Barbara Thompson

Tuesday, December 9, 2025 We had super light fluffy snow the other night and I hypothesized that you could use a leaf blower to blow off your car – now that leaf blowers come in cordless. Keith put ours in the car for me to try. It started snow-globe snowing midafternoon and I had plenty […]

Monday, December 8, 2025 I worked at two different schools today, so I told Keith I needed to drive myself. He was all worried, which was sweet, but I thought I could do it. And I did. I seem to be able to see big spaces pretty well – close up isn’t nearly as good.

Sunday, December 7, 2025 Today was After Hours Big Band’s Christmas concert. It was good. Lots of unusual big band-y arrangements of Christmas music. The band was encouraged to wear a pop of color. Keith did a great job. He was the most festive. Most of the rest of them were wearing black. C’mon people.

Saturday, December 6, 2025 We went to Lyric Arts to see A Nice Family Christmas. I think I laughed out loud more at this play than at any other. It was Christmas Eve with a mom and her mom, two adult sons, daughter, daughter-in-law, and brother-in-law. Nothing in particular happened, but everything they said and

Friday, December 5, 2025 That is the name of the show we went to in Hudson tonight, but it is also how I was really feeling all day. I got up feeling pretty good about my week subbing for Maren. She put together a nice packet of stuff for us to do and I think

Thursday, December 4. 2025 I met a kid with an unusual name today and asked him if he knew what inspired his parents. He was happy to share that they named him after a character in a movie I had never heard of. I looked it up – it’s from 1986 and has a character

Wednesday, December 3, 2025 How am I saying that? Because it’s true! We went to Theatre Latté Da to see My Fair Lady tonight and it was just stellar. ‘Enry ‘Iggins had a little bit a lateral lisp on his “s”. What?! The irony of having Higgins have a speech impediment was not lost on

Tuesday, December 2, 2025 After Woodbury Junior High changed to Woodbury Middle School 15ish years ago, there was a potluck before school started gathering those interested from WJH. The group continued to meet every summer until pandemic – then we increased the backyard visits! There are now nearly monthly gatherings. Tonight, we celebrated 60th birthdays

Monday, December 1, 2025 I started a weeklong sub job for my friend and neighbor, Maren, today. She is in Costa Rica. Yay for a December trip with friends and not kids. She has left wonderful sub plans, with easy to access smartboard slides. That is heaven for a sub. She also left five cherry

Sunday, November 30, 2025 Our old driveway was only a couple feet from our neighbor’s driveway, so Keith had to move all the snow to our front yard. It was not exactly difficult, but it added an extra layer of thought to the process. He enjoyed just having to walk up and down the driveway