July

I feel like I blinked and July was over. This is very depressing. Now August is here and school is only three weeks away. During July I watched a lot of baseball, LJ was gone for a week, I traveled to Boulder for a week and we spent the last weekend of the month in northern Idaho with friends. Boulder was a huge event for me. I attended a Gilder Lehrman Summer Seminar for teachers. It was an all expenses paid trip to go study with the best historians on the Great Plains and their impact on American History. I stayed in the dorms at UC Boulder and studied with 25 new friends from around the country. This was the best professional development I have ever done in my life. We studied with Elliot West, professor from Arkansas. I left the week, enriched, inspired, and full of new teaching ideas and strategies. We also learned and studied with Patricia Limerick of UC Boulder. I am grateful for this fabulous experience I had and the chance to learn from the best. The highlight of the week was a trip to Bent's Fort in Colorado. The Plains truly are a great place which have deeply impacted the history of our country. Lots of pictures to follow.

The last weekend of the month was spent at Silverwood Theme Park with our friends Jenn and Jason. It was so fun. I love roller coasters and rides. The water park was cold, but fun as well. I didn't take any pictures which is super sad! Thanks for a great weekend!