long weekend & back to work

We spent the long (but never long enough) Labor Day weekend with Gabe's mom at the Inn at Spanish Head in Lincoln City. I had some finishing touches to make on my classroom before we took off and traffic heading out of town was terrible. We just spent Friday evening relaxing and chatting. Saturday we drove further south to say hello to Gabe's dad and Joanne, had some lunch in Newport, walked on the beach and watched a movie. Overall, it was just a time to relax.

On Sunday we visited the very busy Oregon Coast Aquarium. It had been years since any of us had visited, so we had a good time. My favorite part were the Puffins. They were being fed and playing in the water...so cute! More time was spent on the beach...games were played...and homework was done. (Yes, I had to go to class last night so I had to get my reading done over the weekend. Yuck!) It was a nice time.

School's started! I had my first day with my new 7th graders today. It was a fun day. They're all so excited and nervous this first day. But I'm exhausted! Summer always makes me forget what it feels like to be on my feet for 8 hours. We're still working on getting furniture put together, and this weekend will work on the wood trim around the windows and floorboards in the back room. I'd love to have pictures of the complete project up this weekend...but we'll see.
-h