Summer is here!!

"Summahtime and the livin' is easy"...oh, those lyrics sound soothing and inviting. On Friday school ended and boy, do I need some easier days. Not that I need the hammock and lemonade every single day, but teaching this year pretty much depleted me. The kids, the administration, the schedule. The results of giving so much of myself to my students seems worth it to me. They have changed a lot over the year and I'm proud of their emotional and educational growth. Many of them I'll miss. Some are moving, some I wish would move. I'm glad I didn't have to move classrooms or grade level. Some weren't as fortunate as me. Enough about that.

I now get to look to Maine and replenishment. Nourishment. Rejuvenation. Where I get to be me in a different way. Why is that? Aren't I me here? I get nourishment from the scenery. I get nourishment from friends with whom I share a history. I get nourishment from looking for seaglass, my very favorite way to spend time. It relaxes me and revs me up all at the same time. Weird.
I'm hungry, so will close on that and get some supper.