Time Keeps on Slipping....

The middle of September is upon us. Wow! My brain keeps thinking it is still the first of September, but feel like it's August. We had a busy weekend starting with worship at The Temple on Friday evening to kick-off the Unity Habitat build--20 congregations from various denominations building a house over the next four weeks. Saturday we spent most of the day at the church putting finishing touches on the youth room so it would be ready for class and youth group on Sunday. Sunday was church and recuperating! ;-)

Clark and I did sneak in a little "us" time to go to the TN State Fair. Clark spent most of his time at the leather guild's booth, while I wandered. This is my first visit to the state fair since moving to Nashville. We went to the Wilson County Fair a couple of times with the kids, but they were never interested in the exhibits. I saw the cakes, cookies, sewing, drawings, paintings, photos, legos, and various other creative arts. I also walked through the livestock barns, which brought back a plethora of memories, some good, some not-so-good. In a previous lifetime, the first two weeks of March were dedicated to the California Mid-Winter Fair, one year as an FFA student and fourteen years at the significant other of an FFA advisor. One thing that is the same at every fair...California Mid-Winter, Wilson County, TN State...the food! I had myself a corn dog and Nutty Buddy. Yummers!

¡Hasta pronto, mis amigos!

~N

Flu Season Already?

Kyle has been sniffling since the weekend and I've been feeling run down--sore throat and lethargic. He really wanted to skip practice last night, but "Mean Mom" (aka me) made him go. When he got in the truck after practice, though, he looked and sounded horrible. So this morning we decided to let him stay home. Turns out the flu is already spreading in the local schools. I think this year we will all get our flu shots, something I quit doing when I stopped working in an office back in 2000. Hopefully CVS is still carrying the vaccine.

¡Hasta pronto, mis amigos!

~N

First Day of College

I have no idea where the last week has gone! It's been busy busy busy with school and sports and church. I think I've logged 3-4 hours a day in the car. Today I took Ray to her first day of college art class--two hour drive there, two hours on campus, two hour drive home. Turns out she does have to be on campus on Thursday for her lab, so Clark is driving her Thursday. What I don't understand is a two-hour credit class requiring four-hours per week class time. Normally three hours per week equal a 3-hr credit class; and four hours per week equal a 4-hr credit class; and so on. Other than that, she is getting adjusted to her online courses and learning how to navigate those screen. It is interesting how all four professors set their online class up differently, so she is having to learn four different methods. Oh, well! At least she is wasting her three hours per week per class here at home instead spending those twelve hours sitting in a classroom, only to come home and spend another few hours trying to figure out what her professors require! I think we made the right choice going online for academic classes.

¡Hasta pronto, mis amigos!

~N