In Columbia, we have had the "thrill" of the state fair in our city. In my old age, I dislike the fair. I enjoy the food (from certain stands) and the animals (which I didn't even get to see this year), but other than those things, I just don't like it. The Colonel and I took the Roosters Friday. We were there for about five hours. Five hours!! The boys had so much fun, and I enjoyed seeing them have a blast. However, it was all I could do to get my shower and make it to my bed Friday night. My feet and legs and lower back just throbbed from standing and walking all day. The boys were covered in dirt, pizza sauce, ketchup, cotton candy and every other fair flavor you can imagine. Let me just say that I am glad it only comes once a year.
It was also intersession week in The Forest. Since we are a year 'round school, there are certain weeks during the year when students can opt to have a vacation or come to school for intersession classes. I usually teach one session per year. The days are half days and we don't really have that many kids that come. After classes ended one day, some coworkers and I went to have lunch together. They wanted sushi, and I went to watch them eat raw fish and eel. I'm sorry but I just can't not make myself try it. I order the California Roll without the seaweed. They wrapped it in soy paper and that is about as gutsy as I can get.
Really? This makes you say, "Yum"? I just don't get it.
Laina tried to get me to try these soybeans called something or other, but I couldn't.
This is something wrapped in eel with eel sauce.
Laina and her dish
These are my little California Rolls. The pink is the soy paper. No, I can't even handle seaweed. Blah.
Church was awesome today. Sermon was on God's Grace. I tried to get a picture of Tyler getting baptized, but my phone camera would only pick up his image on the screens. The section in the middle with the spotlight on it is actually where Tyler was standing. I taught his brother and worked with his mother in The Meadow. She is a good friend, and I miss seeing her in the halls every day. I'm so happy for Tyler. He is such a sweetie.
Yes, it is the weekly after church pictures.
I don't know what John Ryan was doing when he took each picture, but they all looked like I was leaning. I also realized when I got to church that I looked like Halloween. The shirt I wore was black and had these panels in it that was supposed to look like leather. It is hard to see them in the photo but there is one at the top and one where my hands are crossed. Then, I grabbed a pair of bright orange pants to wear with them. Yep, Halloween colors. Ugh.
This is sort of my "new do". I got my "hair done did" (as my kids say) this week. Anita cut and colored it for me. It was to the point where I could no longer say the gray hairs were highlights. HA!
John Ryan just cracks me up in this picture. Neither one of us knew where to look.
I hope to post more than just once a week. I just have to find the time where I can write and not be interrupted. So, I hope to see you before next Sunday. Enjoy your week!!
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