Last Monday of August

Slept as late as I could as tomorrow it is BTS (Back to school). We have our breakfast which is fun to visit and see everyone but then blah, blah, blah. Workshop and staff meeting when what we really want to do is go home! It is suppose to be in the 90's and there is not AC anywhere we are meeting. Will be interesting staff meeting on Wed. morning with new principal. We could use time to work in room and prepare for first day on Tues. Sept. 7th. But no, they would rather we sit through useless information and waste our time. In a way, I am ready. The pool is getting colder, the days shorter and I have done about all the cleaning (ok there could always be more closet and stuff purged), painting and shopping that I can do. I painted the guest room blue, our room lavender, our bathroom same, hallways white, the art room green, visited everything I wanted to visit (can always go to the zoos again though), didn't get to Wash. DC or Chicago or Phoenix, but am planning on all 3 for fall. Casey is doing well on her medicine, I am feeling that the days are long here alone. I am trying to enjoy it because I know what is coming. I would probably go crackerdog here all winter alone. At least now I have the pool, yard, gardens and could always use more time to walk. Back to piano lessons, bell choir, meetings, math, math and more math. It is what it is but I wish it would slow down a little more!