LINK to Friday's Fave Five host blog.
1. Son is MOVED OUT into his own apartment. Mike helped him last Friday; they worked like troupers and were done by noon. It is in a nice complex, and they are on the back side, where their view is of grassy areas and woods, which is nicer than looking out over a parking lot. We went over in the evening to see how it looks, and they are getting things in order. He will live there until the wedding, and it will then be their first home.
And this is what his old room at home looks like now!! Renovations to come...
2. An impromptu trip to a baseball game on Saturday. Mike works this weekend and next, so we decided fairly suddenly to make the trip to Columbia to see his beloved Gamecocks play baseball. It was the first time I had been in Founders' Park - it is a beautiful baseball stadium, and we had a very nice Saturday going to the game.
3. Daughter passed a very important evaluation this week at her job!!
4. Today is the Fine Arts Festival for our school, and I am NOT making the trip - the first time in four years. As much as I love the kids, and watching them perform, it is a relief not to go this year. It is a huge day - leave at 5:30 a.m., ride a bus for two hours, watch students perform and go to awards ceremonies all day, leave about 6:30, stop for supper, and get home around 10 p.m. I do not have any groups performing this year, so another teacher is going instead to be the "long arm of the law" with the students. So I instead get to work at school (no classes - most students are going) and do a little substituting for an elementary teacher instead. It is a relief to have a year off.
4. I have all the junior research papers and all the senior journals graded, and during today's workday I will finish the senior career projects. I want them DONE and off my mind. It's a good feeling to get all the paperwork done.
7 comments:
I expect it feels strange having that empty room but it's the order of things. We currently have an empty nest. Impromptu trips are often the best. Have a good weekend.
What are your plans for your son's room? I have to admit that being able to change my son's room into a sewing/craft/guest room did offset the sadness of his moving out - that and the fact that he and his wife live close by and we see them often. :-) Being able to take impromptu trips is another perk of an empty nest. Sounds like a fun outing. I miss Fatz - we don't have any here. The Fine Arts Festival does sound like a very long day. Glad you got it off this year - sounds like you made great use of the time.
I laughed when I read about intentionally choosing the restaurant in order to use the gift card, then forgetting to use it. I have done this several times, too! Hope you enjoy your next meal...and remember to use the gift card!
I remember when our son moved out, was a strange feeling !
Sounds like a great week for you!
That empty room is bittersweet! But exciting times for him! Sounds like their new place is really nice. I had to laugh at forgetting to use your gift card, I've done that before. A break in a yearly trip is nice even though one enjoys the event. Enjoy your day.
Glad you got to enjoy a baseball game together! And I've definitely forgotten to use my gift cards in the same situation multiple times. ;)
What a relief to have that big stack of grading knocked out! And congratulations to your daughter- sounds like a week full of accomplishments for your family. :)
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