About Me

I love reading, teaching and cooking. I exercise so I can eat. (Losing weight would be a bonus.) I've been a special education teacher for 32 years and I really like it. I also enjoy traveling but I think I plan more that I actually travel.

Saturday, August 27, 2011

To Kill a Mockingbird

I watched the movie "To Kill a Mockingbird" again last night. I've probably seen it at least 4 or 5 times. The only thing better is reading the book.

Thursday, August 25, 2011

Homesick for Vacation

So I was listening to a podcast today about throwing a pool party, and I immediately equated that with going to the beach. Then they started discussing drinks to serve and the poolparty (beach!) and of course margaritas came up. Needless to say, that was generally the drink of choice on our beach vacations.

For 20 years my husband and I and 2 other couples we knew from college would rent a house at Fort Morgan, Alabama. We haven't been for the last 2 years because now we live SO far away. But listening to the podcast made me so homesick for our traditional vacation. A week at the water's edge reading, talking, watching the kids, relaxing. Listening to that podcast made me miss the beach, my friends, girlfriend talk, my kids(even though they are grown now).

OK, next summer, Fort Morgan here we come!

Monday, August 22, 2011

Thoughts of the Future

So today I actually invisioned what I could be doing if I retired. Blogging (on a regular basis), reading, cooking, exercising, a few household chores, a big project every now and then (like painting the bathroom,) and of course, the ocassional outing with friends. I just can't fit all of that in when I am working the job I get paid for! School starts in 1 1/2 weeks and while I'm not dreading it, I'm not really looking forward to it either. This is not necessarily a good thing because I probably need to work at least 10 more years. Oh well, I'll just have to work on finding a balance.