Hello, Orange Marmalade readers.
I just wanted to get a word to you. I’ve been quite sporadic here lately…due to 1) getting my firstborn on the plane to Germany where she’ll be teaching violin at a K-12 boarding school this year, 2) getting my son off to his second year of college in Chicago, 3) getting my high school senior started again at the local community college where she’ll take her second year of coursework, 4) preparing for homeschooling, a writing class I’m teaching, and a book club I’m leading, all starting in the next couple of weeks, 5) visiting my sweet, elderly dad, 6) getting away for a week at the cabin, and last but painfully not least, 7) dealing with a dead computer.
I have lots of great titles to share with you, and hopefully a repaired computer and a more routine schedule coming up! Meanwhile, I hope you’re enjoying the final glorious days of summer and the beginning of my absolute favorite season of the year. Any of you on the East Coast — I do hope you survived Irene with minimal troubles.
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I know how it is: I’ve had a hectic summer of change myself. A new job, my baby starting high school. I’ve managed to post at least once a week, but I’m hoping to carve out some time this fall to resume playwriting.
I was going to say “Excuses, excuses!” but then worried you might not know that I’m up to my neck with similar activities and completely sympathetic!
I am going to be going backwards through your blog, or forwards, or randomly – and making an “order” from the library to get a nice big stack of read-aloud picture books for my pre-k thorugh 3rd grade group to kick off our homeschool year. So many times this year I’ve thought “Oh, yes, that one!” or “Hmm, that one sounds good and, just think, I’ve never heard of it!” – so even in your absence of writing new entries, your blog will be getting some good use.
Blessings to you, Jill!
We are waiting!! It is a crazy time of year, but we can all look forward to settling back in our comfy chair and sharing a book with someone small. Thanks, Jill!
Just wanted to tell you that you are worth waiting for!! I am an elementary teacher in Canada, and delight in your posts– you seem to read my mind by recommending books that I love, as well as new ones that I seek out for my young students. Best wishes, Heather
Oh, Heather, you just made my day! Thank you for your kind comments. I am having conniptions with computers just now, and being techno-challenged to the utmost, it is just taking longer than I would like. Hopefully soon I’ll be up and running!