Let's just say, we loath it all.

Accreditation is over. *big sigh* When I walked around school Friday (after the accreditation team had left), it was as if a huge, dark cloud had lifted. People were smiling, laughter was ringing in the halls, our principal was hugging everyone. The rumor is that we had no violations, which is a big thumbs up to us. As always, there are recommendations, which every school needs in order to keep growing (it's like constructive criticism). And we won't be "officially" reaccredited until some head-honchos decide in a meeting later this month. But I suspect that we will be able to say fairly soon that yes, we are accredited with Christian Schools of Florida (a close partner with Christian Schools International). Thank goodness this sort of thing only happens every five years.

I was talking with Sue, the principal, tonight at a symphony concert (her husband plays trumpet), about how much easier next year is going to be. Not only will it be much easier because I will have a whole year under my belt, but also there won't be any accreditation stress to deal with! You would not believe how much time that took! I just took another big sigh. The concert tonight was amazing. The symphony featured two guest soloists from Broadway, and Oh My. I wanted to quit teaching and go try to make it as a singer. Sometimes I just want go out and see if I could really do something--but most of the time, I have to tell myself to be realistic.

Today was one of those days that felt like summer. Lindsey and I went to a beach in Naples with some friends of ours and played volleyball, threw around the frisbee (in the water), and just relaxed. I love it down here.