Lots and lots of meetings. For a new school year. Both are considering teaching, and both have had several teachers try to talk them out of the profession. Yes, I still choose this.

I think my first blog was about getting our family photos taken. I wanted to share just a few photos with you. My mother had wanted these pictures taken for a long time. That day was a beautiful day. Everything went well! It was a long day but being with everyone was worth it.

Thursday, March 31, 2016. My family members, nuclear and extended, each got a turn, many of them more than one. Even the construction workers outside the apartment got one. And then it dawned on me - why not you? And no one ever did, no one except yourself. So, take care of yourself. Get a pedicure rather than catchi.

I knew it was going to be hard to come back today when I saw the weather forcast- rain for the next nine days. Indoor Recess, Indoor Lunch. That is when I need my One Little Word to come into my head, my heart, and do it. Thinking seriously of getting a tattoo on my forearm.

Tuesday, August 11, 2015. Adding Hours To The Day. This summer both of our older kids are working at an aluminum siding factory about forty five minutes away from our house. They carpool with some other nearby college kids and for these last couple weeks they are working mandatory over time, eleven hour days, which means a four am wake up. To find a vibrant community of teachers who write.