"Are you on your way?"
I was out late last night with the girls. The whole town was closed and the sidewalks were rolled up before I headed home. I am a true night owl! Minter's "craft night", which is really just our excuse to have a fellowship time, was changed to Tuesdays, and since I'm not working, I was one of the last to leave. It was satisfying. It was delightful to catch up with everyone. Melissa Jerkins, Krista Kellar, Alisha Ruple, Pam Johnson, Teresa Terry, Marcella Walker, Jenny Carter, and I had a lively time, as you can imagine.
So I was not expecting to be awakened by the phone this morning at 7:40. I groped my way to the offensive ringing, with half-formed thoughts of dire emergencies here or there. As I put the phone to my ear, out of the fog came a feminine voice, "Are you on your way?" I struggled to place the voice and to put into words at least one of the many questions I was feeling.
"This is Marian Graham. Didn't they call you?"
"Noooo..."
"They've split the Spanish II, and they want you to teach the other section. Can you be here in an hour?"
So I threw myself together and took over my half of the class after the first break. This morning I taught the first weeks' worth of Spanish II, with no preparation! Fortunately, it's all review of Spanish I. But tomorrow will be new material. Marian gave me the teacher's book, but I still haven't opened it. "Why??", you are asking yourself, as you glance at the time this is posted...
When I got home at 2 or so, there was company!! Aaron and Marisa (Glass) Bailey and their four-year-old son, Trey, were here. What a treat!!! They are on their way to Tanzania to work with Chris Boyce and Eric Guild and others. We enjoyed catching up and I particularly enjoyed visiting with Trey and reading several books to him about Africa, and visiting with him about it all. It was a nice, long visit, and we told them to come again if they have a chance while they're still here in Abilene.
After that, I did take a nap for...well, less than thirty minutes. Rendi called about some church stuff. Marcia called to plan a family get-together Friday (we will MISS YOU!!). And your father was kind enough to fix the second meal of the day. Isn't he WONDERFUL?
Then it was time to pick up the Lopez girls and go to church. And come home. And check my mail.
I hope tomorrow ends up being a plain-vanilla sort of day. I clock in at 7:00. Maybe I will learn to love the rising sun.
So I was not expecting to be awakened by the phone this morning at 7:40. I groped my way to the offensive ringing, with half-formed thoughts of dire emergencies here or there. As I put the phone to my ear, out of the fog came a feminine voice, "Are you on your way?" I struggled to place the voice and to put into words at least one of the many questions I was feeling.
"This is Marian Graham. Didn't they call you?"
"Noooo..."
"They've split the Spanish II, and they want you to teach the other section. Can you be here in an hour?"
So I threw myself together and took over my half of the class after the first break. This morning I taught the first weeks' worth of Spanish II, with no preparation! Fortunately, it's all review of Spanish I. But tomorrow will be new material. Marian gave me the teacher's book, but I still haven't opened it. "Why??", you are asking yourself, as you glance at the time this is posted...
When I got home at 2 or so, there was company!! Aaron and Marisa (Glass) Bailey and their four-year-old son, Trey, were here. What a treat!!! They are on their way to Tanzania to work with Chris Boyce and Eric Guild and others. We enjoyed catching up and I particularly enjoyed visiting with Trey and reading several books to him about Africa, and visiting with him about it all. It was a nice, long visit, and we told them to come again if they have a chance while they're still here in Abilene.
After that, I did take a nap for...well, less than thirty minutes. Rendi called about some church stuff. Marcia called to plan a family get-together Friday (we will MISS YOU!!). And your father was kind enough to fix the second meal of the day. Isn't he WONDERFUL?
Then it was time to pick up the Lopez girls and go to church. And come home. And check my mail.
I hope tomorrow ends up being a plain-vanilla sort of day. I clock in at 7:00. Maybe I will learn to love the rising sun.
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