and puts in additional time many days too. In the Spring of '07, she was asked to be on the Board of Governors for the Haddonfield Civic Association, a group dedicated to raising the dialog about town issues. She also serves as a PTA rep and maintains an organic fruit/veggie co-op. Yoga helps her keep her sanity.


I started my 5th year at Seneca (my 13th overall). I love it there, teaching US History and Sociology, advising the Student Council and coaching the girls soccer team. We finished 10-6-4, ranked #11 in South Jersey. I've been energized this school year by the grad courses that I'm taking in educational technology (how tech impacts learning). I'm in a program at GCU- Grand Canyon University. Haven't heard of it? Probably because it's in Arizona. It's an online program. Er, Go Jackalopes...*shrug*