On MY Way

to school this morning I was entranced by the scenic drive. I have travelled this road every work day for 30 years plus. I live about 25 miles away from school in the next county- a much more rural locale than my hometown. To think that I have commuted up the valley on this interstate so many times,

often times much before the sun has crested the Blue Ridge range beyond the school...

The quiet serenity of a country road soothes the spirit and calms the soul...

Pastorale farms have greeted me all along the way.

and then I am there.

Long, low, and windowless wonder, this hall of academia....

And then there I am waiting for the day .... a new chapter to unfold. Will it be a day of wonder and discovery? I pray for that and so much more!

Four days down.... 5 to go! Oh precious Lord, give me strength!

My First Day to Sub This Year

Well, the good news is I got called for 3 sub days this month already, so that will leave on 17 more to go this term! I went today and will go tomorrow for the same sweet second grade class. The students were delightful! I love second grade, but it is so different from fourth grade. I was on my feet all day, except for the blessed break while they went to music! YAYA!! I got to spend that time reading my Jane Austen book and taking notes!

I love my dear hubby- he took me out for breakfast this morning before school.

Then I was always so enamored with walking into an empty classroom -

the aura is so pleasant and calm. Then it was excitement and the thrill of seeing young folk understand and work with nouns, do their penmanship, read aloud about The Enormous Turnip, and drill those spelling words-I did these all three times over, over, and over again, as this grade changes classes and I taught 3 classes their grammar today. Tomorrow, we'll start again! But for now it's...
AW! I love Johnson's Foot Soak!AW!!!
Little Piggie, get back in that water!!