Weekend Wrap-up

I'm trying hard to get back into the swing of things...including keeping my blog up to date!  That includes participating in Weekend Wrap-up; hosted by Stephani @ A Defined Life.  Feel free to join in!
Friday evening was Open House at my new school, so we worked from 12:00-7:00.  Things are feeling a little more comfortable there.  I completely forgot to take a picture of the school as I was leaving.
I got home & OS & GF (girlfriend) were there.  Luckily I didn't have to entertain there, because I was exhausted!
Saturday was busy for us. It started with some "Danish Pancakes" (which are really just crepes with peanut butter, nutella, and syrup):

I spent that morning doing some last minute shopping for OS, who moved out on Saturday.

This picture is courtesy of CH; I wasn't home when he left because I was doing my civic duty at WalMart, volunteering for "Stuff the Bus".  Stuff the Bus happens during tax-free weekend; it was our job to hand out lists of school supplies to people entering the store so they could buy a few things on the list and bring it back to us.  The supplies are then divided up and delivered to the schools to help out those students who can't afford supplies.
Back to OS:  He starts his new "grownup" job today, and a new chapter in his life.  Grownup job, grownup responsibilities.  He's moving to a neighboring state and will help manufacture kayaks.  Hopefully he'll eventual do something with his degree, which is Marketing.  My hope is that he'll learn the company, and move up to put that degree to use!
That afternoon, YS escorted a young lady to a "Teenboard" Reception in the big city:

Teen Board is similar to an Old Southern Presentation Ball, but the students have to have completed 50 hours of volunteer work.  The young ladies wear white dresses; her "court" wears pastel.  Teen Board was started by a woman whose daughter was killed by a drunk driver, and, even though it is described as a kind of a "debutante" ball, it is more about the community services.  The lady over the Teen Board was quoted in the paper as saying that most of the students have over 100 hours.
With the house to ourselves, CH & I had a quick dinner at a local restaurant, then we went back to the house.  Guess this will be our life in a few short months!
Sunday, we went bed shopping.  Since OS is now officially out of the house, we can have a "guest bedroom".  We found a bed at the second place we looked; now we CH just has to go back and buy it.  Furniture shopping was followed by grocery shopping and laundry.
And that was the end to our weekend.  Busy, but nice.  Seeing OS moving his stuff out really didn't bother me as much as I thought it would.  He's landed a good job in an "up and coming" city that is very close to hiking, camping, snowboarding, and rafting/kayaking, so it's an incredibly good fit for him.  He found a house to rent (that came with roommates already intact) that is within walking distance to downtown, and within 15-20 minutes of work.  I'm so excited for him as he begins this new chapter!
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Friday Fragments

~  Today marks the end of our "PD" week.  Kids come back on Monday.  I'm trying not to be overwhelmed by everything that has to be done before Fall Break.  Apparently August/September were big months for my new school to place students, because my calendar is already filled with tentative meeting dates.

~  The drive to my new school is absolutely gorgeous...almost as pretty as the one to my "mountain school".  I thought about taking some pictures on Wed. morning...I will definitely do that at some point.  

~  It's tough starting over at a new school when you don't know anyone there.  Everyone that I've talked to so far seems nice enough, but I haven't talked to very many people yet.  

~  Laika has done great with being in the crate during the day.  MS came home mid-day yesterday before a dentist appointment and let her out, but he forgot to put her back in.  She went 4 hours in the house and didn't tear anything up or have any accidents.  She did, however, have a big accident after I got home, and I caught her having another one after CH got home.  The last one ended up not being very big since she stopped when I yelled.  

~  On the election ballot yesterday, I saw "Park Overall".  I thought it was a joke.  You may remember her from the tv show "Empty Nest".  I had no idea she was from a town an hour away from me.  She didn't win, by the way.

~  The sales tax increase passed...by a lot.  Guess scare tactics work.  That's all I'm going to say.

Quick Post

Obviously I've taken an unscheduled break this week!  I'm trying to get back into the swing of things with the new school year, and not having a lot of luck.  So, my blog is what suffers.
Today is local election day; I still don't know how I'm going to vote on the sales tax increase.  Guess I'll decide how I feel once I get in the booth.  We got a couple more fliers in the mail with the same incorrect message:  If the sales tax increase doesn't pass, our property taxes will go up.  I feel pretty sure it's going to pass with or without my vote.
I hope to have a longer post later; hopefully within the next few days.