ENOUGH: What I DID do this summer
It is September 4th. I have one more day of summer left. At the end of summer, I always get so pensive about how I spent my time: did I relax enough? did I give my boys enough experiences? did I read enough? write enough? was I productive enough? That word enough keeps popping up as you can see. I know I am the type of person that's more likely to zoom in looking for possible failures and shortcomings rather than zoom in on progress and accomplishment. I tweeted out recently that I needed to go somewhere and ponder if I had _____________ enough this summer and a fellow educator, who I respect SO much, tweeted back at me: "It will never be 'enough.' Ponder all you were able to do. We are only human." #truth. SOOOOOO.... This blog will be about what I DID do this summer... no mention of where I fell short; no mention of things I didn't accomplish, didn't finish; no mention of the stuff I let fall by the wayside (l...