Things I Can't Believe

Things I can't believe are all around.
I can't believe that I graduated from High school 40 years ago. Where did all that time go?
I can't believe that I haven't blogged since August. A teacher truly spends too much time thinking about school!
I can't believe that yesterday I watched bird drama unfold in my classroom. Do I have a story for you! Some how a bird was caught in some embroidery floss. It tried to fly out of the nesting area and couldn't. So two of its friends tried to help they lifted it over the glassed in area. Then it was on the perch and still stuck. It tried to fly and was knocked off. The two friends tried and succeeded in bringing it back onto the perch. But then it strangled itself when it next tried to fly. So this poor thing hung there while we watched and its friends tried to help it. Too sad. It is now in Bird heaven. We paused for a moment of silent meditation.

I can't believe that this morning it was still there, but at 8:30 maintenance pried the bird feeder off the wall.
I can't believe that for the first time ever I was in the Talawanda homecoming parade.
I couldn't believe that the best they could do was get me a size 4 X-way too large. I can't believe that I am so tired that I am going to bed by 9:30.

Ah...Sigh.. summer is almost over...

I love my kids so much. Without them I would not have been able to see my sisters and breathe the most vitalizing air on earth.
We went to Eagle Harbor and stayed at Lake Bailey Cabins and had a great time. I miss every one so much.
My favorite thing was having someone to talk to all the time and someone to do things with when you wanted to do things. Oh for more chances to be free like that.

Today's Update

I was looking at my bloggings for the year and I decided to check up on my 10 resolutions.
#1 Travel This I have done and will continue to do.
#2. Done- thank you JJ
#3. I went to a lot of Lita's band concerts. there is one more this summer I hope she gets involved in IUPUI band too.
#4. ? I don't recall what it was
#5. 1/2 done
#6. 1/2 done
#7,8,9 Not done yet
#10 done for the first half of the year!

The List!

today I am working on my to do list and every time I finish a job I check it off. But then, I always think of some other things to do and I go on to do that and it wasn't even on the list.
For example, I orignally got on the computer to send a note to JJ about the Dell computer. It morphed into reading email and then going to favorites.
I was writing signs for Vacation Bible School and that morphed into writing letters to two church friends who were sick.
I did get a few things accomplished, laundry, a walk, and library visit (yesterday) though and now it is time to go to the grocery and to the post office. Hmm only the library was on the list!!!
So what good is a list?
To keep you on track and help you feel like you didn't waste the day I guess. I have crocheting on the list, but I really can't get back into it. Time to go do some more things on the list or find some other things not on the list that need to get done!

A writer writes. A reader reads. A walker walks. What is new? Not much. It is good to sit and think.
I have been reflecting on how to improve my next year teaching. What shall I do differently? Well, already I have a different schedule. I am not sure what will be really different. But I am going to spend more time at first teaching routines. Third graders are great.

What shall I Write about now?

Time marches on. Tonight almost 40 years ago to the day, Lita got inducted into the National Honor Society, just like her Mom. And she said see I am smart, too! She is not only smart but talented in music!
I sat with Brad Otto's mom and listened to Brad give the speech. He is really smart and funny.( and he doesn't have a girl friend! and his mom and I both agree he needs one.) At Katie's I heard some guy from Colorado and at JJ's I heard Mr. Star. JOno and JoeD could have gotten into NHS they both are smart, but they didn't try hard enough to get good grades.
And so I go to UCHS events and the featured speakers are friends of my already grown children.
And Lita wore a dress. None of my dresses fit right. So I wore a new pair of capris, I found them in the closet when I was looking for a dress.
I need one of those Gay Fabuous Frocks like they wore in the Great Gatsby in Katie's blog. Best part they were less than $2.00.
Now you can't even get ribbon for a dress at less than $2.00; well maybe at good will you can!

Ants

Ants on my backpack.
Ants on my knees.
Antsy ants are always after me.
This morning I went into the kitchen with out my glasses and discovered something was left in the cereal bowl. then I thought I saw it move. I got my glasses and saw all of them traipsing around the sink. up the windowsill and all around the bowls. Agggh!
The attack of the ant creatures!
What do I do?
Well, first I got out the Lysol and scrubbed them down the drain. Then I took a shower and came back and they were still there. How does one get rid of ants. Using my Super hero powers I looked for the safest and fastest way to get rid of them.
Out goes the dish drainer. Thank God it is white and I can see anything on it. I cleaned the counter up yet again and drove down to Woodruff's Supermart to get Ant spray and traps.
Came back and sprayed the suckers.
But I couldn't fix any breakfast there in the kitchen. So It was McDonald's for me.
I wrote Lita a note and told her to spray, too.
Tonight. No Ants yes. High Five!
Wait what is crawling up my arm?