Summers Over

I always determined the end of summer by two things. First, the four summer birthdays are celebrated once again and second, my starting back to work. Today is the last summer birthday. Kimberly is officially 19 as of 3:13 this morning. And it is my last day of summer vacation. Meetings start tomorrow and classes start on Tuesday.

To celebrate Kim's big day we are going to lunch. Unfortunately, she has to work tonight so we decided to make it a girls lunch party. I also plan on stopping by the Post Office to get their passport papers. We decided to start getting all the kids passports before they go back to school in September. We have the pictures, just need to fill in the paper work and pay the money.

As for my last day of summer vacation. Summer went way too fast. I have enjoyed being at home, cleaning, cooking and just plain relaxing. I made myself a promise that this summer I would not walk back through those doors until meetings started again. I am proud to say... I did it. Technically, I only have three more years, come September 5, to reach 30 years. It is getting harder to go back each year.

Don't get me wrong. I love my profession, but the students have changed over the years. I have to get pretty creative to motivate them. If it doesn't have something to do with learning through technology gadgets, it is like pulling teeth. They want me to tell them the stories or find it on the Internet. Just plain reading, "is soooo boring". Even finding information on the computer, they want the condensed version.

Oh, there is other way I know summer is over.....the checking account is at its yearly low. Time to get to work and get that money rolling back in. (Ha Ha)

Summer 2010

What a summer! Cleaning, Cleaning, Cleaning. After a bad end to last summer with my knee and not being able to clean my house for the last year, I finally am able to get to many of the tasks that needed a good going over. Still can't kneel down but at least I am mobile.

Hope to get the kitchen floor replaced and down the hall to the bedrooms and to the front door with hardwood floors this fall. And Central Air. I am burning up!!! The swamp cooler makes these humid days horrible...so we are 30 days and counting to having it installed. I know, just in time for fall, but we are refinancing and added enough to install air. Payments will still be way less than we are paying now. Pray for cooler air. Where is that cold northern air when you need it?

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