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)
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