Summer Time!

Well it's summer time, at least that is what the calendar says, but since I've been out of school the weather has been cool and rainy. Hopefully, next week it will be warm and I can get Katie to the pool. She will be a happy camper then.

So, what have you been doing with your time since you've been out of school you may ask.

1. Well, first and foremost I have been enjoying the slower pace!

2. Twice a week I have been tutoring a very hard working little boy in Elburn. We are working on improving his reading skills, and I never have seen a student work harder and have a more positive attitude than this boy.

3. I have dusted off my sewing machine, located my quilting supplies and have been quite content hearing the hum of my machine as I create new quilting patterns.

4. Kristen gave me a book she wanted me to read, My Sisters Keeper which I am enjoying. I also went to Borders and used a gift certificate I received from a student and bought a couple more reads that I plan to enjoy this summer.

5. Katie is taking clarinet lessons once a week and will begin Band camp in one week, and Kristen is working almost full-time so I've become the designated driver.

6. I'm also registered to take a class that begins on the 24th of this month and using Research Based Literacy Instruction in Your Classroom. This is a 3 credit online grad class so my education continues . . .

7. I'm working on digging out my home. (I get a little bit behind in my housework when school begins.