Went to post last night about Summer Vacation Day 2 and apparently Blogger was down. ;-(
But this post is better than the one I wrote last night, so that's probably wound up as a good thing. ;-)

I'm spending this week trying to establish habits that I'll be able to maintain once classes start again in the fall. So, hooray! The laundry is folded and out of the front room, I've been walking regularly and the dishes got washed up last night after dinner. The To Do list is organized; now I've got to be better about tackling things *when* I plan to, instead of getting sucked into the endless wonder that is the internet. I also need to get more serious about getting to bed on time. It's been wonderful getting a full night's sleep, but I'll only be able to maintain that if I get into the habit of heading upstairs early enough.

I chickened out one more time, and still have not gone to the Cane Fencing class. This is 'fencing' as in rapiers, not lumber, btw. It is a class that teaches what amount to basic self-defense moves that can be executed with a walking stick (i.e., cane) or a parasol. Tres practical, and really cool. They meet Wednesday evenings up in North Seattle. My original excuse was not having good shoes for it and having to get up early the next day. Now that both of those have been addressed, it's time for me to screw my courage to the sticking point and get up there.

It was the last day of school yesterday, and I was in a good classroom for that sort of thing. The last day always starts out with a pancake breakfast, cooked by the teachers for the students. My contribution was general running around, trying to make sure that everyone had what they needed (extension cords, more batter, etc.) when they needed it. The day itself was short: 20 minute periods and the kids pleasant. It was a good day.

So that makes *today* the first day of summer. Now to see what I make of that. There's lots of projects that I've been putting off, with the excuse that I don't have time. With that excuse gone now, it will be interesting to see what I come up with next. ;-)