Launching into the last week...

Raining. And we had a helluva boomah last night-- lots of rain, wind, lightning, and so on. I hope anyone who was having a grad party had an indoor option. And I'm awfully glad Lisbon's graduation is indoors, too. It hasn't been outdoors since the early '90s-- bugs, rain, and the whole uncertainty of it all forced the decision to make graduations indoors. It makes more sense. 

And this week is the last week of school for undergrads. I won't say "classes" because it's just marking time, at least after tomorrow. We have actual gradable things to do tomorrow, but then the Chromebooks are collected on Tuesday, and then we have to figure out what to do with the kids who are left... and I will have exactly two of them, and in my first block class. I'll get my end-of-year stuff done (it's mostly done anyhow), and we'll do who knows what. Maybe I'll cave and we'll watch a movie. 

Field day on Thursday is a misnomer for the older kids; it's not that organized, and it's sparsely attended, since school is a half day that day. And then teachers have Friday for a meeting and to finish stuff up. 

I'll be leaving every day a bit earlier than I have been; no writing lab hours, so I'm outta there at 11:05, except for tomorrow. That will be nice. If we can't get the rest of the garden planted later today due to rain, then I'll get it done over the next couple of days. It's got to happen. The poor plants I got are languishing in their tiny pots. 

I got Holly all signed up for summer swimming lessons, three days a week for 25 minutes in Lisbon. I'll be running back and forth a lot. I wish gas prices weren't crippling, but to have a bored four year old in the house for 10 hours a day would be worse. I hope we survive it. I know I'm going to be tired, perpetually tired, but hopefully she can learn to entertain herself a bit. Only children need to figure that out quickly. They also need to figure out that when an adult says they need a little quiet time, they mean it. Meg was super at it, but then, I established those boundaries really early. Holly will learn, I think. I hope. I am a person who absolutely needs stretches of quiet time in order to not get overwhelmed. 

Wish us luck. I love that kid so much, so we'll make it work. I think we'll establish a daily routine, and stick to it as much as we can. My goal is to have her ready to read by August-- she's almost there already. And to emerge with my sanity intact. 

Have a good Sunday, folks. Hugs all around. Tight ones. 

C