Sistah Pat

I’m fully recovered today.  Came home from work Friday and took a 2 hour nap.  Something I never do.  Slept 9 hours Friday night.  Slept 9 hours last night.  This morning, all the aches and pains are gone.  My ankle is back to “normal” (whatever that is…) and I feel like I’m ready to tackle things again.

Looking ahead…I have all next week and one day of the following week with students.  We’re having the final potluck luncheon of the year this coming Thursday.  The theme is “what kind of food am I?”  We’re supposed to bring a dish that represents who we are.  Gotta give that one some thought.  I’m thinking along the lines of comfort food with a little kick.  Maybe potato salad with cayenne to spice it up.  Not sure about that….

Wednesday, the 2nd, is my last day of work and Andrew’s graduation.  Although students are off that day, it’s the last day for teachers.  We’ll hop on a bus and head over to Durrett Auditorium, don our own caps and gowns, and all of our faculty will participate in the graduation ceremony.  I usually get a little choked up.  Seeing students I’ve known and worked with for years marching down the aisles and getting their diplomas.  When it comes to Andrew, I’ll probably be sobbing and boo hooing.  Better grab a few tissues before our faculty march.

After graduation, I have to finish out the day but I should be finished and out of the building by 3:00.  Andrew’s graduation party is that afternoon and I have to figure out all the details.

I’ll be off a week and a half and then I’m teaching summer school from June 14th through the 18th.  Funny how much things have changed.  I remember when summer school was 6 weeks.  Now it’s four days.  No Child Left Behind says we have to offer it to students who have failed classes but the funding isn’t provided to enable us to do it right.  Four days….

Vacation is coming up on July 2nd.  We’d planned to be on vacation from July 2nd through July 19th since the 18th is DH’s birthday and he gets an extra day tacked on to his vacation.  Now I’ve agreed to work a summer conference from July 19th through the the 22nd with the setup day being July 16th so we’re going to have to be home by the 15th.  I hate losing those 4 days of vacation time but I just can’t pass up a full week’s work at my regular salary.

That’s what’s coming up over the summer.  As for today, I want to get my garden finished.  I have to replace the tomato plants the rabbits (squirrels?) ate and I want to apply a liberal dose of blood meal (sounds lovely) around all the plants.  I also want to start cleaning and stocking the RV.  It’s always nice to just take off on a whim.

Now it’s off to the produce stand to buy more tomato plants and then on to Home Depot to get blood meal….