Chris called and said he might come home next week end.....so that is great . we are on the major count down at school. 34 more days. Only about 30 teaching days , then exams and finishing up with work days. Tomorrow morning I have more pictures to take for school.......getting the team track picture and one for the Bank ad will finish me up for a while. This annual thing involves wayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy more work than anyone could possibly know.I probably spend about 10 hours a week at home working on all that has to be done. Even with that , I'm sure mistakes will slip by, but hey we are only human.
Putting all the work and time aside , it has been nice doing it online. Will be interesting to see the finished work that the kids have done. Along with the mistake that got by me. Hey but you live and learn............at least some of us do.
I'm going to try to get in about 3 more chapter in for all my classes before the end come. Need to try and expose the kids to all I can. They feel school is over already. Have to keep trying. Love those kids even when they drive me nuts.
Tomorrow is HUMP day..............that puts me on the down side of this week.
Catfish festival is on tap for this week end. Also hope I get some riding time in, sure will try.

Oh.......another crazy Monday. Started off running today. Getting ready for classes, teaching, taking tennis and baseball pictures, and the MDCC alumni meeting tonight. Oh were have the lazy days of summer gone..............please hurry back to me.
Only 35 more days of school for this year. Indeed they are going by swiftly, but not fast enough. Just let me finish the subject matter I have to cover, complete the annual, and get report cards out .
As for this rain..........April isn't even here and the showers are drowning the May flowers. Everyone , please pray for sun and warmer temps. Riding time is here and I have a garden to plant.
Have a great day.......later

Do you ever have days when thing just start flooding your mind at warp speed. Today was one of those for me! I guess being with young people all day and seeing some of their behavior makes me have questions..............Do they really treat their parents and grandparents like that? Are all parent trying to be friends to their children? How do teachers get involved on a social or personal level with student? Where did the concept of manners go? What happened to being accountable for your action? Is personal pride dead?
Maybe I really am older than I thought. Parent is what we do ..........not who we are. Friends are your peers..........not your parents or teachers. Manner builds character it doesn't make you a nerd. Be prepared to take responsibility for your actions..............".if you do the crime .....do the time".........and when you make decisions at least be man enough to stand up and say "Yes I did that" If you do not have pride and confidence in yourself , you can be assured other will not either.
We need to parent, teach , and be accountable. Have morals( know right from wrong) , make your word your bond, and respect.

What wonderful weather. We did get to go on a bike ride. John, myself, and friends of ours rode to Louisiana. First we traveled down the east side of the state. One thing we did that John had never done was rode a ferry to cross over the river. The old live oaks, azaleas, and dogwoods tree were the most beautiful I have ever seen. The azaleas were huge, taller than the houses, and the colors were brilliant. Stayed in Homua LA the first night. Ate some good seafood. The next day John and I headed south to ride through the swamp and bayou country. Our friends headed home. We covered 84 miles of terrible roads. Still lots of damage from all the storms last year and before. We did see some big GATORS.......and miles of swamp grass. The sugar cane is starting to put on new growth. Making our way to Lake Charles, we move back north up the west side of the state. Spent the second night in De Ridder. After riding by so many crawfish farms John had to eat some. They serve crawfish everywhere. He ate 8 pounds of the mud bugs at a Bar B Q place. I had ribs.

Today we got up and traveled north through several National Forest area. Went to the old historic town of Natchitoches on the Cane River. It was a beautiful little city. Had lunch at a place there on the old cobblestone main street.

After filling ourselves we hit the interstate to make time coming home. We always stop at one of our favorite places in Delta LA called the WORLD. If you have never stopped there, which Im sure most people havent, you should one day. You can get a 16 oz ribeye steak for about $14. Now that is a deal. They also have an old time hamburger and fries for $4.50.

My spring great ended great with all the warm weather and getting to ride. Still cant bring Taffy home but she is doing well. I called today to check on her.

Til later...leave me a comment if you would like.