So sue me
I know, I know. I've been hearing it from many of you about the lack of blogging. The fact is that I haven't been able to get to the computers as often as I'd like. So please bear with me as I adjust once again to a new schedule.

Welcome back, Kotter
So we're back in the old flat. Well old for me, new for Sarah. It has been nice to get a fresh perspective of the place I've called home the last two years. She moved some things around in the kitchen which inspired me to rearrange my bedroom. I think I like it but am still getting used to it. I now have two seperate areas. We've been buying new things and it's a good thing. I set up the DVD player and was thrilled that it played the region 2 DVD that I have.

Hurricane Rita

It seems she hit Lake Charles pretty hard. If you don't know, that's where my dad and his parents and siblings live. As far as I know, everyone was able to evacuate. My father emailed me this morning to say he was fine. I don't know the extent of the damage yet. Will keep you posted.

I am not feeling well. I'm pretty sure I have a sinus infection. I am going to the doctor tomorrow morning and will probably be out of school for a few days. Sorry I have been so sporadic with my updates.

Jess

Chaos

So, I know you are all wondering why I haven't been on this here blog. I am sorry that I haven't kept you updated. Reality set in quite quickly and I got so busy I didn't know which way was up. But the dust is starting to settle and school is under way. Now I have a few moments to breathe and blog.

No Place of my Own
Some of you may know that Sarah, my new teammate, and I have been displaced for a while. See, my flat is owned by a pharmacy that has a connection to my school. I won't go into the connection but it's nepotism plain and simple. The pharmacy hired a guy from Croatia to work here this summer and guess where he is living....Yes! my flat. Sarah and I have been staying at Tammy and Marianne's pad and they have been gracious hostesses. There are four of us in a two bedroom flat. But miracles of miracles, there hasn't been any problems. However, I am ready to go home. I can't wait to sleep in my own bed and cook in my own kitchen.

The Joys of Teaching
This is the first full week of school. I started teaching on Monday. My poor students, my rules get harder every year. We have changed the grading scale this year so all English teachers are consistent. Apparently, I am very strict with grades. Here's the grading scale after our compromise:(Students get a grade of 1-5, with 5 being the worst)
100 - 91 =1 (A)
90 - 71 =2 (B)
70 - 45 =3 (C)
44 - 35 = 4 (D)
34 - 0 =5 (F)
Needless to say, this is very difficult for me to understand. It seems completely unfair to me but I do think all teachers in the same dept. should grade the same. I probably won't be as lenient on test scores as I have been in the past. I'll let you know how it goes. That's all I have time for now. Will try to get one more posted this week.

Miss y'all!