Thematic Photographic 298–Summer

Summer, my favorite season – and not because I’m on school break.  I’ve always liked summer the best.  Clear skies, nice and warm and I get to spend a lot more time outside.

Driving around with the top and doors off.

Camping.

Hiking.

Dutch oven cooking.

Playing “Capture the Flag” in Goblin Valley. (No knocking over hoodoos involved.)

4-Wheeling.

Sitting around the campfire talking till all hours of the night.

Going to the lakes.

Yeah, no hibernating in the house avoiding the cold.

And then…

…all of a sudden you realize “It’s past 8pm, and it’s still light outside!”

Summer’s on it’s way, and all is right with the world.

Summertime? Not quite yet.

For most of the teachers in Granite School District, summer started Friday right after school. Not so much for me. I had to get up early yesterday (Saturday) to return the stage and tablecloths we rented for graduation. I've done it every year for the last 3 years, so no big deal. But it still goes on. monday and Tuesday I'll be in meetings all morning with the Math teachers from the high school, junior highs and elementary schools that feed into that high school. It's called Vertical Teaming, I think I mentioned it in a previous post. The whole idea is for us to get togther and work on providing a cohesive learning experience for our students from elementary through high school. We did it when I was at my school out in Magna, and I found it to be very useful.

Anyway, even though I am all for it, it does mean that my week of doing nothing but watching CSI DVDs won't start until Wednesday.

Woke up this morning with a wine glass in my hand. Who's wine, what wine, where the hell did I dine?

Ok, so the song doesn't really fit, I didn't consume huge amounts of alcohol last night, although I will admit to the 2 beers I had. I also don't have any of the other symptoms that are generally associated with over drinking. What I did wake up with is an unhappy gastro-intestinal tract. Been laying in bed all morning feeling just shy of having to run to the bathroom. And that's the worst place to be. If you just get it over with, the body feels better and you can start to recuperate. Or you can just get over it. But laying, completely uncomfortable because every time you move your stomach goes into spasms, well, even 3rd Rock from the Sun can't make that fun. This is why I never use any of my sick days - I always get sick in the summer, or over Christmas break. I wonder if they'll accept "I taking a sick day to make up for the day I was sick in July and couldn't use a sick day"?

I think I'll go lay down some more....