Summer slipping by . . .

All of a sudden, I have realized that school has been out for ONE MONTH already! How did I let it slip by so quickly, without celebrating much of it? I have spent so much of that month involved in mundane things - cleaning, errands, meetings, classes - I don't feel like I have celebrated the vacation from school like I should have. Although I have more meetings and classes, and I have some SERIOUS CLEANING AND ORGANIZING to do in my classroom, and I am going to try hard to be more in-the-moment with L for the last few weeks of summer break. I want to be able to look back on these weeks and draw calm or peace from them during frazzled moments. I think that means I need to spend less time organizing (not that I'm spending an excessive amount on it now, you understand!) and more time beside the pool. :)

Colorado Drag Racing

We went to CO last weekend to race in Bandimere - outside of Denver. I've never been there before and it was BEAUTIFUL! We had a fabulous time hiking around the track area, cheering for Stuart as he raced, and then traveling to the Springs after he was done at the track. We went to the Colorado Wolf and Wildlife Center, the Cave of the Winds, and the Garden of the Gods. We had never been to the CWWC before, L found it on the internet. They rescue wolves that were in fur factories or done being used on movie sets, etc, and keep them in a natural, safe environment. We had an amazing tour - so worth the drive!

Today I am at my last Tech Cadre meeting, learning about turning iMovies into iDVDs. I would never have guessed, a year ago, that I would be (semi) proficient at this now! Today we learned about a fabulous application called Handbrake, which allows you to convert DVDs into iPod-friendly formats. Love it!