My summer pretty much ends today. Tomorrow, I head to my classroom where I’ll
spend the morning creating an inviting learning environment for my new
students. That really sounded
professional, didn’t it?...Inviting learning environment. I have tugged and shoved and dragged
furniture around and I have the bruises on my arms to show for it! Tuesday and Wednesday is registration and I’ll
find out who’s in my class. Thursday and
Friday, I’ll be back in the room still decorating and organizing. We will try to get in one quick trip to the
beach for the weekend. I officially
start back August 6.
It’s been a good summer.
I am sad to see it end. I am ever
reminded that I am getting older, and the days seem to go much faster now.
So, here are some of the highlights of my summer of 2013:
·
TIME Yes,
time. Time to putter and read and nap
and just not be on a blasted schedule.
·
BOOKS I am happy to say that I read all the
books I had stacked on my night stand, and then some. Here they are. Cats and Daughters, A
Dog’s Journey, One Good Dog, The Next Best Thing, A Secret
Kept, The House I Loved, The Hypnotist, The Life of Pi,
Cocktail Hour Under the Tree of Forgetfulness, Snow Flower and
the Secret Fan, and The Other
Boleyn Girl. They were all
enjoyable. My least favorite was The Life of Pi, while I was
pleasantly surprised by Cocktail
Hour Under the Tree of Forgetfulness. I chuckled all the way through it.
·
RAIN That’s right, I loved the rain. It kept
everything blessedly cooler and beautifully greener. After too many
summers of three digit temperatures for days on end, the raindrops and cooler
air were delightful. I missed the 1996 US Women’s Olympic Softball Team’s
victory over China because I was in the First Aid tent after being escorted by
a doctor as I had become overheated. Scary, and not fun. Plus, I
missed a good game. Then, I missed Auburn’s first game of the 2001
season, because, once again, I was overheated and spent the entire first half
in the first aid station on a stretcher. I love Auburn, and Auburn football,
but I did not care about dying in the bowels of Jordan-Hare Stadium that day.
So, this summer I appreciated the lower humidity and lower temperatures and
enjoyed the outdoors much more.
·
NCIS
marations on USA It seems that every
summer, I discover TV programs that have been on forever but I never found the time to watch them. The summer of 2010 I became hooked on HOUSE reruns. 2011,
it was The Big Bang Theory. Last summer, I became addicted to FRASIER reruns on the Hallmark
Channel. I have never laughed so
much. So, this summer, it is NCIS.
Mark Harmon is one fine looking actor, and Michael Weatherly ain’t
too bad, either. I really like
Abby. She’s like a female Sheldon
Cooper, but way cooler.
·
My new washing machine. Washing clothes has never been so much fun.
My new washing machine. Washing clothes has never been so much fun.
·
Franklin,
Eleanor, and Ralph The walks, the
cuddles, the naps, the ball tosses, the homemade dog food, the new collars, the
trips to the beach. Once again, the time to just relax and be with
them. WHEN DID I BECOME SUCH A FREAKIN’
DOG PERSON???????? We also rescued a kitten at the beach which we named Sheldon. What's one more?
And finally, watermelon and peaches. What else is there to say???
And finally, watermelon and peaches. What else is there to say???
