Ready

 I've come to the conclusion that my body and mind struggle when my schedule fluctuates. Having a random Tuesday off continues to play tricks with my mind calendar. I was hoping that I would settle back into the routine and the rest of the week would flow smoothly. Instead I'm still feeling disjointed and overwhelmingly tired. 

I suppose much of my fatigue stems from the end of the year chaos. It's a crazy time of year in those halls!While teachers are busy packing up their rooms and collecting devices, the kids are nearly bouncing off the walls in anticipation of summer vacation. While I will miss most of my students, I'm ready for a vacation. 

Summer break is on the horizon but it is not yet here. At this point, I'm just waiting for Saturday so that I can try to sleep away this fog I'm living in. 

 

Sweetwater!

 Yesterday was wonky because it was election day in WV, closing all public offices and schools. Scott and I were left with an extremely rare day off in the middle of the week. Wanting to take full advantage of the opportunity, we logged Timmy out of school at noon (with his teacher's permission) and headed to Northern Virginia for lunch. We have all been missing Sweetwater Tavern, a local favorite, and were delighted that fate aligned for a road trip.

The food was as good as we remembered. The bill was considerably higher than our norm because we ordered all of our favorites. It was a fun treat and I'm glad that we went. It feels like it was an amazing kick off to summer vacation, with the glaring exception that everyone except for Robby are still in school for another several weeks.

It is hard getting up this morning and getting my head in the school game.  A solitary day off in the middle of week has messed up my entire schedule! I know that it won't take long to get my footing, but my goodness I do not want to put on real pants this morning.

Have a great day!

 

The Graduate

 After work on Friday I gassed up the car and headed to Indiana Pennsylvania. The drive was long only because I was tired, but I knew that I would be happy for the effort on Saturday morning. With my niece graduating promptly at 8:30 AM I knew that I wanted to tackle the lion share of the drive ahead of time. I pulled into the motel, an unsavory local rendezvous spot outside of town, and barricaded myself inside for the night. I went to bed early and woke up ready to watch my baby niece receive her degree!