When You Run Into a Previous Young Adult Literacy Labber in a Parking Lot (She Drives Now), You Do a Selfie

Well, at least I do, because I also work with her mom, and I hear how the senior year is going and all the complexities of applying to college. Wishing Frankie the best with her applications and the decision-making. She deserves all her heart desires as she's always been one of my favorite readers and writers, always engaged with the storytelling around her.

I spent all of Saturday grading, with a short lunch at Centro in Fairfield with two graduate students who are full-time teachers. I don't have them this semester, but we wanted to catch up on thinking, teaching, writing, and doing better for the world. 

Frankie just happened to be in the same parking lot stopping to get Starbucks coffee. I had to snap a photo for her mom. 

I graded late into the night and will go back at it today, as these essays need to be finished (as they lead into the final projects due in December). I know my time to be there for them will be short this upcoming week and next week is short because of the turkey thing. 

I also need to cook for the week today, so I can pace myself and the packing for Boston. I think I'm ready with presentations, and it will be great to see so many colleagues from across the nation to catch up on classroom practices and strategies. I love, too, to have a Fairfield entourage with me.

Okay, weekend...you flew by too fast, but here we go once agin.