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A friend of mine lent me this book a long time ago.  And in typical fashion, I put it on my shelf with the intent of reading it, but I've put it off for the longest.  I hung out with this same friend last night in lieu of beloved Pasta Night and we ended at her house in order to continue our ridiculous and random adventures.  We watched this show on TPT called African American Lives 2 with Henry Louis Gates, Jr.  His intent was to reveal the geneology of a few well known African American personalities so they can become more informed of their history.  Back in 4th grade I used to be really into the idea of figuring out my family's history when we were assigned the project of making a family tree. I never did go in depth with it, but because of last night's program, I was inspired to try reading the above autobiography.  I wonder if this woman is somehow related to my dad's family. I don't know much about them at all, but maybe for the time being I can imagine that the author is a part of it. 

Right now I'm feeling myself struck with lethargy.  For one I didn't get considerable amounts of sleep last night and for some reason the break room at work is 85 degrees.  Big difference from the hallways or the outside.  I guess I did get my wish for being warm.  I am having a really good start to my morning.  It's nice to be able to see a better relationship developing between the students and myself.  I'm hoping that connection can help motivate them to learn more.  There's a few who just "haven't gotten it", it could be something I'm not doing or just the fact that we aren't all learning at the same pace.

I'm hoping things will continue on the right foot.  We need calmer days around here.