Summer time.

After a brief break (sort of) at the end of school, summer school began. This summer, I am teaching three summer school classes: sign language (third graders), reading/language (5th graders), and math (5th graders...almost the same group). I also participated in two different interview processes... including reading through the files in preparation for the interviews. In between all of that, I have been able to read books that I have wanted to read for a while, go to the farmer's market, Frostie Freeze, go a bike ride on the bike path, pick raspberries, visit my parents and spend time with them, etc. The fun stuff summer brings as well....

Kate started working again at Nasco on June 29th after a delayed start. She started working in the same place as last year, but they switched her to a different place putting kits together this week for an indefinite period of time. Not fun. So, she is hoping that they either get that particularly large order done quickly so she can go back to the other place, or they just move her back to the other place. She is also starting to think more about the transfer to the new school in October. Over the summer and early fall, she will also photograph two weddings.

Molly (and her cat, Ella) came to visit for about a week at the end of June. She asked for a few days off and wasn't scheduled on a few more so got to spend some quality time with us down here. Of course, that makes it difficult to go back up to Menomonie, but hopefully she will find things to keep busy, which may help her meet more people. Before long, school will start again, and she will be busy with that again (I know she is excited about that, too.) We were able to formally celebrate her birthday while she was visiting, including taking in a Brewers game (which included her friend, Jill) and having some CAKE!

Charlie has been able to schedule a few games of golf and was able to get away for a few days at the beginning of July to golf with Jamie and Austin after they picked up Austin from soccer camp. He also has been going to work and helping the new superintendent get onto the network, making sure all of her technology is up and running smoothly. Before long, he will be done with his contracted days and will be able to enjoy the trip to....

HAWAII!! We will mark 25 years marriage on August 4th... so it's our gift for making it that far! YAY US!