We're Cool - Literally!

As Sam and I were getting ready for bed last night, we noticed that the house seemed a bit cool.  Then we noticed that there wasn't any hot air coming out of any of the furnace vents.  Sure enough, our furnace (we hope!) is on the fritz.

Sam called Center Point and got an appointment to have the furnace looked at between 8:00 a.m. and 11:00 p.m. TODAY!  We've been waiting twelve hours.  We've borrowed two space heaters from our neighbors.  We've had the fireplace going since last night.  Micah and I went to church to warm up.  

Here's hoping they come soon!

Right Time. Wrong Room.

Three mornings a week, since the beginning of December, at 8:30 a.m., I've had a fifth grade student read to me.  He's read to me from Florida and from Minnesota.  He also shows up at 8:20 a.m., so I've adjusted my time so he can squeeze in extra reading.

Micah and I were in the kitchen this morning at 8:20 a.m. waiting for my student to arrive.  I was telling her this was so unlike him to be late.  Finally, at 8:26 a.m. he logged on.

"Mrs. Zupke, I was waiting for you in Mrs. Bakke's room."  That's his classroom teacher.  Right time.  Wrong room.😀😁😂   

 

"It's the first book I've ever read."

This morning, my  8:30 a.m. student finished the book we'd started reading at the beginning of December with those immortal words, "I think this is the first book I've ever finished."  I'm assuming he meant LONG/ADULT/REAL book.  He read the whole thing to me because I'm still waiting for my copy to come in from the public library!  What an awesome accomplishment!  Congratulations, my fifth grade friend! 

Thankful Thursday!

Sadly, right after lunch yesterday, we (the tutors) began having difficulty with WebEx (our district's zoom).  You could start a meeting, but it would be taken over by the spinning wheel of death.  Once you were out, you couldn't get in.  Turning off the iPad and starting completely over did no good.

Since I'd already done yesterday's math with one student earlier in the day, I did my first student after lunch on the old-fashioned telephone, talking him through.  My second student, I cancelled.  There went our Razz Kids book!  Students three, four and five were taken over by the classroom teacher who was still able to use her WebEx.  

She told me to take the rest of the afternoon off, later sending me a text that staff all throughout the district were having issues with WebEx.

I am ever thankful that WebEx worked just fine today and I could meet with students once again.  Here's hoping for tomorrow . . . 

 

 

Forty-Seven Days!

Forty-seven days after my last swim, I walked back into the pool at 6 a.m. this morning!  I pre-registered as required.  I wore my face mask as required.  I showered as required.  I swam opposite other swimmers as required.  It was glorious!  I am so glad to be back . . .      

Super Husband to the Rescue!

 Micah asked me to make her some new face masks over Christmas, so last Sunday I cut out a couple of new and different patterns, pulled out my sewing machine and NOTHING.  ABSOLUTELY NOTHING.  My circa 1977 Kenmore sewing machine was dead. 

I talked to Dad.  I pulled out my instruction manual.  I determined I needed a new "Light and On Switch".  I went to Google.  I went to Kenmore parts.  I pulled up my serial number.  You know what it said:  "This item is no longer in stock".

I talked to Sam.  He went to Ace today.  He purchased a new "Light and On Switch".  He put it in.  It's silver, not white.  It works!

Super husband to the rescue!  I'll be making face masks tomorrow . . .

  

 

A Better Day!

When your girlfriend has leukemia and you find out that her dishwasher broke back in December and the repairman who "fixed" it yesterday actually caused it to overflow and leak through the basement ceiling today but can't come back to look at it until Monday because there is a gas leak somewhere out there; and her almost three-year-old decided to cut his hair today - big blonde curls be gone; and her six-year-old has juvenile rheumatoid arthritis; (and her seven-year-old is just fine!); and her nine-year-old is literally climbing the hall walls (I saw the video!); and YOUR daughter made a double batch of cinnamon rolls, you get in the car with said daughter and deliver the rolls to said girlfriend because tomorrow IS going to be a better day at her house!

Any day that starts with fresh homemade cinnamon rolls has to be a great day!