Although it took forEVER to drive down (traffic on I-95), the girls and I enjoyed the lovely drive down to Heathsville, where my dad owns a house that my brother and sister-in-law are caring for while he (my brother) recovers from two heart attacks he had recently. It was a quick visit, but we had fun! Saturday we grilled burgers and dogs, and then the girls practiced driving. Becky on the big mower…
And Rachel in my dad’s little Miata sports car. So Rachel has now driven a cooler sports car than I ever have!
She really did well for a first-time behind the wheel AND in a manual 6-speed. She was so happy! Mostly they went around the huge front yard, but Rachel did do a bit on the long driveway/alley, and she practiced a bunch of 3-point turns.
I finally got new socks cast on with my gorgeous New Zealand sock yarn. They will be luscious – the yarn is so soft! And of course, it makes me think about my Kiwi friends with every stitch.
This week is a blur of preparation for the new semester that starts on Monday. Meetings, papers and copies to distribute, my own class to plan somewhere in the middle, and thinking about getting activities for the girls on the calendar. I’ll be working late on Monday and Thursday nights, but I will have Fridays off completely, so we’ll be able to do our co-op (run by different folks, but fairly similar to what we’ve been doing for the past few years) and hit several group trips to some fun places. It will be a crash of busy, but I can do anything for 15 weeks.
