We had a school board retreat with an ISBE rep. yesterday, which meant that she was asking us various questions about our recent self-evaluation and inviting us to reflect further on them, and I wasn’t saying anything, and about ten minutes in, she was trying to get people who hadn’t spoken much to talk more, […]
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My mother-in-law passed away last night. This is my favorite picture of Ann, in a shade of blue that suits her so well, dancing merrily with one of Kevin’s colleagues at our 25th anniversary party. I made everyone try English country dancing, and she took to it enthusiastically. Ann was a wonderful mother-in-law. I’ll post
Ann was a wonderful mother-in-law. Read More »
We’re in Los Gatos now, for Kevin’s mother’s birthday. This is a pic of her retirement complex where we’re staying — it’s pretty. Lots of flowers. It’s a sad, hard birthday — Ann’s in hospice, and not doing well. We’re currently scheduled to leave on Monday morning, getting the kids back to Chicago to get
Spending some time with Ann Read More »
