"There's one good thing about snow, it makes your lawn look as nice as your neighbor's."

I contemplated complaining about the weather, and I remembered. It may have been hot today, but at least it isn't snowing--not that I really mind that. Better put: at least it isn't snowing, I'm 7 months pregnant trying to get a Christmas picture in our backyard.

Things are going well enough with summer school, though I am troubled by the whole concept. I can't believe that 5 and 1/2 weeks can replace the entire school year. It doesn't really sink in until you are there doing it with them. If the logic follows, couldn't I just get paid for the whole year by teaching these 5 and 1/2 weeks?! Most of the kids are ok. Mainly, life is in their way, not school.

Well, the kiddos are asleep early, Matty is at work. That means a book is calling my name! I'm reading the curious incident of the dog in the night-time by Mark Haddon. I think I'm going to propose it for the next bookclub book. We are reading Interred with their Bones for August 8th. I love our bookclub. I'm a little dorky, but it feels so cool to chat books and life with friends. It kind of makes me feel like I'm in a novel myself--which isn't a bad thing!

Goodnight.
Amber