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Sunday, July 27th, 2008
The last two weeks...
Hello humzooers, it has been two weeks since I have posted anything new. I would love to tell you I have been off on some whirlwind adventure, and have just not had the time, but that would be a lie. In actuality, I went back to work. Summer vacation is over and my school is back in session. I went back Monday, July 14th, and put in some very long days over the next week and a half. Wednesday, July 23rd, the students came back for their first day. It was exciting and stressful, now the school year is in full swing and life can return to normal.
Last weekend my Dad and Step-mom Sheryl, came to visit. It was the first time since I moved here 7 years ago that my dad has been here. They flew in Saturday morning and flew out Sunday night. It seems like a very short time for them to be here, but we packed a lot in those two days. We took them to Darcy's Pint for lunch on Saturday and they both tried a horseshoe! We drove down to St. Louis and stayed Saturday night, just for fun. We went to a place called John D. McGurk's Pub. My maiden name is McGurk, and so my dad was excited to go and drink there.
We cam back to Springfield Sunday morning and took them to the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Museum. I think that is the 7th time Joe and I have gone, and it is still cool. We had lunch at Monty's sub shop and then drove them to the airport. It was great to see them and I had a blast.
I finally have some quite time this weekend, but next weekend will be non-stop, as my niece Claire will be in town! I can't wait to see her!
The last two weeks...
Hello humzooers, it has been two weeks since I have posted anything new. I would love to tell you I have been off on some whirlwind adventure, and have just not had the time, but that would be a lie. In actuality, I went back to work. Summer vacation is over and my school is back in session. I went back Monday, July 14th, and put in some very long days over the next week and a half. Wednesday, July 23rd, the students came back for their first day. It was exciting and stressful, now the school year is in full swing and life can return to normal.
Last weekend my Dad and Step-mom Sheryl, came to visit. It was the first time since I moved here 7 years ago that my dad has been here. They flew in Saturday morning and flew out Sunday night. It seems like a very short time for them to be here, but we packed a lot in those two days. We took them to Darcy's Pint for lunch on Saturday and they both tried a horseshoe! We drove down to St. Louis and stayed Saturday night, just for fun. We went to a place called John D. McGurk's Pub. My maiden name is McGurk, and so my dad was excited to go and drink there.
We cam back to Springfield Sunday morning and took them to the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Museum. I think that is the 7th time Joe and I have gone, and it is still cool. We had lunch at Monty's sub shop and then drove them to the airport. It was great to see them and I had a blast.
I finally have some quite time this weekend, but next weekend will be non-stop, as my niece Claire will be in town! I can't wait to see her!
Leslie- I am at one of two "year-round" schools in Springfield. We are in session 9 weeks and off for 3. In the summer the kids get 5 1/2 weeks off. All the other schools will be back in session in late August.