* 2 trips to California
* 3 new roommates
* 10 days spent in training meetings
* 2 funerals
* 1 room to shove all of my stuff into
* 2 rooms painted
* 1 sleepover
* 5 houseguests
* 10 books read=10.35 inches
The trips to California were to attend the funerals of my best friend from elementary through high school and my grandmother. The first trip was extended to include a family reunion as well.
Three friends of mine moved in with me this past week. Because they think they need rooms to sleep in, I had to move all of my "stuff" back into my bedroom. I can fit a lot in my room! We've become organizational gurus in the process.
The ten days in training can be described all the way from excruciating to decent. Four of the days were spent to train me to train others in the new national math core our state adopted. Four days were spent training the other teachers. The remaining two were to teach me how to administer a reading test to my students.
My parents came into town just over a month ago to work on their four-plex and they decided to stay with me. A couple of weeks later, my aunt and two of my cousins stayed with me as they passed through on their way to Boise.
I was able to read a bit this summer but not as much as I would have liked. I'm still working on reading my height in books and this summer's list gave me another 10.35 inches. Added to what I had previously read, I now have 34.8 inches left to go. Since some of you will ask, these are the books I was able to read this summer:
| Coraline |
| The Neverending Story |
| Ranger's Apprentice: The Burning Bridge |
| Magyk |
| The Graveyard Book |
| Ranger's Apprentice: The Icebound Land |
| Ranger's Apprentice: The Battle for Skandia |
| Alcatraz Versus the Scrivener's Bones |
| The Thirteenth Tale |
| Shiver |
1 comment:
You had quite the busy summer. I'm confused- your grandma died? Is this the other one or the one that has cancer? I'm sorry I've been so caught up in our busy lives I haven't been able to pay much attention to others :( Have fun with your new roomies. Your paint jobs look fantastic- love the new lights in the bathroom and can't wait to see what you do to that other ugly light fixuture! I wish we could have added a few more house guests to your list this summer!
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