Busy, Busy! (Still)

That's me on the right!

Life has been a tyranny of the urgent for me. I struggle to get over the next hurdle, not even considering the hurdle beyond that!

School is winding down, with 3-1/2 more days left. The last day is a sale for the students to buy things with play money they have earned by completing their work. Friday is a workday for the teachers, and then we are done for the summer. I am looking forward to not having to drive the bus for a while!

My daughter's car is fixed and running. Or it would be running if she were home to drive it. She went to her fiance's graduation at UT Austin, and then they spent some fun time with relatives.

My younger son is still not doing well in school. The valiant effort did not happen, and I don't think he can finish in summer school. He does not seem to care. I think he is in denial.

The Haiti team leaves in 13 days! Please pray for us! We finished our shopping today. Next Saturday we'll pack it all up. This is just the stuff for our ministry and gifts for missionaries. Our personal packing will come later! I haven't even bought any "Haiti clothes." I'm sure I can make do with what's in my closet, if need be.

The wedding will be a month after we return. We still have to order the cake, and I need to find a dress for myself. We'll also have a visitor for two weeks prior to that -- my older son's girlfriend from Toronto. I'm looking forward to meeting her!

I don't think this will be a very relaxing summer, but it will be memorable! Even with all the other things to plan and do, it will be a relief to not have teaching and bus driving on top of that! And maybe I can catch up on my sleep!

Cars, TAKS, school work, fungus, and flu

Here's a hodgepodge of my life this week:

My daughter's car is still in the driveway awaiting repairs, so we've been sharing cars to get everyone where the need to be. What fun! It has led to a little more togetherness than usual. Which is a good thing, most times.

We finished a week of TAKS tests -- our standardized state testing, for those not from Texas. It is supposed to demonstrate that our students have learned what they were supposed to for their grade level. Since I tutored the high school students in math, it will be interesting to see how they did. Frankly, I'm not optimistic.

The younger son is still not getting his school work done. We shall see if he makes a valiant effort and passes 5th grade.

Allergies have kicked in big time for me, causing sneezing, coughing and asthma issues. The pollen counts indicated fungus was very high. Fortunately, an all-day field trip to Waco, for which I was driving the bus, was cancelled due to the swine flu scare. Although I'd been looking forward to going, I was glad I was able to stay home, sleep in, and nap away most of the afternoon. I also got some kitchen cleaning done, which was desperately needed. They have rescheduled the trip for May 16, which is the day of my daughter's bridal shower. I'm disappointed that I won't be able to go! I'll see if they still end up going.

So far, our schools have not been closed due to swine flu. Lewisville and Denton have both closed all their schools for a week to disinfect them and let the sick students get beyond the contagious stage. The Education Center has charter schools in both towns. I don't know how many (if any) reported cases either distric has. Lots of my friends think this is a gross overreaction. It certainly seems extreme. I really don't know if it is merited.

Well, time to take some more cough medicine!