GROUNDHOG DAY

Well once again it's Groundhog Day.
Well once again it's Groundhog Day.

Ha, ha!  One of my favorite movies is "Groundhog Day" where the day starts over and over and over.  So funny.  But I didn't get to watch it this year.

Here is the famous Punxsutawney Phil.  Poor little groundhog being torn from his home to predict the weather.  He didn't see his shadow today so there will be an early spring.  Hurray!

I already feel like winter is almost over and it was a very warm one.  We are supposed to have more snow flurries, but nothing to worry about.  Our snow is almost all gone.  I will have to take pictures of it tomorrow to show you.

I got the paper notarized today to get my handicapped parking tag.  We dropped it off to the State Representative's office on our way to South Philly to get Snowy her shots and some bloodwork.

Snowy is such a good cat.  And very sweet.  She cried a little on the way down and I found out that she definitely does NOT like for me to drive fast.  She was very scared when I was on I-95.  I took the long way home so I did not have to get onto the highway and Joe held her in her carrier on his lap so that she could see us and know she wasn't alone.  Oh the things we do for our cats!  She appears to be very healthy and is the perfect weight.  We will find out the results of the blood tests on Thursday.

I was so tired when I got home that I laid down and slept for 3 hours.  I was surprised when I woke up that I had slept so long.  The one good thing about being retired is that I can take a nap every day.

Joe changed out the shower curtains for me.  I'm so short that it's a real stretch (literally!) for me to reach the rod to hang them.  He picked these out.  I thought they would be really dark, but they're not.  I love them.

And now I am going to go back to sleep.  A lot to do tomorrow.

Kathy

WELCOME FEBRUARY!

MARIANNE STORIES #16

Because of Marianne's illness she is out of work for long periods of time.  The kids really miss her when she is gone.  Here's an example.

May 12
First day back at work, and I am beat! This afternoon, a group of 5 of our Muslim boys, usually very, um, energetic, were even more so. I didn't know what got in to them. Every time I asked, they just became even more giddy, joking around with me, playing hide and seek, touching my stuff. They were swarming like yellow jackets in September! Finally, a 4th grade girl said, "Ms. B, do you know that the whole time you were out sick, it was QUIET in here? No one misbehaved. No one was bad. Now, that you're back, look at them! You know what I think? I think they are very excited!" 

I responded, "Excited, why? I just asked them why they are like this." 

"Ms. B, they're excited you're back!" 

The boys just grinned and looked down at their hands. I said to them very gently, "Guys, I missed you, too!"