Travel
I should offer a correction on my post about Ara's new job. I called it a Camp, but the name of the place is actually Camphill. It is a school for autistic, physically, and developmentally disadvantaged people. The school grounds cover many acres and has 8 residences, one of which will be where Ara will work. The school has a cafe on the grounds, and students can work there gaining skills, knowledge, and responsibilities for when they graduate. Many of the graduates of the school stay on and live in one of the residences. (Ara, if you read this and want to correct or clarify anything, please do so.) There is so much more I don't know enough about to delve into, but anyone interested in learning more can click on this link to the school's website:
http://www.camphillspecialschool.org/who_we_are/
Yesterday was a day of shopping with Jeannie and Arianna (Donald took Autumn to a skating party.) I was worn out after a few hours, but when we finally got to the gym in the evening I revived pretty quickly. The main problem with being away from home for so long is that I miss meals and snacks - calories! The scale at the gym registered 116# which made me want to cry. That's only an 11# gain from when I left the hospital, and I am so tired of always having to think about eating, to say nothing about the fact that I am usually uncomfortably full for a number of hours in the day.
Enough complaining for now - I feel physically and mentally great, which is largely due to the exercise.
I'm looking forward to my class at REI in a little over a week. It is probably more for beginner backpackers, but I've been away from it for so long I figure there are lots of new things I can learn, to say nothing of updated gear!
I don't know where to start today - guess I'll do laundry. I wonder when I'll ever get back to sorting out my camping and traveling gear. At least the maps are organized.
- So Much Done But More Left To Do!
I don't yet have a photo of my new haircut, and to tell the truth I don't like it the way it is now. I'm going to granddaughter Arianna's school play this evening, and I'll take my camers and maybe get in a picture or two. This...
- Following Up
I have racked up a lot of things I need to follow up on, make phone calls or write emails on, etc. Today I really made a dent in my list, and I feel positively virtuous about it! Are there readers out there who do the same thing...
- Dental Work-first Round
I really like this dentist and am so glad I selected him to do my dental work. Jeannie & her family have been patients there for years, and Donald has wowed the entire office with a cake he made for the Office Manager. So when Joe walked...
- Win Some, Lose Some
The win part is that I woke up during the night and this morning virtually free of the abdominal pain I have had since my operation. What a relief, and I just hope it holds out. I should feel energized and do all sorts of things around the...
- Labor Day
My son and his family enjoyed the baseball game on Friday night. It was a level below a farm team I believe, but going to the game is the fun part. A representative from the Hudson Valley SPCA was there with an adoptable elderly black lab...
Travel
Monday again!
I should offer a correction on my post about Ara's new job. I called it a Camp, but the name of the place is actually Camphill. It is a school for autistic, physically, and developmentally disadvantaged people. The school grounds cover many acres and has 8 residences, one of which will be where Ara will work. The school has a cafe on the grounds, and students can work there gaining skills, knowledge, and responsibilities for when they graduate. Many of the graduates of the school stay on and live in one of the residences. (Ara, if you read this and want to correct or clarify anything, please do so.) There is so much more I don't know enough about to delve into, but anyone interested in learning more can click on this link to the school's website:
http://www.camphillspecialschool.org/who_we_are/
Yesterday was a day of shopping with Jeannie and Arianna (Donald took Autumn to a skating party.) I was worn out after a few hours, but when we finally got to the gym in the evening I revived pretty quickly. The main problem with being away from home for so long is that I miss meals and snacks - calories! The scale at the gym registered 116# which made me want to cry. That's only an 11# gain from when I left the hospital, and I am so tired of always having to think about eating, to say nothing about the fact that I am usually uncomfortably full for a number of hours in the day.
Enough complaining for now - I feel physically and mentally great, which is largely due to the exercise.
I'm looking forward to my class at REI in a little over a week. It is probably more for beginner backpackers, but I've been away from it for so long I figure there are lots of new things I can learn, to say nothing of updated gear!
I don't know where to start today - guess I'll do laundry. I wonder when I'll ever get back to sorting out my camping and traveling gear. At least the maps are organized.
- So Much Done But More Left To Do!
I don't yet have a photo of my new haircut, and to tell the truth I don't like it the way it is now. I'm going to granddaughter Arianna's school play this evening, and I'll take my camers and maybe get in a picture or two. This...
- Following Up
I have racked up a lot of things I need to follow up on, make phone calls or write emails on, etc. Today I really made a dent in my list, and I feel positively virtuous about it! Are there readers out there who do the same thing...
- Dental Work-first Round
I really like this dentist and am so glad I selected him to do my dental work. Jeannie & her family have been patients there for years, and Donald has wowed the entire office with a cake he made for the Office Manager. So when Joe walked...
- Win Some, Lose Some
The win part is that I woke up during the night and this morning virtually free of the abdominal pain I have had since my operation. What a relief, and I just hope it holds out. I should feel energized and do all sorts of things around the...
- Labor Day
My son and his family enjoyed the baseball game on Friday night. It was a level below a farm team I believe, but going to the game is the fun part. A representative from the Hudson Valley SPCA was there with an adoptable elderly black lab...