Day 32

Friday, July 26, 2013. Woke up much earlier than I would have liked to and couldn't go back to sleep, so I read for a while and then couldn't wait to slip back between the sheets and into dreamland. I slept until the alarm went off and just didn't want to get up...snuggling under the covers was just so...what's the word? Nice. :)

I didn't leave for work early like I wanted to. I had to stop for gas on the highway (otherwise I wouldn't have made it all the way to work). Amazingly, I punched in right at 7:00. Yay! Got lots done in the morning and then went to summer school graduation at 10:00. I usually do the Pledge of Allegiance, which I did today. Seeing those students in their caps and gowns always chokes me up.

These are the grads saying the Pledge of Allegiance. You can't see me, but I'm up there. You can't see the rest of the audience, but it was a full house.

Mr. L gave the speech, and, like usual, it was really good. He talked about how people call him crazy, and how he always takes that as a compliment because who wants to be just "eh." His message was to live in the moment and enjoy everything around you and be happy.

This is me with Bryant S., the administrator over summer school, after the graduation ceremony.

Laura H., the Student Services Secretary who also does summer school. Nice young girl. :)

Nosa I., a wonderful man and a great math teacher.

This is Lisa W., Director of Student Services. She's very pretty, petite, and lots of fun!

Sofia and Robby came over at lunch and brought lunch from a nearby Mexican restaurant. By mistake, they took a bag that belonged to another customer (oops), but luckily for me, it contained the only food that I could actually eat! It was good to be together. The rest of the day flew by and before you knew it, it was time to go home.

I had made an appointment with Natalie D. to visit teach her on my way home. I really didn't know her or where she lives. She lives in a lovely house in the middle of nowhere.  The road to her home turned to dirt and you could see trail markers on the trees. This had to be a state forest. It was beautiful and lovely. I'll take a photo next time.

Natalie has two, sweet children (a girl and a boy). She showed me around her house and in the kitchen every available space on the counter and table was loaded with dirty dishes and pots and pans. She had cellulitis on her right foot and was on super-duper antibiotics and when she wasn't at work (elevating her foot in her cubicle), she was elevating her foot at home, with no chance to do the dishes. And her husband is not the dishwashing kind of guy. So, I rolled up my sleeves (hypothetically because I was wearing short sleeves), took my shoes off (for real), and started washing the dishes. Natalie dried and I washed, and two hours later we were done. As I was wiping down the counter, her daughter looked up at me and asked, "Can you help me clean my room now?" I just burst out laughing! I told her that I couldn't do that today, but I would next time I visited.

It took 45 minutes to get home and the Garmin took me through back roads. Here is a lovely photo of some kind of what I think is a foot bridge. Notice to stone tunnel to the right...lovely.

I think this is just so pretty. We live in such a beautiful world.

I was tired when I got home at 5:30, so I made hot dogs and beans for dinner...really easy. Relaxed a bit and now it's time to go to bed and get a good night's sleep. Tomorrow is going to be very busy.