September 30, 2009
Day 273 - Haircut
One of the joys of retirement is being able to go in for a last minute haircut without making the appointment weeks in advance. I took this photo of myself after Kathy was finished cutting my hair.
September 29, 2009
Day 272 - Fall banner
As the days are getting cooler, it is definitely beginning to feel like Fall. So, it was time to put away the summer decorations inside & out. I put up a few fall decorations outside today, including this fall banner.
September 28, 2009
Day 271 - Final summer flowers
I did a quick tour of the yard this morning and took a few photos of the remaining summer flowers. There won't be many left after this week as we get cool fall temperatures, especially at night.
September 27, 2009
Day 270 - Fall colors
This is a tree in the parkway in front of our house. It is the first tree to display its fall colors this year. The leaves are already falling and it will be nothing but bare branches soon. Fall seems to have arrived early and progressing quickly this year.
September 26, 2009
Day 269 - Northgate
This is the sign at the entrance to our neighborhood. We've lived here for 27 years. It was a wonderful area in which to raise our children.
September 25, 2009
Day 268 - Humpty Dumpty
Today I was asked to substitute in the LMC in one of the schools in the district I retired from. Two of the classes that came to the computer lab were kindergarten classes who were working on nursery rhymes. The planned activity was to draw Humpty Dumpty using Pixie software. The students had a wonderful time, as did I. The computer labs did not have projectors 2 years ago when I retired. What a wonderful addition!
September 24, 2009
Day 267 - Falling leaves
This is the parkway on the cul-de-sac in front of our house. The leaves are already beginning to fall from the tree that is casting the shadow in this photo.
September 23, 2009
Day 266 - Words to live by
I had dinner out with a group of school friends tonight. At one time, all 10 of us were at the same school, but over the years most have gone in new directions to other buildings, other districts, or into retirement. It is always fun when we get together to Eat, Drink, Laugh, and TALK!
September 22, 2009
Day 265 - Bathtime
Today was a good day for Lucy to have a bath. With fall arriving, it may be the last time it is warm enough for an outside bath. She is not very fond of being in the tub, but she will tolerate it long enough for a good scrub & rinse before she jumps out to SHAKE. She is so soft & smells so good when she is clean.
September 21, 2009
Day 264 - Read!
As I was subbing for my good friend in her 5th grade class today, I snapped a photo of this poster. This was always my philosophy when I taught 3rd grade. I would always give my students time daily for independent reading in books of their choice. Students who read and read and read, do become better readers!
September 20, 2009
Day 263 - Bone
Lucy is enjoying her bone. It is hollow and we spread a bit of cheese or peanut butter into the center for her to enjoy. Today it was cheese!
September 19, 2009
Day 262 - Brothers
I'm in the process of digitizing old family photos. In fact, this will most likely be a long ongoing project. This photo is of my dad (on the left) and my uncle. My dad passed away in 1974 at the young age of 44. I'm very happy to have old family photos!
September 18, 2009
Day 261 - Picture schedule
Today I was subbing in a primary special education classroom. The 6-8 year old students have severe communication disorders. They've only been in school for 3 weeks, but they are already doing a very good job using their picture schedules.
September 17, 2009
Day 260 - Transferring
One of my projects this week has been to transfer all my digital photos to iPhoto on my iMac. This has been a bigger project than I planned on since I have not been very organized with where I've been storing downloaded photos for the past couple of years, so I have photos in various folder on both my iMac and my MacBook. After I get them all into iPhoto I'll have more organizing to do as I put them into albums. It looks like I'll be continuing this task over the next few weeks!
September 16, 2009
Day 259 - Fall leaf
Here is another sign that Fall is here. I picked up this leaf while out walking the dog this afternoon. It seems like the leaves are falling earlier this year. I guess it doesn't feel like it should be Fall yet because we have had such a mild Summer this year.
September 15, 2009
Day 258 - Buckeye
I've been watching the squirrels out our kitchen window. For the past week or so, they've been carrying buckeyes around in their mouths, and looking for good hiding places to bury them. I don't think the squirrel that hid this one did a very good job!
September 14, 2009
Day 257 - Web
When I arrived home from subbing this afternoon, my husband was in the garage 'cleaning'. Hmmm....I took this photo when he was done. I guess he doesn't need the electric outlet or edger that is covered in a huge spider web!
September 13, 2009
Day 256 - Baseball
When Scott and I were walking Lucy tonight, we cut through the park in our neighborhood. The park has several baseball diamonds. We found this baseball hidden in the grass. When we got home, Lucy decided it was HER ball and is carefully guarding it!
September 12, 2009
Day 255 - Relaxing
Our married daughter, Cheryl, came home for a visit this weekend. We are always very happy to see her. In this photo, Lucy is enjoying an evening of TV with her human 'sister'!
September 11, 2009
Day 254 - Dew
We've been having some unseasonably cool nights this week. That causes lots of dew in the morning. It looks like it is time to start parking the car in the garage. I'm not ready for Fall yet!
September 10, 2009
Day 253 - Patton
I'm subbing here at Patton School for three days. My friend Betsy's daughter is getting married this weekend, so she is taking 3 days off. I'm subbing in a special education classroom. I love working with these kids. I go home tired, but with a smile in my heart!
September 9, 2009
Day 252 - Coreopsis
One of the really nice things about Coreopsis is that they continue to bloom all summer long. I only put three plants in this year. Since they are perennials, they should come up again next year. If they do, I may put in a few more of these happy yellow flowering plants.
September 8, 2009
Day 251 - Proud American
Today I'm proud to be an American! I watched President Obama speak to the students of our country today. His speech was from the heart, inspiring, and a wonderful opportunity for the young people in America to feel proud. I watched the speech at home and wished I had been in a classroom to share the excitement of the students as they listened to our President speak to them. I know he motivated them to be the best that they can be!
September 7, 2009
Day 250 - Bouquet
Today is Labor Day, but not much hoopla going on here today. Instead we relaxed and spent time reading and watching TV while waiting for daughter Kristin to come home from the wedding she was in last night. We had to drive her to the airport so she could get back to Denver. All that remains here now is the bouquet she carried as a bridesmaid in the wedding yesterday.
September 6, 2009
Day 249 - Corn on the cob
Labor Day Weekend is the unofficial end of summer and a traditional food at our Labor Day dinner is fresh sweet corn. I LOVE corn on the cob and it looks like Lucy would like some also!
September 5, 2009
Day 248 - Vase
Our dog was out running in the yard this afternoon and got her leash tangled around the Joe Pye Weed in the garden. About 4-5 stems broke off. I've never brought them in as cut flowers before, but they do make a pretty vase of flowers.
September 4, 2009
Day 247 - Red, white, and blue
While I was out doing errands this afternoon, I saw this pretty garden in one of the shopping centers. I love the mix of red, white, and blue flowers as well as the addition of the native prairie grass in the center. I would love to have a garden like this in our yard!
September 3, 2009
Day 246 - Grape jelly
This is the jelly dish on our oriole feeder. The man at the bird store told me to put the feeder back out in mid-August in hopes that we would attract some orioles passing through our area this fall. So far, the only critters enjoying the grape jelly are the bees!
September 2, 2009
Day 245 - Piano
We had the piano tuner in for our annual tuning. He's been tuning our piano for many years and always chats with us while tuning and then treats us to a mini concert when he finishes. Since our daughters don't live here any longer, the piano doesn't get played very often, but we keep it tuned so it is ready when someone does decide to sit down and play!
September 1, 2009
Day 244 - Soup
The weather has been unusually cool, especially in the evenings. So soup is what hit the spot for dinner tonight!
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