It's been a looooooooong time since I've been on this echo (a bit more than 
three years, I think) but I've been lurking for a few days. I see some of the 
same names from back then...hi Sheila, Tom...remember me?
I'm a teacher in California, though I've not been working fulltime in the 
field for three years. I was royally dumped (legal term: "laid off") back 
then and found myself substituting for a local district for two years. I did 
some volunteering there and also found myself teaching private piano and 
voice last year, which I dearly love to do. One of these days I hope to land 
a contract - perhaps in private school - in an elementary position. We'll 
see...it's God's plan, not mine completely!
In the meantime, I'm going to jump into some of your conversations, but 
wanted to let you all know who this new stranger in your midst is.
                                 -donna
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