September 28, 2019 - Friday
42 degrees/cloudy/calm winds
Pentoga Road

It appears summer will really be over by this time tomorrow. 



Actually, our local forecast is calling for a low of 28 degrees, possibly colder. Yep, darn straight, summer's over.

The only news I know is that I had a wonderful time at Florence Elementary yesterday. All fears of being too crusty and old were quickly set aside as I taught PE classes ranging in age from kindergarten to sixth grade. 

Back in the old days, I'd have taken picture after picture of the munchkins, but with today's security fears, that's a thing of the past. 

We did warm up's, played line tag, flag tag, Simon Says, and if, only if, the class was really good, did they get an Alaska story at the end. All were good and in the end, each heard a two-minute true tale of bears, moose, big mountains, and lots and lots of snow. That even earned me a standing ovation at the end of one class. 

It's not easy being a first-grade icon.

As of now, I'm not scheduled to return until next Tuesday. I'm looking forward to once again being in the school environment. 

Sargie had left me off at the school on her way to Macrea's and true to her word, was there to pick me up when I finished. The timing was perfect. I collapsed last night complete with a raw throat, but happy that I'd had such a good experience. 

Sargie is back to work today. I'll go for my walk then begin the annual chore of hauling in the pumpkins and winter squash so they don't freeze tonight. By day's end, our front porch will look like The Great Pumpkin has been here. We have a bunch of them this year.

The coffee's done and it's time to wake up Sargie and get this day started. 

After all, a man's work is never done.

So are the tales from Pentoga Road...

I even managed to sneak in a quick three mile walk Thursday morning before it was time to leave for the school.