My summer vacation is ebbing away.
As always, this transitional time is difficult for me.
I’m caught between two worlds…my precious home life and a demanding work schedule.
It is around the beginning of August that my dining room table begins to look like this…
…caught in the cross hairs of my personal hobbies and work paraphernalia.
It’s not pretty, let me tell you. You don’t even want to see my car right now. I can’t take anything to my classroom because my floors are being waxed. I’m not sure that I really want to go in yet, truth be told. That would be like the clock striking midnight, and I’m still dancing with my prince, aptly named Summer Vacation.
Even though I have an endless list of things to do before I step inside my classroom, I’m choosing to focus more of my last free moments doing what I love…
Eating lunch with friends…
On my way to meet Ms. L, Rooster’s former 9th and 10th grade English teacher…a fellow professional whom I adore.
The day after meeting Ms. L, I met Jane, my first teaching buddy. Four hours with this lady over lunch, and it wasn’t near enough time to say all that was on our hearts. I love her so much.
Squeezing in as many morning workouts as possible…
Knitting nearly every night…until my eyes can barely stay open…
Early Morning Rain Shawl
I’m mastering the art of knitting with beads!!!
Summer’s waning days…they always make me just a little sad and wistful. I remain, however, grateful for the fun memories recently created and the time of rest.
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