June

June brings lots of things to the calendar. This week I am working each morning on curriculum mapping for the district. I am working with a great teacher and our creative juices are meshing into awesome things. Just got the kids a little blow up swimming pool. Ben can hardly stand waiting for me to set it all up. Unfortunately, the boys reported that he was naughty to Emily, so he is in quiet time now and will have to wait a bit before enjoying the fun in the sun.

Just finished moving my craft and teaching stuff out of the room I have been claiming, and gave the room to Jake. He is thrilled. I think my new space out in the loft should work really well for me. Even with it all in a room, Ben still got into everything. We'll see how this goes. Michael and Chris are headed to Greenspeak next week for encampment. I think it is fun that he will go camping close to where I always went as a young woman. He will even be roughing it like we did with tents and everything. Imagine that!

Trying to finish up my class through rio salado and get things squared away here so we can head home for most of June. Today I passed a solitary alfalfa field and got really homesick. I think it will soon be gone and a temple will replace it. In my book, a nice alfalfa field is up there in peace, and hope--maybe the next best thing to God's house. Maybe it's like god's backyard? Those pretty purple flowers on long green stems waving hello and inviting me over for a hug. . .

It has almost been a year since I said goodbye, and it hasn't gotten any easier. I welcome the things like johndeere green and dirt that smells like the summer rain is about to visit soon. Christopher who walks a little bull legged like he did. I am so glad that I have these pieces in time to hold onto.