Smorgasboard.

Is it incredibly nerdy that I really wish I could play this game?
 
Ya, I thought so.
 
Another day of teaching -- except...not really teaching.  Today I spent my time observing other teachers or in class myself.  This is actually how I'm going to spend this entire week.  With the way that the whole system is set up, it is going to work out that I'm not teaching in front of my kids again until next Monday...the last week of school.  Go figure. 
 
In other news, Jamie reported to me that Kevin (one of his "little" brothers) saved their home from certain doom today.  Apparently a fire at a neighboring house set their hill on fire and Kevin got out there with a hose in time to save their house from the approaching flames before the fire department (or Jamie) got there.  Not bad for a 14 year-old.
 
Happy to report that the house and the family are safe and that the fire is mostly out.  Also, no homes except for the original were badly burned.  Hooray for heroics!