What're You Doing This Summer?

This is a question that teachers routinely ask each other during the last week of school. I guess it's a normal making-conversation kind of question. Sometimes people ask me if I'm "going anywhere." I usually answer that I don't go places, I just go to doctors. Although this summer, I am going to Disney World. We have a couple of bachelor guys in their fifties who always go to exotic places during the summer -- not together -- and in September, those of us with houses and children (aka, no money) get to see pictures of them in front of pyramids, or in the rain forest. But I digress.

The question implies, to me anyway, something like a New Year's resolution, except for the summer. In the past, you've seen me declare my intent to clean the basement, which simply does not happen. Maybe it will this year, since the Hubs is around to carry the stuff out, but I'm not holding my breath. I'm not even thinking about it.

I don't want to make resolutions. I would like to exercise more, sleep better, eat properly, and relax. Read a lot of books. There you go, my summer in a nutshell. And Disney World, of course.


Okay, so my library has this alcove with windows that overlooks the new main entrance to the school, and out into the parking lot:


My car is just out of sight on the left, and this little red roof under the window is the overhang that shelters the main doors, directly beneath it. I drove into the parking lot at 6:45 this morning, came up the stairs, turned the lights on, started working, and so on, and at about 7:30, I glanced over at the windows and saw this:


which, of course, reads "Seniors 2009" on the outside. How did I not notice that when I drove in, or when I turned on the lights? No clue.

(This was not put up from inside, btw, and was certainly put there by kids who climbed on the roof of the main building and then down to the little red tin roof outside the window. Swell.)


In other news, the weather was unbelievable today: sunny, dark, monsoons, beautiful sun showers, and more. I caught this right after the rain stopped at some point:


This is in our front yard, and is certainly the clearest picture I've taken with the iPhone. It looked so pretty. I have another one that's even better; I thought I had rotated it, but it didn't save, so maybe tomorrow.

And now, perchance to sleep, or something like that. I can go in a little later tomorrow, so I set the alarm for seven. Excellent!




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