Father's Day

Happy Father's Day to the daddies of the world!
dan is a great father to our children. he might not be touchy-feely like I am, but he sure does love the kids and me. he cares for us in his constant hard work and devotion to all aspects of our needs.
josh and i initiated father's day on friday by cleaning out the gazebo and assembling the outdoor swing; the hope was to relieve just a smidge of pressure from daddy's "to do" list. josh selected flowers that we planted in honor of dan in pots along the front walk. last night father's day continued at a picnic where josh and his friends bestowed deliberately individualized treats for their dads: dan was gifted a cadbury fruit and nut bar and a box of reeses pieces. this morning after a breakfast with my oldest brother's family, dan opened his tokens of our love. a trip to brennens in search of apricots (one of his favs) and dinner at five guys nearly closed out the celebration until my car coughed, choked up, and died.
dan's final gift this father's day is his current trip to the auto store in hopes that the new battery will resurrect my turmoiled coche. ironic right? my husband, the father of my littles concludes this father's day loving us the way he does, working hard to make our lives better.

No ipad for YOU!

:) so i really did not expect an i-pad at the close of techno-camp. i really didn't. and i didn't receive one. :) those who were part of the original techno team unwrapped their i-pads. and then those, like me, who are currently laid-off, had to wrap them back up and return to sender. i mean . . . not a huge surprise.

today was then officially Day 1 of summer break for me. it was wonderful. laney's with a friend; josh and i just enjoyed the unstructured time together: errands, library, doc appt, breakfast, ice cream, planting flowers for daddy, cleaning out the gazebo (this is absolutely the latest we have ever gone without opening it up for use!!), and now listening to books on CD while the storm roles through Muk-town.

josh's soccer practice has been rescheduled three times due to weather. he is supposed to have it again tonight. what do you suppose God is telling us? we'll see if the air takes a turn in favor of practice or not. i know i needed the timeout, or should i say time-in? my psyche screamed for a moment of introspection of what and who really matters in this brief life. i think God has been pretty clear these past few days.

boot camp at summer vaca.

though my status as a teacher is at bay, i am enjoying three days of technology boot camp offered by my maybe school district.

let me say. overwhelming. i am old and rusty, but teachable.
so i am in the midst of a slew of projects as i teeter off task to write. a class moodle for american lit honors, my edu-blog page, updating both good reads and shelfari, adding to delicious, altering my membership email addresses, and more.

did i mention that the sun is at peak for the week right now as i shiver in the rather cavelike confines of the windowless library.

i am in all truth thrilled to be here. seriously. no sarcasm intended. there is such a wealth of technology out there, well right here, and our students are going to be entering a world where these skills will be utilized and commonplace. it is my responsibility to bring it to them.

one more day of techno-sweat tomorrow. and then summer, maybe indefinitely, begins.