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Us at the starting line. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e6bee3cc283677001350590/25c4f828-0387-4664-b1f0-9b62f76043eb/IMG_9865.jpg Blog - Lesson Planning That Cares For me, Me, ME!!! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e6bee3cc283677001350590/0bff1312-89f0-48e4-a63e-18f546b93bf1/IMG_9579.jpg Blog - Lesson Planning That Cares For me, Me, ME!!! Me at the finish line after 13.1 miles!! (ugh — sorry — I didn’t pee my pants. That’s just sweat. Embarrassing. Sorry.) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e6bee3cc283677001350590/43d4b34a-23ad-4634-9034-51a8877a86bb/IMG_9429.jpg Blog - Lesson Planning That Cares For me, Me, ME!!! ooooooo — and I didn’t mention this above…but I bought myself some nice hand soap and hid it behind the fridge in the faculty lounge. 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