Sunday, September 1, 2013
Day 70
Sunday, September 1, 2013. SEPTEMBER ALREADY!!!! Wow! Where has the time gone!!!!????
I slept so soundly last night that I didn't even hear Jay get up extra early and leave. He left me a sweet note on the kitchen table :).
Church was nice. I bore my testimony. It was cold in the chapel, so I'm glad that I wore a sweater.
We had salmon, rice, and mixed vegis for dinner with jello and whipped cream a little later.
Now I'm writing this blog. Then I'm going to read my book and relax!! Yay!
Day 69
Saturday, August 31, 2013: Jay and Peter left very early for the temple. I slept in and then spent time visiting with Alexandra. She worked on getting her stuff together for Boston, and I cleaned upstairs. I am in the process of rearranging some of the books on the bookshelf up here. Then I vacuumed and washed the kitchen and bathroom floors. Alexandra helped me load up the truck for the dump run (it's actually the recycling center, not the dump; but we've gone there for so many years, that it's hard not calling it the dump. After all, you do dump things there, even if they are all in different areas depending upon what they are so that they can be recycled!). I stopped at the cleaners to drop off two of Jay's white shirts to be cleaned. I've always done Jay's white shirts myself, but it's so hard to keep the collar and cuffs clean that I decided I'd do the cleaners. It's not terribly expensive, and Jay's shirts should come back looking great (I hope)!
I did a few errands, like dropping off clothing at Salvation Army, picking up some gluten-free flours and other interesting things at Ocean State Job Lot, and then went to Stop & Shop to get some vegetables and fish for Sunday's dinner.
The Scituate Ward Relief Society holds an annual combination Relief Society/Young Woman campfire cookout behind the ward building, so I went; Alexandra came along as well. We had a great time visiting and making tin foil dinners, which turned out awesome. The best part for me was toasting marshmallows and putting them on graham crackers. I didn't do the chocolate because I don't eat chocolate! That was really yummy. Then I made a tin foil dinner for Peter, which he was happy to get and eat!
When I told Natalie D. that I was going to take a bath when I got home, she told me about putting fresh grated ginger into the water. It opens and cleans your pores and makes your skin nice and soft. So on the way home, we stopped at Big Y to buy some ginger. In addition to the ginger, I added epsom salts.
I took a nice hot tub with a cup of herbal tea (cold care for nighttime) and when I went to sleep, I slept like a log all night long!
I did a few errands, like dropping off clothing at Salvation Army, picking up some gluten-free flours and other interesting things at Ocean State Job Lot, and then went to Stop & Shop to get some vegetables and fish for Sunday's dinner.
The Scituate Ward Relief Society holds an annual combination Relief Society/Young Woman campfire cookout behind the ward building, so I went; Alexandra came along as well. We had a great time visiting and making tin foil dinners, which turned out awesome. The best part for me was toasting marshmallows and putting them on graham crackers. I didn't do the chocolate because I don't eat chocolate! That was really yummy. Then I made a tin foil dinner for Peter, which he was happy to get and eat!
When I told Natalie D. that I was going to take a bath when I got home, she told me about putting fresh grated ginger into the water. It opens and cleans your pores and makes your skin nice and soft. So on the way home, we stopped at Big Y to buy some ginger. In addition to the ginger, I added epsom salts.
I took a nice hot tub with a cup of herbal tea (cold care for nighttime) and when I went to sleep, I slept like a log all night long!
Day 68
Friday, August 30, 2013: Another busy day with international students. I just can't seem to get beyond this project. All the other work that I have to do is sitting there waiting to get finished, and I just can't get to it! I have letters to get out regarding SSP meetings (Student Success Plan) for the seniors which begin in a couple of weeks, I have a bunch of stuff to do for UCONN Early College Experience, and I have to get the Profile done. I haven't even downloaded the college acceptances from Naviance yet. And students are registering for the ECSU Dual Enrollment Program now too.
We had a young man from Argentina accepted, and he was supposed to come on Tuesday, but as soon as he and his parents arrived, they showed up at school. They toured the campus and did all that other stuff and finally came to pre-register just as it was time for me to go home. So going home was not an option. I spent an extra hour doing the usual registration stuff, Jane reviewed his medical things, etc. They are a lovely family and he's looking forward to his time here in the USA. He spent time at UCONN over the summer taking an English class. He wants to play basketball.
When I got home I was all ready to relax until I remembered that the sister missionaries and I were going to visit Ann G. So, at a little before 6:00, we left. We had a very nice visit and then on the way home we stopped at Newport Creamery to get ice cream. I got a peppermint stick cone, and it was scrumptious!
We got back here around 8:00 or 8:30. I read for a while and then went to bed.
Alexandra came home for the weekend to get her things together because Jay and Peter and going to help her move back to Boston on Monday (Labor Day).
We had a young man from Argentina accepted, and he was supposed to come on Tuesday, but as soon as he and his parents arrived, they showed up at school. They toured the campus and did all that other stuff and finally came to pre-register just as it was time for me to go home. So going home was not an option. I spent an extra hour doing the usual registration stuff, Jane reviewed his medical things, etc. They are a lovely family and he's looking forward to his time here in the USA. He spent time at UCONN over the summer taking an English class. He wants to play basketball.
When I got home I was all ready to relax until I remembered that the sister missionaries and I were going to visit Ann G. So, at a little before 6:00, we left. We had a very nice visit and then on the way home we stopped at Newport Creamery to get ice cream. I got a peppermint stick cone, and it was scrumptious!
We got back here around 8:00 or 8:30. I read for a while and then went to bed.
Alexandra came home for the weekend to get her things together because Jay and Peter and going to help her move back to Boston on Monday (Labor Day).
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