American Dynasty

Hello Troops, The Troubadour's worldwide team of reporters are on Christmas vacation so there won't be any Space EdVenture news; however the Imagineers from the Imaginarium Theater were busy all week producing your weekly video treat.   Please enjoy this week's Imaginarium Theater.   From all of us at The Troubadour, we wish you an upcoming Happy New Year.  Goodbye and good riddance to 2020, a horrible year. Let's ask Fortuna and Fate for a happy 2021 May this new year bring us all peace,health,and prosperity.    Each of us have our traditions for ringing in the new year. This year will be different for me. At 11:59 P.M. on the 31st I will be on my backyard deck facing west overlooking the valley below paying tribute to the departing 2020 in a very unteacher like fashion that I won't describe in this post :)  Let me just say that the moon and I will be out, shining brightly. At the stroke of midnight I'll face east to usher in 2021 with a toast of...

 Hello Troops, My last day of school was Thursday.  I said "Goodbye" to my 75 sixth graders, spruced up the room, stacked the chairs, and set the trash cans outside the door.  Teacher's smiles beamed through the masks as they followed the students out the door with arms full of chocolates, mints, hot chocolate mixes, sugar cookies, and of course the seasonal chocolate oranges - a student favorite for teachers.   This Sunday has been a nice down day. I finished the Imaginarium Theater and here it is....  Now if you don't mind, I'll head to couch and read a good book I've been wanting to get to for several months. I'll talk to you again this week. Mr. W.    Imaginarium Theater The Best Videos From Around the World Edited for a Gentler Audience.  Imaginarium Theater December 20, 2020 from SpaceCampUtah's Imaginarium on Vimeo .

Hello Troops,      The Covid bug broke through multiple layers of defense and put me down.  I'm grateful I had a fairly mild case compared to so many others.  It was similar to a cold; lots of coughing, a bit of a fever, lost both smell and taste, etc.  My father passed away from Covid on October 30 in Orem so there was some fear when my test came back positive, but you play the hand you are dealt, put on a stiff upper lip, and soldier on.  I want to thank friends and family for their kindnesses during my convalescencs.  There was always plenty to eat and Diet Mt. Dews appeared on my doorstep every afternoon.  What more could someone want?  Covid forced me to take my first sick days in my educational career; that's 38 years!  It would take a worldwide pandemic to force me to stay home.       I'm grateful for my gifted teacher aide who took my classes during my away time.  Mrs. Moss is a life saver.  My ...