checking in

Started back to work last week -- I'm swamped. The kids seem o.k. so far, but then again everyone plays nice the first week. This is my second year teaching and while I feel much more confident and much more 'together' than last year, there are still many things to learn and to balance.

I'm glad tomorrow is Friday. The tired feeling hit me hard about midday today. That's exactly what I don't need when I have to deal with 6th graders at the end of every day!

Anyway, enough of that. On a lighter note, I get to crow about my latest book purchases: the Clyde Pharr translation of the Theodosian Code and John Matthews' Laying Down the Law (a monograph on the Theodosian Code). Yeah, I know it's totally dorky, but I'm thrilled. My very own copy of the Theodosian Code sitting handsomely on a shelf. Maybe I'll post some more pics later in the week...

Anyway, on a completely different note, go look at the most recent issue of Sojourners magazine. There is a great deal of good sense in this article by Brian McLaren.