Summer musings

So here is kind of where we get to the "and more" parts of the blog as we're now out for summer vacation.  This will definitely be a busy summer as I'm moving schools, grade levels and districts.  I'm in some ways sad to be moving on, I met and worked with some great people and my three years at TMS shaped and molded me into the teacher I am now.  But I'm very excited about my new school, one I've actually been trying to get to for a couple of years now.  I recently found out that I'll be teaching AP World History as well along with World History.  Definitely stoked to jump not just up to high school but potentially AP.  I have to take the certification course, but it's a great new challenge.  So my summer will definitely be spent preparing for that as best I can.  Also and more importantly this summer, I've temporarily traded my somewhat stressful job with another job that is even more rewarding, challenging and stressful; and that's taking care of my twins, now 10 and a half months old.  For 7 weeks or so, it's just me and them during the day.  Hoping we all survive and I don't stunt their development too much.  So much of the posts over the next few weeks will deal with my daddy daycare side business.

So far it's been 4 days really, and so good.  First morning was a bit rough, my son is wide awake at 6 AM or so.  But we made it.  The biggest change is meals, I'll be honest, my wife has done so much with them, I still feel a bit lost.  Thankfully the kids aren't too picky and then love any and all fruits.  I of course, dislike most fruits, so I've had more interaction with peaches and pineapples than I had in my previous 33 years in just the past week now.  But we've got our little routine down, thank heaven our gym has a nursery and I have a jogging stroller that they love.  Other than that, I get to take them on errands every now and then and have people marvel as if I'm carrying something completely foreign.  Had 4 people say "got your hands full huh" at the gym today when we came in.  I get it, two babies.  It's not that uncommon, just tell me their cute and let me continue my grueling shoulder workout as I carry 30+ pounds of baby and car seat to my car.

And how bout the World Cup!  Makes it much easier to be hanging around the house with the kids.  Games have been awesome, I scared the crap out of my son when Michael Bradley's shot was cleared off the line and then Jones scored in last night's game.  Gut-wrenching tie for the USA, but with some perspective, 4 points after 2 games is a great place to be.  Hoping for a good result Thursday.  I also can't believe Spain is done.  One of my 8th graders told me that they weren't going to do well.  I thought he was crazy.  His rationale like most 8th graders is "they suck."  Which I found ironic since half of the team played for his beloved Real Madrid, but nevertheless, he was right.  And my World Cup winners were out after two games.  Good thing I don't bet money on this kind of stuff.  As of now, I see Germany over Brazil in one semi with Netherlands beating Argentina in the other.  The Dutch look really good, and my beloved USA will make the quarterfinals before losing to Messi.

Alright, that's all I got, more daddy daycare thoughts and revelations next time and probably some ideas I'm kicking around for the upcoming year.  Thanks for reading!