August 27, 2006
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It’s Raining, It’s Pouring, The Old Man Is Snoring…
Actually, TGD is playing pinochle with the kids, lest you think he’s the “old man.” He would have liked to have napped, but some noisy, crabby children awoke him. Unfortunately, I didn’t hear the melee, so I didn’t know I needed to keep them quiet.
I’ve spent the day typing up schedules, checklists, routines, and cleaning charts. Woo. What fun, eh? I did get to head to my refuge–my clean, tidy, and pretty bedroom–to listen to my Bible and cut coupons. Ahhh. Bliss. I’ll need a nice refuge as SCHOOL STARTS WEDNESDAY. I’m hopeful that once I start into the routine of things that I’ll get all excited about school again. I’m still pretty blah about the whole thing, the first time I’ve been “blah” about school since I was three years old. (And I might have been excited then. I just don’t remember.)
Guess what I’m doing? TGD and I were contacted by a publisher to write a teacher’s manual for Saxon Math 3rd grade. I believe I’ll be writing the teacher’s manual and James will be editor, assuming they like my sample (due Tuesday) and they get the contract from Hougton Mifflin. I’m excited about the project, especially since it has a one month deadline–quick work and lots of it, but then it will be over. Supposedly, I will earn just about the same amount of money for writing manual as I did for a whole year of AP teaching. But, I won’t get to meet any wonderful students, will I? (grin)
We watched Northanger Abbey last night. It’s BBC and not nearly as entertaining and witty as the book, but it served to amuse for an evening.
Comments (10)
Wow, congratulations! You move in some pretty exaulted circles.
Wow- hopefully that will spice up the Saxon Curriculum a bit!(haha– just kidding!) That is very very exciting and congrats to you both!!
I can relate to the blah part of your blog. I feel pretty much the same way! I need to just get started and not go on my feelings so much. One thing we can do to remedy this: pray! Lord give us the good attitudes and enthusiasum that we need this year. Above all else help us to honor You and lead our children in the way that they should go. Thank you for the strength you give us! And thank you Mary for your transparency. It is good to know we are not alone in our struggles and our joys. Speaking of which–congrats on your new Saxon job!!!
Have a great day and a blessed week—Stephenie
We use that math book publisher! That is so cool. Congratulations. I am so not a math person (anyone want to discuss Richard 111?) but I really admire people who are. I spent half of last week trying to explain the Thorton theory to my daughter.
P.S. I love schedules, charts and check-lists. Sounds like my kind of a day!
congrats on a great publishing possibility!
oh, woops! didn’t see that comment ’till after i’d written the second entry! :p
Saxon math? Teacher manual? 3rd grade? Mrs. Sellers? Dr. Sellers? This sounds like a terrific combination: congratulations! Maybe Mom will switch to Saxon for Julia’s third grade year . . . maybe. She’s rather attached to Math-U-See for the younger grades.
Thanks again for your prayers!
–K.
Okay Mrs. Sellers, I’m finally getting around to subscribing to your site! What took me so long? Who knows. I’m just lazy. Just shows where my priorities are!
Wow! I’m impressed..and of course I think you’ll do a wonderful job! But I’m also confused. Doesn’t Saxon already have TMs for all the grades?
Very cool, Mary. I knew you and James were a great team!
Oh, I have a box of books ready to send to you (I am only still looking for the Pocahontas book). Once we read the short Frederick Douglass book and find Pocahontas, I will send it out.