Garden

Each year, right about this time (I checked), I blog about wanting to buy flowers for my yard. This year, I have tried and tried to drive past the greenhouses and just look, just peek in and not stop. My yard is about to be torn up to within an inch of its life and the last thing I should be doing is buying more plants to make refugees to the "Becca Bayou" as my friends call it (the swamp behind my house).

The past two days have seen weakness. I bought: two basil plants, one tomoato plant, one hanging purple plant, and a huge, sprawling purple plant. This is added to the three petunias that my folks bought me (purple. See a theme?) and a mini azalea that I couldn't resist last week. They are all sitting outside my door, in the driveway. Yes, I need psychiatric help. Oh well.

Movie of the Day: Je Crois Que Je L'Aime. I saw the poster for this movie in Paris and my friends wouldn't go see it. (Just because half of us wouldn't understand a word of it...). Any way, I bought it online and can't wait to watch it (with subtitles, of course).

Grandma's Running By

Grandma's Marathon was yesterday and I've been prepping for it all week. No, not running, Goof. My family and I have been making gift baskets since Tuesday (approx. 160) and then helped with a waterstation yesterday morning. Ironically, I didn't hand out a single cup of Ultima (energy drink). I took care of the cups after they served their purpose. Yes, I put myself on road clean up. It's probably the worst possible job, but the compulsive in me can't handle the road getting all littered and "trip-able." So, I raked and shoveled up cups. Before this started, though, I did nab a couple of fun "location" pictures of the lake, which I will share.

Two Movies

I saw two movies yesterday: The Bucket List and Jesus Camp.

The Bucket List was all about living life to its fullest and dreaming beyond your ordinary routine. It was funny, sad, and sweet.

Jesus Camp was scary. I don't watch horror movies because I don't need those images in my head, so this was as scary as I get. Watching children writhe and speak in tongues and sob over their sins was really tough. It was an interesting glimpse into an Evangelical culture I don't really understand.

De-Decked

I used to have a deck on my house, this morning. Now, I have a muddy, mucky open space, ready for the contractor to arrive and fix my house's foundation. Ah, the joys of summer. Lots of wonderful people came over to help with the destruction. My job was to either remove or bend over the nails from the boards after removal. If you see me with a burly right arm, you'll know my exercise secret: hammer, hammer, hammer, haul to another pile. Yep, if I were ambidextrous, I wouldn't look so lopsided or fall over nearly so much.

Movie of the Day: Ed Wood.

That's a Wrap

It's over. No more school for three months. I can wander the globe and seek adventure. Ah....

If you were given an all-expense paid trip to anywhere of your choosing, where would you go?

Movie of the Day: The Jane Austen Book Club. A good book and a good movie.

Finals Week/Final Week

The seniors are done. We will be at 75% capacity this week and for some reason, it makes the school so much quieter. It's a bit like the building sighs, just a little.

Tomorrow, the final exams begin and it's a race to Thursday at 12:35. Wow!

Movie of the Day: Summer School (where some of my students will be spending their "free" time).