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The quiet room

Sunday, October 14, 2012, @ 11:37 amadventure, Family, jobs, Life in General, teaching, Weather, Writingchildren, fall in the Midwest, fall leaves, great days, hard work, high school football, making the days count, pets, reading, softball, sports, teaching, weather, writingClay

The sign says it all, ‘The quiet room.’ My kids tried to avoid it at all costs; I guess I would have, too, at their age. But, I’d sure like to go there for the next couple of days. Continue reading The quiet room →

Conflicted Monday

Monday, October 8, 2012, @ 9:54 amadventure, Family, Life in General, Reading, teaching, Weather, Writingchildren, fall in the Midwest, Family, hard work, high school football, history, making the days count, reading, seventh grade, teaching, weather, writingClay

I am conflicted. It’s Monday morning and everyone is up. I got up early this morning, well early for a day off and instead of working, I read. It was good to read, but the opportunity cost is that I’m writing and it’s time to work to get things done, move, shake, rattle, and roll. But, I want to write. I also, need to grade and plan for the coming week. Before I know it, the day will be gone.

Instead of working, I read. I have been reading Continue reading Conflicted Monday →

Lazy Sunday Morning

Sunday, September 16, 2012, @ 11:31 amFamily, food, Life in General, pets, Reading, teaching, Weather, Writingbirthdays, children, education, Family, football, great days, hard work, high school football, making the days count, pets, reading, seventh grade, Summer Vacation, teaching, weather, writingClay

This weekend is B’s birthday. The actual day was Friday and we were all at school. Saturday was softball and football games and household chores. Sunday is church, normally, and homework and relaxing, when we can. So, we decided to celebrate the weekend, the entire weekend.

Last weekend, after dropping W off at football, I stopped by the French market and scored some beautiful roses for my wonderful wife. Continue reading Lazy Sunday Morning →

Getting it together

Thursday, August 16, 2012, @ 6:09 amadventure, Family, Life in General, Music, pets, Reading, sports, teaching, Weather, Writingchildren, education, great days, hard work, high school football, making the days count, music, pets, reading, seventh grade, Summer Vacation, teaching, weather, writingClay

morning has broken — my backyard, as I sipped coffee and watched Ivy

It’s the last week of summer vacation. It’s the week peppered with regret and excitement. Regret, because I didn’t lose all that weight or win the lotto, but excitement because school is starting next week. I am slowly getting back in the groove. I had a meeting yesterday and met many of the new teachers in our district and I even recognized one of the names from my first years as a teacher. The new teachers are getting younger and I am getting older, yeah, I am getting old. Really, I am not old but experienced and wiser. I keep telling myself, when I start acting my age, I’ll need to worry. Continue reading Getting it together →

Sunday morning, fifteen days left

Sunday, August 5, 2012, @ 8:39 amadventure, Family, Life in General, Reading, teaching, travel, Weather, Writingchildren, education, Family, Grayling, great days, hard work, making the days count, pets, reading, Summer Vacation, teaching, weather, writingClay

It’s Sunday morning, it’s bright, sunny, windy, and lake is blue, as blue as the early morning light colors the water. Wind rustles through the trees and blows in through the open screen door and through the cottage. Last night, a front blew through the area and brought much cooler and drier weather. It is the same front, which blasted though the Chicago area and later northern Ohio with high winds, lightning, and rain. We were supposed to get storms with rain and high winds, but nothing happened; the storm broke up before it arrived. We got pleasant weather instead. I’ll take the trade-off, anytime. Continue reading Sunday morning, fifteen days left →

Sleeping late, Friday morning

Friday, August 3, 2012, @ 10:19 amadventure, Family, Life in General, pets, Reading, sports, Teaching and Learning, Writingchildren, education, Family, great days, hard work, high school football, making the days count, pets, reading, sports, Summer Vacation, teaching, water sports, weather, writingClay

I was up late last night watching the Olympics. I crawled into bed full of national pride for our Olympians and thinking about all of the athletes who have trained for years with the dream of being an Olympic champion, only to have their dreams dashed by a small mistake, a minor misstep, or a better athlete. That happens in life. We all make small errors or come up against someone or something better. It is what we do afterwards, that matters that makes the day count. Continue reading Sleeping late, Friday morning →

August and a rainy Thursday morning

Thursday, August 2, 2012, @ 8:09 amadventure, Family, food, Life in General, pets, Reading, sports, Weather, Writingchildren, education, Family, fishing, Grayling, great days, hard work, making the days count, pets, reading, Summer Vacation, teaching, water sports, weather, writingClay

Wednesday was a great day. Fishing, boating, swimming, skiing, dinner out, and no clean up! This morning I ignored my alarm and slept a little longer. I could hear the wind in the trees and the lake slapping the pontoon and kayak and I got up to a grey sky, rain, and a very quiet morning. It is a good way to begin the day.

weatherscreen_0802 — this morning’s weather screenshot, courtesy the Weather Channel’s weather app

Yesterday was a fun day. O awoke and asked Continue reading August and a rainy Thursday morning →

Monday night summer storm

Wednesday, August 1, 2012, @ 7:23 amFamily, Life in General, pets, Reading, teaching, Weatherchildren, Family, fishing, great days, lightning storms, making the days count, pets, reading, teaching, weather, writingClay

Twenty days, less than three weeks, Monday felt like a Monday. Summer vacation seems like a perpetual weekend, almost like Groundhog Day or the book I read earlier this summer, 11 Birthdays, where the day is repeated over, and over, again. It’s not quite like that but there is no break in the week and if I am not careful the line between one day and another blurs.

There is a difference between the weekend and the week here, the lake is much calmer, there are fewer boats, and there are fewer people along the lakeshore, but for me there is little difference.

Sunday had been a late night watching the Olympics and Monday night would likely be no different. Continue reading Monday night summer storm →

Saturday morning at the lake, again

Saturday, July 28, 2012, @ 9:46 amadventure, Family, Life in General, pets, Reading, Writingchildren, grandma and grandpa, making the days count, pets, reading, Summer Vacation, teaching, weather, writingClay

ivy_head_0727 — Ivy waits patiently, for the car ride home….

We came back to the lake last night, and we are all here. It’s just us – B (aka momma), W, O, and I and of course Ivy. We left the lake Wednesday afternoon to pick up momma on Ohio and come back Thursday, but Thursday turned into late Thursday, and then Friday morning, and finally Friday afternoon.

Grandpa is doing better, getting stronger, and slowly getting back to normal. We visited with them both as well as the Dairy Bar. Grandma is doing well and momma helped as much as she could. It was time for her to get back to us. Continue reading Saturday morning at the lake, again →

Is it Wednesday?

Wednesday, July 25, 2012, @ 6:08 amadventure, Family, food, Life in General, Reading, teaching, Weather, Writingamazing sunsets, children, eating, education, Grayling, great days, lake sunsets, making the days count, pets, reading, Summer Vacation, teaching, weather, writingClay

It seems that the weather this summer has been on again, off again. It’s been warm and sunny, but each day it seems the wind is up one day and gone the next. Almost, every other day the lake is calm and then, the next, churned and frothy. Yesterday was one of the calm days.