Summer Begins!

I guess you can say summer officially begins for me today. At 1 o'clock today we waved bye to the children as they rode away on the yellow Twinkies. It is such a great feeling. :) I love teaching and I love the school I work for, but it is so exciting to wave bye to another group of kids. It makes you think back to those days in junior high, when you too thought the world was over because of the high school you were being forced to go to. Or because your boyfriend would be attending a different school then you. Everything was so dramatic and devastating. I think I watched 20 students cry today and at least 4 were boys. It's just a fun day.

I'm planning to work at the Y again this summer. I should start next week, so that gives me two days to relax and begin the summer to do list. I think I will start with the guest room. Micheal let me change his man room to a bedroom last weekend. I got a cute bed spread from Marshall's and a bed from Orange Park Furniture Store. The room needs to be painted desperately. I think that's where I will begin my summer. I'm thinking a green or blue. I guess we will see what I'm feeling on Friday.

It has been awhile since I last wrote. It is amazing how much can happen in one month. I last talked about gutters we would be getting on the house. I really did not have much to do with the decision on gutters. I did not think I needed to add my two cents. I figured a man and a professional would be able to accomplish this task without a woman's opinion. Well, I learned that if it has anything to do with something you care about you should be involved. I hated the gutters after they were put up. I felt like they framed the house and were way too obvious. It poured the day after we got the gutters so Micheal was just thrilled that they were doing the job. After a call to the gutter man and an email, he came back to the house to move one down gutter free of charge. I was very thankful for this. Moving just one gutter really made a difference.

We also went South this last month to a Bar Mitzvah. Micheal has a cousin that turned 13. It was just like the movies. I think Micheal enjoyed watching his uncle and aunt plunge into the air from their chairs the most. I had never been to a Bar Mitzvah before but it definitely was as large as a wedding. I think even more money spent than what we spent for my own wedding. The reception was decorated perfectly and the food was delicious. They had multiple entertainers and a lounge for the young people. I forgot to mention the cocktail hour that occurred before the doors were opened for the dinner. It really was a HUGE event. This was the weekend I also got to meet Micheal's grandmother for the first time. She is 98 years young. :) She was such a wonderful person to meet. I've never met someone at her age that is so with it. She went to every part of the weekend celebration. She was even up playing bingo when we stopped on Sunday to say bye before returning home. She really is a neat lady and I hope to spend more time with her this summer.

The last thing I want to post about is life. I know we some times take a moment to realize how blessed we are. Sometimes we might even stop to think how God had given us another day to live. But in reality we do not think about it enough. Bennie Vickers was such a great Christian. I've known Bennie since I was small. He has been a good friend to my grandparents for many years. I have fond memories of him and Louise from my childhood. He is going to be missed. It was such a shock to hear about his death. I just cried in front of my class feeling so bad for Louise. I could not believe someone who I saw almost all weekend and who looked absolutely great was no longer with us. I know it was surprising to a lot of people. This just goes to show how ready you have to be. God does not promise us another day.

We Love you Bennie!