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I’m back. There are two more half-days left until summer break. Both are final examination days, and there’s that rare mix of excitement and stress in the air, as the anticipation of summer looms behind the worry of grades and test scores. This was my big day to get much of my paperwork taken care [...]

Just trying to get everything just exactly perfect to wrap up the school year. Expect to see me back–daily–June 19.

Extremely tired from a long day, but no shortage of excitement. . . . It was good to see so many recent grads returning today to our advanced comp time slot (pd. 4A), talking about senior week and the trouble many found while in Ocean City. But I was most grateful for the help Amanda [...]

Another picture-heavy entry. I’ve daybooked a lot this weekend, and because I can’t easily put the pics in my daybook, I’m happy to include more of them here. :) Madelyn had her third (and ultimately final) game in LaxSplash this morning at Hydes Field. Of all the LaxSplash fields, it looks like Hydes was hit [...]

A day devoted to Lacrosse…. Spent most of the day traveling to various lacrosse fields for LaxSplash. This is Madelyn’s first year participating in this tournament, and it has been a lot of fun for both the parents and for the girls. Game one was extremely exciting, and we beat a tough team from Ocean [...]

And the rains continue. . . . But unlike most of my friends, this does not bother me. I have so many wonderful memories in the rain, and every time we have a stretch like this, I am afforded the chance to go a little deeper into each of them. When I was young, my [...]

I want to introduce you to somebody special who has served in such a meaningful way to the Lines of Love Foundation. (If you are on Facebook, you can find our group here; our website will be up next weekend.) Lenore is a rising senior in Howard County and is responsible for the daily upkeep [...]

Finally, a day captured by Bellatrix :) Little text today, as the pictures dominate. I want to first share a picture that I actually took yesterday. This was the very first picture taken with Bella. It is of my son, and he was in his usual form: This was taken fresh out of the box, [...]