Celebrating Educators with Gerry Brooks!

Less than a week before the start of school and I was nearly
scratching off another country from my world map.

I was offered a guidance/teaching position in Malta.  I was
THIS CLOSE to signing, and FSW came through at the
eleventh hour with a full time professor position.

I got a snazzy office along with a pay raise :)

I am teaching five classes this semester, and it leaves
Willis exhausted Monday thru Thursday.

Thank goodness I always have a three day
weekend, or the boy might seriously revolt!

I will be adding an additional graduate certification, too.  I
start classes in January at University of South Florida in
Clinical Aging Studies.  It will compliment the Development
Psychology course that I teach, as well as provide me with
the opportunity to doing mental status exams and assessing
for dementia and other cognitive disorders in the elderly.
I am pretty excited to go back to school!

I will be completing my courses online, and I
imagine this is how "we" will be when it's time to
go to school...coffee cup in one hand, Willis in the other.

Through the wonders of social media, I was able to connect
with a high school chum, also named Karen.  She left the cold
winters of Indiana behind long ago, and works as a teacher
about two hours from me here in Florida.  We both 'share'
when Gerry Brooks publishes a new video on FB, as
he is hilarious, and Oh. So. Relatable. We jumped at the
chance to see him live in Orlando on September 22nd.


Great life lesson: Ervybody Ain't Gonna Like You 😀

...but they may like you more if you're packin' puddin'...


She even got up close and personal...

What a fun day catching up!
It was great to see you again, Karen :)
Cheers to the new school year for us both 🥂

G'nite, y'all!


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