Quiz

Guess which seatbelt parts go together?

Surprised?

I still love my car.

Summer: The Good, The Bad, and The In-Between

Ah, summer! I love this little reprieve from the intensity of the school year. Time to rest and relax a bit before beginning a new year. As I sit on my deck looking up at a beautiful light blue sky, trees with various shades of green sway gently in the soft breeze, and I am content to just sit and be. Life is good. Here’s a look at my summer so far.

The Good

- spending an afternoon at a friend’s pool, watching children splash and play with each other

- meeting friends for coffee or lunch

- eating outside

- reading books

- the smell of steak cooking on an outside grill

- corn on the cob and strawberry shortcake

- not having to set the alarm clock

- the news that my tech video was good enough and I get a new laptop from school

- taking walks with my dog

- attending the musical Shrek – twice! (following a great deal for $10 tickets)

- outdoor concerts

The Bad

- the abundance of rain and cooler temperatures this past June

- finding out that my dog who has never been afraid of thunderstorms or loud noises is now (at 14 years of age) utterly terrified by them – clinging to me, shedding, panting, and drooling heavily throughout the entire thunderstorm and afterwards

- difficulty sleeping (I’m getting tired of waking up at 3:00 a.m. and not being able to go back to sleep … does this happen to everyone in their forties?)

The In-Between

- thinking that my checking account was overdrawn … and the relief to discover it only seemed that way because I forgot to record a deposit

- yard work

- two days of class at Grand Valley (good class, but still, it was a class)

- time spent preparing for next school year (curriculum work, tech. exploration, classroom organization)

- chipmunks in my yard (they’re cute, but they also have burrows)

- deeply thankful for my dad’s defibrillator (which worked just the way it’s supposed to yesterday morning)