Home for the Holidays

my favorite Spanish song...

Un elefante se balanceaba sobre la tela de una araña. Como veía que no se caía fue a llamar a otro elefante. Dos elefantes se balanceaban...

Mansfield, CT

I'm home! And eating and sleeping lots. (LOTS) It's been great seeing family ... lots of new babies to keep us all busy during holiday visits. I haven't seen any friends yet, but soon. I bought a cell phone today, so looks like I'm here to stay -- for at least 2 years. I think it won't hit that I'm here to stay until after the holidays, when things start getting back to normal for everyone else and there is no normal for me. I'm hoping to substitute teach and stay with my mom for a few months, and hopefully find something full-time for September.

There are lots of things I need and want to do. They include (in no particular order) :

1. buy a car
2. pay off my credit card
3. call the local school districts about subbing
4. upload some photos
5. finish the terrible book I'm reading
6. catch up on my e-mail
7.

I heard an update from Paddington's new mother -- she said aside from waking her parents up 5 times a night and eating his toys, he's doing well.

This weekend I'm off to Buffalo for a wedding...I'll see college friends I haven't seen in years!

update

It's taken me a long time to post. I thought it wouldn't let me post without a new e-mail address, but I was mistaken.

So...some updates....

*I leave next Tuesday and have no idea how all my stuff will fit into 3 suitcases

*Paddington has moved in with his new family, and the student who adopted him was covered with scratches yesterday and saying he'd jumped onto her mom's bed 6 times in the night. Not good news.

*I don't have any real classes right now, just students coming in for exams, finishing updating grades and books, and covering other classes.

Here are some pictures from my Dec. 1 tango show, with Heather and Pancho.

dancing with Willy, my instructor

running back to my seat after my dance

Pancho, Heather, and me with our diplomas