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SoTW – soda pressing

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When I saw this week’s sign, I laughed out loud! A true dad joke for this week’s sign of the week.

This week’s sign…. soda pressing! Ha.

It’s also soda pressing that summer is over. Last week at home we had heat warnings every day and after school athletics were cancelled all week long with real feel temperatures in the hundreds.

I skipped the Friday night traffic and drove to lake house Saturday morning  and the further east and north I drove, the more pleasant the temperatures got. This morning the air temperature was 48F/9C and the high today is forecast for the mid-seventies. Perfect for working outdoors.

It’s Labor Day weekend and we are at the lake for our annual tradition of closing the summer portion of the lake house. Boats out of the water – check, boat lifts out of the water – 4/5, and end of the season yard work started.

at the end of the dock, soon I’ll have to take the photo ashore

Last night I was able to catch sunshine on my shoulders, it made me feel happy.

Today is going to be a great day, if I can only trust it. So, I’d better jump up, jump in, and seize the day. Making the Days Count, one day at a time making time to be present and patient. 

What’s on your plate for the day?

Poem in my pocket – homework

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Earlier today, I discovered to my dismay,
I had missed an important day.
I looked down into my screen
to discover what I had missed
National Poem in Your Pocket Day.

I didn’t have a poem in my pocket,
It – my pocket that is – was rather empty,
But I smiled, and moved forward,
One foot after the other,
And, made it count, anyway.

Sometimes, a day flashes past or the week disappears before my eyes without me realizing it.  This week has been a week full such days. It’s easy to miss a day, it’s not so easy to miss a week. Time waits for no one.However, thanks to Mary (one of my favorite bloggers) from A Wilderness of Words I was reminded about National Poem in Your Pocket Day. Thank you Mary!

courtesy Random House kids
courtesy Random House kids

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What now?

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Several years ago, I left a job after over twelve years. I remember that first day after I resigned, I decided to take a week off and wait for my new job to begin. I was uncomfortable, bitter, and out of sorts – feeling as though I had lost something, but not knowing exactly what it was. I had a similar feeling yesterday at the end of the day. Friday was a short day, but it counted as a workday and an attendance day for the students. I was finished with all of my duties as a teacher, cleaned my room, filed my grades and I was on my way home. I was exhausted and spent. The previous weeks had been frenetic at work and I had put off things at home to finish things at school, and vice versa. I was mess. Continue reading What now? →

Crud….

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Where did the weekend go? frame from "Prickly City" by Scott Stantis 4/17/11

I love a good laugh, but sometimes the laugh strikes too close to home. Growing up I religiously read the comics. It was the first section of the paper I read, after the sports section. In adulthood, my sense of humor has become more mature (at least I think so) and I read political cartoons to get a chuckle. I follow several cartoonists including the Chicago Tribune’s cartoonist – my hometown newspaper – Scott Stantis. In addition to be an outstanding cartoonist, he draws a comic strip called “Prickly City” and I read it when I visit his blog. I came across the strip below over a month ago. I laughed and laughed, then cried, because that is exactly how I feel when the alarm clock rings on Monday morning. Continue reading Crud…. →