Hi My-Blog and those that Read:
I cannot believe that it has been TEN whole days since I was here....
I am thinking today of the phrase: "biting off more than you can chew." That is about the state of affairs just now. However, with student report cards home yesterday and IEP's for some, there is a sense of relief. Christmas - albeit still just a flicker of light in the far off distance - now seems more real and close. This week past was a tough one. Three nights in a row at school until 9-10 p.m. So tired on Friday I was a few cm's over the edge. But...just a few....
Folks seem to be running on one nerve, are tired and fed-up, and the long haul from September to December is definitely showing on students and teachers alike. But we ARE making it ...
I think I like the rather more literate and historical reference to "biting off more than one can chew" to:
"I always thought we were going one bridge too far!"
How cool is that? This would be an awesome site to post on a Librarian website at the high school level. Teaching and sharing a love of words and language and demonstrating curiousity. AND it connects to history as well...
http://www.phrases.org.uk/bulletin_board/42/messages/1361.html
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Time is marching onward. I can't believe it is almost December. I am looking forward to the holidays, but a niggling little voice is reminding me that there is so much to do and so little time. Sigh.
Thanks for sharing the Phrase site. I love exploring those sorts of sites. I'll pass it on to some of my colleagues.
Julie
You are so welcome. Appreciate your interest!
I too love to explore phrases and meaning.
Do you remember Mary Tyler Moore saying (showing my age here) "Me thinks to Lady doth protest too much!" to Lou Grant (I think it was...)
He gave her a blast if I recall.
J
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