Woke up this morning and put the local abc station on the tv. I was shocked to see the breaking news on Good Morning America (which ended a few minutes later). I'm attached to CNN... looking at how the Heathrow airport in London has basically been shut down. Apparently British police unfoiled a terror plot that was supposed to take down at least half a dozen planes over the Atlantic ocean after leaving Heathrow on route to the U.S. It's absolutely terrifying to me that only a few weeks ago we were flying that way.

9-11's 5 year anniversary is coming up next month and I hadn't really thought much of it before now. Living up here I've gotten to feel quite safe -- as well as push my memories of that horrific day well to the back of my mind. All of those memories seem to coming back to me right now. It's unsettling beyond belief.

I'm very proud to say that I've finished working with the fotos from vacation. The ones from England have been up on the Kodak Gallery and shared with friends. The ones from Austria are just about ready to be sent out to friends. I have to get a few more names of family friends from my Mom first.

The last two days I've been working in my new classroom. Between these 2 days I've unpacked & put away the stuff from about 30 boxes! Unfortunately I have at least 20 more to go. It feels really good to watch the empty cardboard containers stack up in the hallway outside my room. - Especially when the custodians don't remove them right away ;-) A few of my bulletin boards are already up and one filing cabinet is already full! I think I'm really ahead of myself this year! The open house for incoming parents & students is in 2 weeks and I don't have a single doubt about being ready for them! 16 of my Kindergarteners are in my new 1st grade class and I have 4 kids from other K classes. I'm really excited about the upcoming year and about being ahead of schedule/organized. -- Let's see how long it lasts! ;-)