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Friday, May 24, 2013
Saturday 9 - Memorial Day Weekend
1) The Battle Hymn of the Republic was played at St. Patrick's Cathedral, during Sen. Robert Kennedy's funeral. While both of Bobby's older brothers were decorated war heroes, he served too -- enlisting in the Navy in 1943. Are you a veteran? Are there veterans in your family? I am not, but I come from a family full of vets. My dad was in the Navy, my maternal grandfather was in the Army, a cousin was in the Air Force, another cousin in the Marines, and a great uncle (on mother's side) was in the army and killed in World War II.
2) Memorial Day also kicks off the summer season. What's your favorite picnic food? I'm looking forward to summer fruit - peaches, plums, grapes, and cherry picking time is just around the corner!!!
3) Name a scent that reminds you of someone special in your life. Tide
4) When was the last time you had your hair cut or trimmed? It just so happens I had my hair cut on Tuesday.
5) Crazy Sam runs on Dunkin'. Are you loyal to a particular brand of coffee? I prefer Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf over any other, but the closest one is across town and not on the way to most places I go, so I can't be too picky. I like what I make at home and I can do Starbucks, which by the way, I pass about 5 of them on my way to work.
6) If money was no object, what home improvement would you like to make this summer? I really want new floors and I've been saving and saving for them. The problem is, getting new floors means I have to pack, like I'm moving, and the thought of packing up my house sounds so very unappealing I haven't gone any further than thinking about it. I also have a never-ending battle going on with my backyard. I'd like to do something with that, but I don't know what or even where to begin. Maybe over summer break I'll find some time to tackle one or both.
7) What was the last thing you bought purely for your own enjoyment? Art supplies, shoes, and I get my nails done every 2-3 weeks, that's it I think.
8) When was the last time you rode a bike? It's been awhile. I've lived on the top of a fairly steep hill for about 8 years, a hill that isn't conducive to a bike. So it's been at least that long.
9) Sam worries that many of her song selections reflect her decidedly Baby Boomer sensibilities. Is there a song or a performer that you'd like to see featured in a Saturday 9 this summer? As long as it's not country music, I'm easy.
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Happy 3 Day Weekend!
ReplyDeleteEnjoy! I will be packing my classroom for some of today...but then I plan to enjoy the rest!1
Ah yes, get the work out of the way so you can enjoy the rest. I've had meetings almost every day after school the last couple of weeks so I really need to get in there and work on a day off, but we've been cautioned about going when school's closed due to burglaries. It makes me kind of sad because I can hammer out a lot more work on a Saturday than I ever can after school, but admin has scared me a little bit. :( Three more weeks til summer break!!!
ReplyDeleteYou've finished with the exams then. Still intact eh.
ReplyDeleteIs Tide detergent like Surf or Daz. And that coffee shop you like is real international, except UK and Ireland.
Have a good long weekend.
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DeleteThank you! The first day flew by, unfortunately. Yes, survived testing. The results to some of them are back and most of the kids did well. We still have to wait until August to get the results for the others.
DeleteI've heard good things about Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf, but we don't have one in my neck of the woods...that I know of, anyway.
ReplyDeleteAnd I feel the exact same way about having our floors done! We're saving for it, but I dread it actually happening. :-)
Yah, having to pack and move out is such a stressful job that at times I think it's not worth it...but I REALLY want floors.
DeleteYou just reminded me that I had some grapes in the fridge. I'm thinking someone ate them for me.
ReplyDeleteI almost bought some at the grocery store today, but they're still coming in from Mexico or Chile so not time for the local ones yet.
DeleteI just bought 2lb. of cherries, they were on sale for $2.89/lb.
ReplyDeleteI know what you mean about bike riding, when I was little was lived on a dead end road at the bottom of a hill. It was a 1/2 mile up the hill to get out of the neighborhood and a mile up hill to get back to our house.
Up hill both ways? ;)
DeleteI think I would die of exhaustion riding one up my hill and die of a bike crash riding down. I see riders do it a couple times a week and they don't look like they're having any fun at all.
I just got a fresh new pedi this afternoon, so you're a woman after my own heart!
ReplyDeleteMmmm, I love pedis but can't justify those when I can do them myself. The gel nails last so long, it's worth it to me to have my fingers done.
DeleteI get regular mani/pedis, too. Such a treat. And I think I might be the only area of America without a Starbucks.
ReplyDeleteEh, you're not missing much. I'll go, but their coffee is bitter to me, compared to CBTL or any of the local shops. Starbucks is just convenient.
DeleteJust caught up with your blog again. You are such a wonderful person for sticking it out in teaching and maintaining your creative life. I love the questions you asked on your post and your answers. If money was no object, I would put french doors on the entrance to my studio, then the beagle could hang out in the studio with me without escape. I don't think I live that far from you anymore since I moved to So Cal. I am in North San Diego, San Marcos....come paint with me this summer.
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