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Today is the last day of school in the calendar year 2020.  One can only hope that 2021 is a big improvement over this year. I have a lot to look forward to in the new year. Here are just a few of the highlights to come: January 13th I start my cancer treatments so I can get rid of this stuff in my lungs in February I should be getting my corona vaccine there will be basketball at school so I have sports to score I retire at the end of the school year in June I plan to head to Disney World in the fall For now I am just thankful that I will be spending the Christmas holiday with my family. I love time spent with my daughter and son.

 Here are some more upcoming Christmas specials. 12.16 4:15 freeform The Santa Clause 12.16 6:25 freeform The Santa Clause 2 12.16 8pm ABC The Great Christmas Light Fight 12.16 8pm AMC National Lampoons Christmas Vacation 12.16 8:55 freeform The Santa Clause 3 12.17 4:30 pm AMC Twas the night before Christmas 12.17 5pm AMC Frosty's winter wonderland 12.17 6pm freeform Home Alone 12.17 6:45 AMC The Year without a Santa Claus 12.17 8:00 AMC Polar Express 12.17 8:30 freeform Home Alone 2 12.17 10pm AMC Scrooged 12.18 6pm AMC Polar Express 12.18 8pm starz Elf 12.18 9pm freeform Dr. Seuss' The Grinch (2018) 12.19 4:55 pm freeform Frosty the snowman 12.19 5:30 freeform Rudolph the red nosed reindeer 12.19 9pm NBC A "Saturday Night Live" Christmas Special 12.20. 5pm AMC Polar Express 12.20. 7pm ABC The Sound of Music 12.20. 9pm AMC Elf 12.20. 11pm freeform The Year without a Santa Claus 12.21 6pm AMC Scrooged 12.21 8pm NBC Dr. Seuss' The Grinch the musical 12.21 8pm TNT ...

 I hope everyone is enjoying the Holiday specials on TV as much as I am.  Here are a few more days of specials to get you through the weekend. 12/3/2020 6:00 pm freeform Home Alone 12/3/2020 8:30 pm freeform Home Alone 2 12/3/2020 10:00 pm AMC Elf 12/4/2020 8:00 pm AMC Scrooged 12/4/2020 8:00 pm TBS A Christmas Story 12/4/2020 9:15 pm freeform How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2hr movie) 12/4/2020 10:00 pm AMC Fred Claus 12/5/2020 6:00 pm TBS A Christmas Story 12/5/2020 6:35 pm freeform Santa Claus is Comin' to Town 12/5/2020 6:45 pm AMC The year without a santa claus 12/5/2020 7:40 pm freeform Rudolph 12/5/2020 8:00 pm AMC National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation 12/5/2020 8:45 pm freeform Frosty 12/5/2020 9:20 pm freeform The Santa Clause 12/6/2020 4:00 pm freeform Santa Claus is Comin' to Town 12/6/2020 5:05 pm freeform Frosty 12/6/2020 5:30 pm AMC Year without a Santa Claus 12/6/2020 5:40 pm freeform Rudolph 12/6/2020 6:45 pm freeform Home Alone 12/6/2020 6:45 pm AMC Rudolph...

Here are the latest updates to my list of holiday TV specials. I am looking forward to all the Disney Christmas specials starting with the sing-a-long Monday night 11/30/2020 8:00 PM ABC Disney Holiday sing-a-long 11/30/2020 8:00 PM AMC Four Christmases 12/1/2020 7:30 pm AMC The Polar Express 12/1/2020 8:00 PM CBS Rudolph the red nosed reindeer 12/1/2020 8:30 pm freeform movie - How the grinch stole Christmas 12/2/2020 6:25 pm freeform The Santa Claus 12/2/2020 8:00 pm NBC Christmas in Rockefeller center 12/2/2020 8:00 pm AMC National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation 12/3/2020 6:00 pm freeform Home Alone 12/3/2020 8:30 pm freeform Home Alone 2 12/3/2020 10:00 pm AMC Elf

  I love the holiday season and I especially enjoy watching the holiday specials on television. The season gets started Thanksgiving night with a Disney Holiday special on ABC. Disney is also having a Holiday sing along on Monday November 30th and then another holiday special on Friday December 4th. I am always looking at TV schedules to find my favorites so I will be posting some dates, times, and TV channels here. This is the start: Date Time Channel Show 11/22/2020 7:00 PM TBS Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas (1966 cartoon) 11/22/2020 7:30 PM TBS The Elf on the Shelf: An Elf’s Story 11/23/2020 7:00 PM AMC Elf 11/24/2020 9:15 PM AMC National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation 11/26/2020 6:00 PM FREEFORM Home Alone 11/26/2020 8:00 PM ABC Olaf's Frozen adventure 11/26/2020 8:30 PM FREEFORM Home Alone 2 11/26/2020 9:00 PM ABC Disney's Magical Holiday Celebration 11/27/2020 8:00 PM ABC Santa Claus is comin' to town 11/29/2020 7:00 PM ABC Disney Prep and Landing 11/30/2020 ...

 Every October the town of Chester, NH has hundreds of scarecrows on display. As a fundraiser the town sells the basic shell of a scarecrow and then the townspeople use their imagination. Each year my daughter and I take the 1.5 hour ride up there and then drive around town looking for hundreds of scarecrows. It amazes me how creative people are. Here are a few of my favorites from this year. and to get you in the Christmas spirit here is the Grinch and his dog Max. I highly recommend that you take this ride. I have gone two years in a row and I will definitely be back next year.

  The Holiday season is upon us. I love this time (October to January 1st) we have Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Years. So many decorations go up and down in my house these 3 months. Right now all the Halloween decorations are up and have been up since October 1st. My favorite is my Disney Halloween tree which is pictured above. Of course the one decoration that stays out all year long is my 365 day countdown to Christmas. All of the holidays will be a little different this year with the Covid-19 still causing problems but I can still decorate my house and that always makes me happy. I also enjoy watching all the holiday specials on television. Here is the schedule of some specials coming up this week. On Thursday October 29th Syfy channel is having a nightmare on elm street marathon. I'm waiting to hear when my favorite is on television this year, "It's the Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown"

 Since this pandemic started I have put all my travel plans on hold. Well I am going t be brave and take a long weekend away. I'm sure the hotel clean the rooms thoroughly so it's safe. I just decided to go to the cape for a 3-day weekend.  I am going to take a personal day on a Friday because with all the added work and the stress of this hybrid schedule I need some down time. Every weekend I spend hours each day working on school work but not when I go away. I will take a complete break from school work. Now I am excited to plan my 3-days. The hotel is on the ocean in Yarmouth and I am getting an ocean view room. I still have a few weeks before I go but it's exciting to finally be planning a get away. I'm still not ready to eat inside at a restaurant so I will just do take out and eat at my hotel.  Now time to get back to planning. I hope everyone reading this post has found a way to relieve their stress that is related to covid.

 Four weeks of school complete! What? Only four weeks. Feels like 4 months. I have not changed my mind about hybrid schedule - way tooooooo much work. I spend a minimum of 60 hours per week on school work, but I'm still glad I get some in person time with my students.  The positivity rate is rising here in Massachusetts so I am a little concerned about going to school and being around so many different people (indoors). I don't want to get this virus. Thankfully Norton High has been staying healthy but now that I have put that in writing I have probably jinxed us. I wonder what the students think about the new school model. Some have told me it isn't bad, but they don't like that all their friends aren't in school on the same day. (every other day) I just hope the students are behaving and staying socially distant when they are out of school. Let's all stay healthy and get rid of this virus!!