Coffee CubBuster

This grad school thing has been crazy busy-- I think my MAT group has to constantly give ourselves pep talks or else we wonder why we are putting ourselves through this one year crazy program. Although I must say, I think my IQ has increased significantly in the past month! I must have been losing brain cells when I was going through the motions of the "real world." Why do they call it that by the way?I mean were we just living in fakeville prior to college graduation. Am I back in some alternative existence now that I'm in school again? Very strange saying if you ask me. Speaking of which-- if you'd like to talk to me about the latest technology, how we can incorporate wikis, blogs, podcasting, social networking, and other digital media publishing elements, I'm game. Or, maybe you'd prefer to talk about the pedagogy, methodology, or various theories regarding our current curriculum and teaching standards, and how we can change how students are engaged and d...

The Atlanta summer heat is officially on us. It was a scorcher this weekend. So much so that my Dad and Kathy's dog Abbey had a little seizure from the heat exhaustion! Thanks to mr. slirppee I think she's doing okay now. We spent a nice little Father's Day afternoon in the park as my Dad was driving from Orlando to Memphis. It was great to see him and Kathy minus the heat! Saturday Matthew and I got an early start and tried to ignore the sweat and focus on God's beauty. Atlanta Botanical Gardens and the Piedmont Park Green Market !  There's nothing like a little bit of nature to make you appreciate God's artistry. I've never been to the Botanical Garden before. It was like an amusement park for flowers and plants! I loved their new Orchid conservatory. I never knew there were so many different species of my favorite flower! Absolutely gorgeous! Even though it was a beautiful place, I'd still recommend going when it's a little less humid-- tha...

 Ms. Dufresne, as her student's call her, moved to Charleston, SC today. She has only ever lived in the Atlanta area, so this big adventure is bound to bring new friends, new memories, and new growth. She was an amazing roommate for the past three years, and I will miss her dearly! But, I'm excited to visit her in such a beautiful little city. She'll be minutes from the beach!  A-- I already hate not seeing you in the bathroom after you've already gone to bed and decide to sleep walk and have conversations with you that you don't remember the next day! I will miss our "popping" dilemmas, your awesome angel food cake, and watching you work it out to your shred video! I can't wait to hear all about your new students and new stories. I'm definitely going to need to call you and vent about rough days in the classroom. Can't wait to have spring breaks together! Love you Anna Francis!   See more of the girls farewell dinner pics on the Pictures Pag...

So it's probably a taboo to talk about another blog creating site different from this one, but I am. I am not on wordpress.com. For my Media and Tech course, I had to create a blog in wordpress. It's a little more complicated in the beginning, but you can do a lot more I think. Check me out....  http://kblair13.wordpress.com/ P.s.   sorry such a short post. Grad school is kicking my butt and it's only the first week!  UGH.... why did I voluntarily sign up for this? -- Your tired CubBuster

Have you ever seen Old Yeller ? You know 1957 feel good Disney flick? Okay... I'm sure many of you have, but I had the distinct pleasure of a first viewing last evening. Good ole Turner Classic Movies was broadcasting it and Matthew and I figured it was about time I had appreciation for another dog besides my own. Now I held it together and did not cry when Old Yeller got the disease-- hydrophobia. Um... definitely thought it was a made up disease, but it turns out they were just trying to be fancy pants. Poor dog just got rabies! He was rabid. Come on! And why didn't the mom or Travis need to get tested for rabies after touching Yeller with his blood all over him. I know I'm terrible.............I didn't even tear up, I'm such a terrible person! I was too busy critiquing teeth. :-|  I'm so bad! But really-- Three words, CREST WHITE STRIPS. They obviously didn't have them in the 50's but ma, pa, and pretty much all the other actors (did I mention Ma) co...

Memorial Day weekend has left me a little sore, a little sleepy, but quite sprightly! First, Matthew and I started out with some Groupon Ballroom dance lessons. Daza Dance was the mother place of our new and defined dance moves. We learned: Salsa, East Coast Swing, Tango, Waltz, and the Fox Trot. It's a whole other world that Ballroom dance culture, but one that I, of course, thoroughly enjoy, and one that Matthew has come to tolerate and maybe even appreciate. Maybe we'll be the pros on dancing with the stars next season!  Look OUT! Next, we attended the beautiful wedding of one of my former Shepherd co-workers, Jackie and her new hubby Kevin Stackpole. The romantic ceremony was set in the midst of green vineyard rows under the shade of an oak tree at Chateau Elan . The ceremony that followed was majestic in the Cask room filled with the scents of wooden barrels, deep red grapes, and sweet wedding cake. The candle-lit room was intimate and sweet. The perfect setting for M...