5 02 pm pdt [ in the classroom ]
I started this earlier but got little written before my
first student showed up. I am in the middle school classroom for the last
time. They're good today; we've been sitting around talking since they
arrived. One of my forite kids is Elise, who will start laughing and
become unable to stop. If you point out that she is laughing
uncontrollably, she will only laugh harder. Soon everyone will be
laughing at her laughing. I love getting to be "one of the kids."
Tonight we are having some sort of appreciation dinner.
We are going to a Japanese restaurant and I am not going to be light on
the saké if I
have my choice.
I suggested Matthew spend the night at his friend's
house in Mountain View, to save himself the two hours of driving since we
can't even have dinner together.
Our lease is up next month so we need to give notice by
tomorrow if we're going to move. We want our rent lowered by $300 a month
but they're only offering $100, so we need to make a final decision fast.
I really don't care. I could move; I could stay. I'll be happy either
way. Matthew is sick of his hour-each-way commute but isn't sure his job
is secure enough to determine us moving.
If we do move, I'm going to buy a lot more plants.
Photos to be posted upon my return from London.