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Last night was the end-of-year dinner for the music ministry at my church. All the music groups were there. The theme was “Hawaiian Luau”. Their decorations were really fun.

Before we ate, a dance group entertained us. It was fun. They did dances from many Polynesian cultures, including Hawaii. For one of the songs, they asked for some volunteers to help. The song was “Pearly Shells”. I like that song.

One by one, my responsibilities are ending. I’m closer and closer to Summer Rest.

Yesterday was our last day with the kids. It was loud and happy. I got a lot of nice cards from kids. This was one of my favorites. It’s a drawing of me teaching History:

There’s a second layer to the drawing. I’m not sure how it works exactly, but it’s interesting looking:

Today we start our work days. Some of them are less structured, and some of them have meetings planned. My big task is to get my room ready for a new ceiling and new lights.

Yesterday was our Park and Pool day – grades three through eight went to a nearby park, hung out for a while, and went to the pool there. I didn’t take any pictures, dang it.

Before our walk to the park, I got to school early in the morning and worked on cleaning my classroom. I focused on my desk. I didn’t clean it off, but I did get down to the wood surface. One spot had a weird combination of objects. I took a picture of it:

Yesterday, the rest of the school had Field Day, but the eighth graders had a pool party. It was held at the house of one of the eighth graders. The hosts were wonderful, and the house was beautiful, and the pool was refreshing.

The kids had a fun time, and so did I. I played billiards with some of them, I tried a VR game on an Oculus, and didn’t die immediately, so that was good. I went swimming. Whew! I slept well last night. I think the kids probably did too.

My dietary experiment to reduce my sugar intake is continuing. For now, I’m not trying to avoid all sugar – I’m trying to avoid added sugar. Things that naturally have sugars in them are on the table for me. (Milk has sugar. I can’t imagine giving that up. Yikes!)

I still crave sweet, so when I do, I’m trying to eat fruit.

It’s working so far. I’ve kept to my intentions. And I think my waistline has shrunk a little, too. Good job, Brad!