It has been a long time

I realize it has been a long time since I have written on this blog, but am hoping to get back into it. The first post was about my grandmother who was ill at the time. She passed away and was the first of six family deaths within the next twelve months, 10 deaths in 24 months. My first two years of teaching were hell on Earth. I learned more than I ever would have expected by being thrown into the fire. I still love my students. This year I am teaching at a school a bit larger than the last in my family's hometown. I also work at the coffee shop downtown and love meeting the people of this community. It is interesting to drive down the streets my parents lived on as children, to teach in the school my grandfather learned in, to relax at the lake my family vacationed at. I feel such a strong connection here. I hope to start a family here. Teaching here is different, but I love it. Always something new to add to the puzzle!