Today was the last school day this year. It was a half day for students. They were gone by 12:00. The rest of the day the teacher's had a lunch and enjoyed each other's company one last time. We technically have a teacher workday on Monday but many will just stop by to drop off paperwork or finish cleaning their rooms. I have a few things to do but hope to only be there a few hours on Monday.

I always see the last day of school as my official start to summer. I know the temperature and humidity tells me the summer has already begun but not until school is over for me. Once I get all my paperwork done and have more time in the evenings to do the things I like to do, I begin to think about all the things I want to accomplish in the summer.

This summer I have several things I want to accomplish. I want to take a 10 day road trip to see Shawn. While driving to Oklahoma I plan to stop in southern Virginia to see my father for a day and then on to North Carolina to spend a day with my brother and his wife. And finally onto Oklahoma to spend a few days with Shawn. I haven't seen him since last September and I'm really missing his presence.

I have a total of 12 books sitting on the shelf on my night stand. I want to read them all this summer but I'll be happy if I read half of them. I always have more time to read in the summer then I do during the school year. I plan to read while walking on the treadmill everyday.

I want to loose 10 to 15 pounds this summer. I'm planning on getting my bike out and taking some bike trips with David. We just spoke on the phone last night about getting back on the bike trail on Sunday mornings.

I will be spending some time doing homework for a class I'm taking this summer. I'm taking Classroom Management. After teaching 17 years, surely I could teach the class. I know. But it's a simple class. It meets twice a week for the month of July. It will also give me 2 credits towards re-certification and salary increase. It should be simple enough not to take up too much of my time.

I also have plans to work more on my mother's condo. I'm going to paint her kitchen and replace more outlets and light switches. After she gets the living room and hallway painted, I'll do the same in those areas. I'll also replace some ceiling light fixtures.

So I'll be busy this summer. Mostly I'll be doing the things I want to do. Beginning tonight my sleep patterns should begin to change. In the summer I usually stay up later and get up later. No more 4:00 AM wake ups for me. Well, until September that is.

Of course I will blog about all my summer activities as well as post photos of different things. Tomorrow I'm off to Richmond to celebrate father's day at my sister's place. Should be fun but I HATE the drive down I-95 south. It sucks.

If your father is still living, call him and wish him a Happy Father's Day!