I have written snippets here and there about thoughts I wanted to think on, write about and post. None of them have made it to this blog however and I have some half-written and others just noted. Life seems to be speeding by me and every time I blink, another month has passed. I have to laugh about time and how fast it really ticks by when you are older. Not that I am feeling old or anything!
Next week is the last week of school, Monday through Thursday and only half days at that. Another year is wrapping up. We went to the middle school earlier this week to meet teachers, listen to a presentation, take a tour of the building and receive paperwork, supply lists and homework, summer homework. I am not sure our soon-to-be 5th grader was excited about that. I certainly did not see her jump for joy. Fifth grade is going to be a change for our daughter but she can handle it.
Tomorrow I will spend time with our son in his classroom as his teacher has put together a presentation. A “this is who they were in September and what they have done/learned throughout the school year” presentation. I am excited as our little big guy has learned so much and loves school. We will be visiting the local library on Saturday mornings to further develop his reading skills. He is patient and really enjoys reading so we’ll be reading a lot this summer! I also want to study US geography over the summer. I am still working on the lesson plan.
With the end of school, we will be going on vacation. We will travel north to Portland, Ontario. We have vacationed there twice in the past and really love the area. Lots of boating, fishing, shopping and fun! We plan to visit the Forfar cheese factory, the Hershey factory and we have a day trip planned here and there – walking around small towns and enjoying the food and shops. Most important is the family time and relaxing. We’ll be on vacation so we can do what we want to and when we want to.
After vacation, the kids will be busy with their summer program held at the elementary school. They had fun last year at this program so we decided to let them participate again this year.
The week after we return from vacation, we will have visitors! My sister and her family will be visiting us in mid-July from Texas. Yeah! They finally get to meet our kids and spend some time being tourist in our area. There is a lot to be taken care of before they arrive. It’ll get me motivated to scrub out the refrigerator and the oven as well as some other cleaning I should already have done. We also decided to host a family gathering at our home – an impromptu family reunion. Invites have been mailed so I anxiously head home each night hoping to have lots of voice messages on the phone. I cannot remember the last time we all got together. Obviously it has been too long! I’ll have my camera charged and ready to go and we’ll think of some neat things to do, I’ll pull out old photos and just enjoy the gathering. There is nothing like family. I hope we have a great turnout.
And is it really June? The weather has been wet, wet and gray lately. Although the sun is trying to poke through the clouds, it is still cool. Our garden, although very wet, seems to be doing well. Once I can get in there to weed, I’ll have to write an update. We moved our garden this year to a new spot in our field. We could not have made that happen without our very kind neighbor as he plowed and tilled the area. After getting the fence up and raking, picking rocks and pounding stakes, I managed to get it planted. I am hoping we’ll have a great growing season. I want to can/freeze all that I can. We have freezers to fill and money to save!
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