It was a super great day at work. I was subbing in one of my favorite places. The kids (8th graders!) this teacher works with are (surprisingly) great (a testament to the teacher’s skills) (okay, they are, of course, people and make their own decisions, but she has helped them figure out how to be […]
I made an early appointment downtown St. Paul for a kidney ultrasound, another step in trying to figure out my high blood pressure. I couldn’t eat or drink before the test, so I thought the earlier, the better. When I got to the parking lot at 6:30am, I was the second car in the lot.
We went to Fort Snelling National Cemetery for the first time today. Our friend Kristine’s dad was interned at 2pm. I read that Fort Snelling is home to the first all-volunteer Memorial Rifle Squad. They perform funeral honors each weekday for as many as 17 Veterans between 10am and 2pm. They have been there for
I distinctly remember the first time I was old enough to say, “That was twenty years ago,” about something that I had done. I don’t remember how old I was – 30? 35? Probably around then. Keith was going to Eau Claire today for chamber orchestra rehearsal and said that rehearsal had been moved from
I think it is super fun having a pool. I swim. I float. I watch other people swim and float. Keith says he has fun balancing chemicals and watching Julius, the vacuum robot, clean. Today was extra special fun for him, because he got to try to figure out if there is a leak –
I worked in a special education classroom today. That means the teacher is in the room most or all of the day and the kids on her caseload are there most or all of the day. Sometimes they go out to mainstream classes, but they may stay all day. I had a student scheduled to
If only there was some way for people to indicate which direction they were planning to turn their car. That is an Alexander quote, which he is prone to say whenever someone randomly maneuvers their car in traffic. Why is it so hard for people to use their blinkers? I actually use mine when the
Do you like escape rooms? I do! I love them. Just love them. I don’t think I am any good at them, because I am always going with crackerjack thinkers who solve all the puzzles before I can even start to think about them. That doesn’t diminish the fun in any way for me. I
I subbed in 7th and 8th grade science today. I took notes on comments I heard in my first two classes. 8th graders: How can we figure this out? There are three pages we’re supposed to read and how can I fill out this chart when it isn’t in there? (After getting the instruction that
Our lovely company left in the early afternoon, leaving me wondering what to do with myself. It always feels so lonely when the people go. I was roaming around the kitchen, eating all the leftovers and treats, when Keith came down from working with news. We officially won a cruise to Alaska from Jeopardy. There