Yesterday in Eighth Grade Religion, we did the chapter on Luke. Whenever I look at this chapter with the students, I ask them to remember the day. Sometime in Fourth Quarter, we return to the Luke chapter and review some of the questions in it. I ask the students if they will remember. Some of them always say yes, so I give them a Secret Word to remember: Cheesecake.
They think that when we get to Fourth Quarter I’m going to ask them for the Secret Word, but what I’m really going to ask them is if they remember what tie I wore. I even tried to help them out yesterday: I fiddled with my tie a lot while talking with them. Will they remember? I don’t know. In past years, I wore kind of crazy ties to help them out, but last night was Parents to School Night, so I had to wear a nice tie. I think it ended up being nondescript enough that they might not remember at all.
I’m a wondering if even I might not remember, so I’m recording it in the memory archive:
After school is work time for me so far this year. Once wrestling starts, I’ll have to do that work some other time, but for now, it’s really nice.
Yesterday I sat down to do some work and found myself doing three things at once. I was writing a worksheet, researching instructional materials on the internet, and writing chapel all at the same time. It wasn’t working very well. On top of that, I was getting distracted very easily. At one point, I found myself reading an article about whether or not studying the Bible should be included in History or Literature Class in public schools.
Every once in a while, I’d shake myself, click over to another tab or window, and start back to work on one of the three things I was doing. Sheesh. Is this what it’s like to be a distractible kid?
Every time I drive up the hill from my house, I pass a house where the owners have cut down some trees. I can’t remember if the trees were dead or if the the owners cut them while they were living. I’ve noticed some nice chunks of wood that would burn nicely in my firepit and I’ve wanted to ask if they would part with them, but I haven’t had a chance.
I’ve also noticed that when they cut one of the trees down they left rather a tall stump. Recently, the stump developed a head. I think it’s an eagle. I look every day now to see if any changes have been made. Nothing. There have been no changes for a week or so. I can hardly wait to see what happens next.
Today is Beth’s birthday! Happy Birthday, Beth! Yay!
Of course I haven’t gotten anything sent to her. I really do enjoy sending a card or a present, but for some dang reason I just can’t get them in the mail on time. I started thinking about Beth’s birthday a week and a half ago. That would have been plenty of time to get something sent. But I didn’t do it. In my defense, it is the single most busiest time of the school year. (can you say ‘most busiest’?) But really, I should have been able to send something.
A couple of years ago, my friend Laura from church gave me a card box. She is a big fan of sending greeting cards of all kinds. She saw some card boxes on clearance and bought all of them. Not knowing what to do with them all, she gave me one. I didn’t do anything with it for a long time, but one time when I was going to get a hilarious birthday card for someone, I thought: Why not buy two? I’ve done that a few times now, and now I have a small stash of cards. Thank you, Laura!
But I still can’t seem to get things sent in time for peoples’ birthdays! Sheesh!
As I’ve been adjusting to the busier schedule of school, I’ve been trying to keep up with things at home. I’ve decided that if I can just do one home thing per night, that should be enough.
This past week, I’ve come home and washed dishes or mowed the lawn or cleaned the back porch. Last night I put new light bulbs in my front porch pendant light. All the bulbs were burnt out, so my porch was in darkness. Fortunately I had new bulbs. Otherwise the darkness would have continued. I like to leave my porch light on all night. I think it looks cheery. And I think it is a helpful gesture… people who need their way lit will find my porch light is quite bright.
