Yes, I admit it. I'm sometimes fickle. Or is it the woman's prerogative to 'change her mind?' For years, I dreaded the coming of the rainy season. Now, this afternoon and evening, it is raining here in WW. Not the hard, cold rain of last Friday, although that was refreshing. The sky cleared and the sun shown...filtered rays, I discussed in previous blog.
No, this evening is that soft, gentle, NW rain for which you don't really need an umbrella, but soaks through to every fiber. The plants thrive on it. The air is finally clean and clear and moist and wonderful to breathe. I wanted to walk and walk in it, but it was dark, so I just parked at the far end of the parking lot at the store to get an extra few deep breaths. I even needed the defrost on in my car coming home. It wasn't cold, just nice.
It took me about 25 years to become accustomed to the rain....and now I miss it. It is the first good rain of the season. I'll probably be moaning about it soon. Fickle!
Sunday, September 30, 2007
Blogging
Somehow blogging has become just another thing in the "I should do" column. When did it stop being fun and turn into a guilt trip? Ugh.
However, to my family, adopted or otherwise, who read this thing, here is an update. School life goes on. I've been, okay, I'll just say it, Pissed, about the 'support' that was so ardently toutted when I first got this job. Mainly, the support is just a pat on the back, and an "I know, Honey, (I HATE being called honey by supervisors...female principal who's very theatrical...literally and figuratively) but the funds are tight everywhere! We're trying to get everyone's needs met and there just isn't enough to go around."
It all just brings me back to my old anger about how money rules the world....and if you have money you have power. Power to the People. Hogwash.
I was sick this week and crashed this weekend, having gotten the first bug of the season with sore throat, headache, etc. Right now I don't feel too bad, but Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, I was just hanging on for the weekend to arrive. Needless to say, I did not go to church. I hope C wasn't too disappointed. It was great just to sleep off and on all day.
I have the new month's curriculum to plan and bills to pay today. I've finally got them all organized, shall we say, so that I can write the checks. I would pay them online, but I've had trouble, due to my ignorance about how all the online banking works (can you say stupidity in the stewardship department?).
A week ago, I finally felt like I was oriented and getting to feel 'at home.' I've begun to figure out how to get places without having to call my daughter...okay, so I called her Friday, but I was almost to the right spot!
I'm missing my A&C a lot. Think I'll call them today.
Missy C is just 'waiting' for baby to come. It is exciting. Their house is in the middle of a huge remodel. I don't know how all that's going to work out with a baby in the house. I hope they'll feel free to spend time at my place so the baby doesn't inhale dust and dirt. I hope C has as easy a time as possible during the birthing process and recovers quickly. I pray the baby is okay.
Weather post: yesterday was cool but sunny and I thoroughly enjoyed sitting on the cement slab deck, drinking my 'fight the cold' tea and letting the filtered sun warm my body. Yes, warm my body. My body has finally adjusted to the temperature...of course it is cooler now. Today is overcast and windy. It fits my mood. Rather gray and full of change.
With all the stupidity of the Windemere property management ( and I give you their name so that you can ask about their subcontracters, etc, before you ever try to hook up with them), my owner has decided we can deal directly and don't need to use them as a go between. I'm praying that will work out. It is family, after all.
Well, that's all the griping I can think of. I really could have it much worse, and I am thankful to have so many blessings. Yesterday I went for a short walk and even saw an egret and a loon on a small lake. Filled my soul.
Another thing that filled my soul, many of you will pshaw and laugh at, but here it is: I have found a local religious broadcast that is sort of like the Gaither sing-a-longs, but has all the familiar SDA soloists and groups performing. It has captured my attention. Music in my heart again.
However, to my family, adopted or otherwise, who read this thing, here is an update. School life goes on. I've been, okay, I'll just say it, Pissed, about the 'support' that was so ardently toutted when I first got this job. Mainly, the support is just a pat on the back, and an "I know, Honey, (I HATE being called honey by supervisors...female principal who's very theatrical...literally and figuratively) but the funds are tight everywhere! We're trying to get everyone's needs met and there just isn't enough to go around."
It all just brings me back to my old anger about how money rules the world....and if you have money you have power. Power to the People. Hogwash.
I was sick this week and crashed this weekend, having gotten the first bug of the season with sore throat, headache, etc. Right now I don't feel too bad, but Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, I was just hanging on for the weekend to arrive. Needless to say, I did not go to church. I hope C wasn't too disappointed. It was great just to sleep off and on all day.
I have the new month's curriculum to plan and bills to pay today. I've finally got them all organized, shall we say, so that I can write the checks. I would pay them online, but I've had trouble, due to my ignorance about how all the online banking works (can you say stupidity in the stewardship department?).
A week ago, I finally felt like I was oriented and getting to feel 'at home.' I've begun to figure out how to get places without having to call my daughter...okay, so I called her Friday, but I was almost to the right spot!
I'm missing my A&C a lot. Think I'll call them today.
Missy C is just 'waiting' for baby to come. It is exciting. Their house is in the middle of a huge remodel. I don't know how all that's going to work out with a baby in the house. I hope they'll feel free to spend time at my place so the baby doesn't inhale dust and dirt. I hope C has as easy a time as possible during the birthing process and recovers quickly. I pray the baby is okay.
Weather post: yesterday was cool but sunny and I thoroughly enjoyed sitting on the cement slab deck, drinking my 'fight the cold' tea and letting the filtered sun warm my body. Yes, warm my body. My body has finally adjusted to the temperature...of course it is cooler now. Today is overcast and windy. It fits my mood. Rather gray and full of change.
With all the stupidity of the Windemere property management ( and I give you their name so that you can ask about their subcontracters, etc, before you ever try to hook up with them), my owner has decided we can deal directly and don't need to use them as a go between. I'm praying that will work out. It is family, after all.
Well, that's all the griping I can think of. I really could have it much worse, and I am thankful to have so many blessings. Yesterday I went for a short walk and even saw an egret and a loon on a small lake. Filled my soul.
Another thing that filled my soul, many of you will pshaw and laugh at, but here it is: I have found a local religious broadcast that is sort of like the Gaither sing-a-longs, but has all the familiar SDA soloists and groups performing. It has captured my attention. Music in my heart again.
Saturday, September 22, 2007
First Day Conscious
Thursday I woke up, got on my way to school and realized, hey, I'm actually 'present'! And Friday was like that too! I must be settling in. This is the first weekend I've had that I'm not totally freaked out by all I have to do at home and school, so I must be feeling more 'at home.' (Just wait for next week's blog!)
The weather (always start with the weather) has been gorgeous....cooler, partly cloudy and fresh. It is still somewhat of a shock to me to wake up each and everyday to sunshine. I keep waiting for the 'shoe to drop' but it hasn't. Of course, when I made a comment to someone about this, they said, oh, wait till we get our fog.....well, been there. I lived here before, remember? I know that I"ll be in dismal gloom, then.......but for now, I can wait.
I'm still stubbornly refusing to give in to the Walla Walla Way. Sometimes I wonder if I'm not slowly just getting tired of fighting it, but we'll see. On the job front, I've decided that my professional development goals (Oh, yes, they make us have them yearly) will be an effort in educating the school community that it is "Kids first, and disabilities second," not the other way around. As we've stroller-ed our kids down the hall to go outside to play, other teachers who have their students en route somewhere will say, "Make room for the babies!" Ooooooh, it just rankles me, as these kids are as old as some of the kidergartners and definitely not babies! Just because they can't walk and are in strollers doesn't make them babies!!!!!!
Anyway, my first task is going to be to put up a bulletin board that says, "Kids First Preschool"......of course, I may have to get permission that I can do this....it isn't the Walla Walla Way. The WWW seems to want to hide their 'special' kids and give them as little as possible. I've been told that "It isn't that we don't want them to have what they need, its the funding....well, H***, I'm going to keep pushing, till I'm worn out, and I hope someone else will take up the banner and fly it high, until these kids can use their abilities to make themselvels independent members of society! Any takers?
Ok, I've stepped off the soapbox.
Grandbaby is coming! The house is getting remodeled! It's very exciting at the P's house! There have been, three, yes, three baby showers now and C is slowly washing the cute little things and folding them into drawers in readiness for the little bundle of boy-joy about to be born! They still don't have a crib or baby basket, etc. They did receive a little soft bed that allows a baby to sleep with parents, protected.
I'm still in the midst of organizing files and making curriculum at school, trying to get the little things done at home (like putting up curtains, pictures, etc. Like Queenie, I'm saying....now where am I going to put this? It doesn't fit here!
I'm still desperate about getting to be a better steward and this month has been h***ish. My hope is to have my finances organized at least, by the end of the weekend......not saying everything will be paid, but at least there will be an organized schedule.
I actually was able to make a hair appointment with someone who I think will be good, made an appt with C's dentist to have my teeth cleaned later. It's the little things that count, right? Yes, the little things.....children, families, Raid, etc.
Happy Sabbath!
The weather (always start with the weather) has been gorgeous....cooler, partly cloudy and fresh. It is still somewhat of a shock to me to wake up each and everyday to sunshine. I keep waiting for the 'shoe to drop' but it hasn't. Of course, when I made a comment to someone about this, they said, oh, wait till we get our fog.....well, been there. I lived here before, remember? I know that I"ll be in dismal gloom, then.......but for now, I can wait.
I'm still stubbornly refusing to give in to the Walla Walla Way. Sometimes I wonder if I'm not slowly just getting tired of fighting it, but we'll see. On the job front, I've decided that my professional development goals (Oh, yes, they make us have them yearly) will be an effort in educating the school community that it is "Kids first, and disabilities second," not the other way around. As we've stroller-ed our kids down the hall to go outside to play, other teachers who have their students en route somewhere will say, "Make room for the babies!" Ooooooh, it just rankles me, as these kids are as old as some of the kidergartners and definitely not babies! Just because they can't walk and are in strollers doesn't make them babies!!!!!!
Anyway, my first task is going to be to put up a bulletin board that says, "Kids First Preschool"......of course, I may have to get permission that I can do this....it isn't the Walla Walla Way. The WWW seems to want to hide their 'special' kids and give them as little as possible. I've been told that "It isn't that we don't want them to have what they need, its the funding....well, H***, I'm going to keep pushing, till I'm worn out, and I hope someone else will take up the banner and fly it high, until these kids can use their abilities to make themselvels independent members of society! Any takers?
Ok, I've stepped off the soapbox.
Grandbaby is coming! The house is getting remodeled! It's very exciting at the P's house! There have been, three, yes, three baby showers now and C is slowly washing the cute little things and folding them into drawers in readiness for the little bundle of boy-joy about to be born! They still don't have a crib or baby basket, etc. They did receive a little soft bed that allows a baby to sleep with parents, protected.
I'm still in the midst of organizing files and making curriculum at school, trying to get the little things done at home (like putting up curtains, pictures, etc. Like Queenie, I'm saying....now where am I going to put this? It doesn't fit here!
I'm still desperate about getting to be a better steward and this month has been h***ish. My hope is to have my finances organized at least, by the end of the weekend......not saying everything will be paid, but at least there will be an organized schedule.
I actually was able to make a hair appointment with someone who I think will be good, made an appt with C's dentist to have my teeth cleaned later. It's the little things that count, right? Yes, the little things.....children, families, Raid, etc.
Happy Sabbath!
Tuesday, September 18, 2007
Am I There Yet?
I wake in the mornings knowing I'm going to work; to teach....then I stop and think: Okay, and who are the kids? Where am I? What do I have to do today? And then realize that, oh, yeah, I'm in WW, still behind in the ever present work of being a teacher and frustrated up the ying-yang that I believed the pfffffft they told me. I can't even get a common software program that is 'everywhere' in special education. There are no Rifton chairs, walkers, standers or tumbleform chairs for the children who need them. Can the kids access their full potential or the education available to them? A Big Resounding NNNOOO!!!
Okay, okay, it is only 3 weeks into school, but I still don't have my bilingual paraeducator (teaching assistant) and the admin says the budget for 2007-2008 doesn't begin till October. So, I have two Spanish speaking children and limited ways of communicating. I do have a wonderful sub I'd like to keep, but no, I get a New sub (who has been absent this week because her baby was ill)...doesn't bode well for her being reliable. Also, when I explained to her about changing diapers, etc., she gave a low gasp and took a step back toward the door. My other assistant and I have an M&M bet about whether we'll ever see her again! Oh, the Walla Walla Way. Gag. Hyperventilate. Gag.
Then there's the house. It finally got painted...even two coats...yes, it was a big deal to get the second coat of paint. Sheesh! It was painted the week I started teaching. I told Windemere property management (I'm giving their name because it is so lousy I hope none of you get involved with it) I wanted all the repairs done by 9/14, the Friday before the baby shower. On that Friday, they made arrangements to put in the new front door and security screen. Is it in yet, NNOO!! Of course, they got the wrong size door and started to install it before they realized it was not the right size. So, of course, they jimmied the old door, sans 1/2 the frame woodwork, back in place with no weather stripping and greatly impeded opening, closing and locking mechanisms! They left a note saying the new door would be here by Monday. It is now Tuesday and soon to be Wednesday. Have I heard from them? NNOO!! I'm so angry I would love to call that lazy guy and tell him just what I think of his property management. Even the house owner thinks he's not very good at his job. And the 'handi-man" hired to do the painting, repair, etc.? Are you kidding? I can putty walls better than he can and that's not saying much!
Let's change topics to....the weather. I still have a hard time wrapping my mind around the fact that I'm actually in Walla Walla and missing NW weather. Yesterday and today were partly cloudy and fall-weather-coolish. I relished them.
Oh, the baby shower? It went off pretty well. CBP got some practical stuff and a few special items. We had peach shortcake and the punch-drink (made by a friend) was made with white cranberry juice, blue koolaid, and 7-up, upon which floated balls of vanilla ice cream and two (yellow and blue) duckies. There were 12 people there (not in the punch, but at the baby shower). Barb came for the weekend and helped me put it all together, another guest brought chairs and a couple people brought a card table or two. I bought two cheap canopies and we had the party in the back yard. I scattered blue elephants and potted mums around for decor. It wasn't fancy, any fifth grader could have decorated, but it turned out okay. The mix of people was a little strange, so it was a bit quiet on the conversation side. Next time I try to do one of these things, I'll opt for some ice breaker game (even though I hate them.)
Mostly, I have thoroughly enjoyed having C&E close by. C and I have been going to church together and she comes over to watch Big Brother......oh, brother!!!! and hang out once in awhile. Their house is finally getting remodeled. YEA! YEA! YEA!
I need to go over and see it again, C says. They've done a lot since the weekend. Only Four weeks till grandbaby-boy time.
Oh, that reminds me, I've got to put in for a leave day.....just in case. :o)
Okay, okay, it is only 3 weeks into school, but I still don't have my bilingual paraeducator (teaching assistant) and the admin says the budget for 2007-2008 doesn't begin till October. So, I have two Spanish speaking children and limited ways of communicating. I do have a wonderful sub I'd like to keep, but no, I get a New sub (who has been absent this week because her baby was ill)...doesn't bode well for her being reliable. Also, when I explained to her about changing diapers, etc., she gave a low gasp and took a step back toward the door. My other assistant and I have an M&M bet about whether we'll ever see her again! Oh, the Walla Walla Way. Gag. Hyperventilate. Gag.
Then there's the house. It finally got painted...even two coats...yes, it was a big deal to get the second coat of paint. Sheesh! It was painted the week I started teaching. I told Windemere property management (I'm giving their name because it is so lousy I hope none of you get involved with it) I wanted all the repairs done by 9/14, the Friday before the baby shower. On that Friday, they made arrangements to put in the new front door and security screen. Is it in yet, NNOO!! Of course, they got the wrong size door and started to install it before they realized it was not the right size. So, of course, they jimmied the old door, sans 1/2 the frame woodwork, back in place with no weather stripping and greatly impeded opening, closing and locking mechanisms! They left a note saying the new door would be here by Monday. It is now Tuesday and soon to be Wednesday. Have I heard from them? NNOO!! I'm so angry I would love to call that lazy guy and tell him just what I think of his property management. Even the house owner thinks he's not very good at his job. And the 'handi-man" hired to do the painting, repair, etc.? Are you kidding? I can putty walls better than he can and that's not saying much!
Let's change topics to....the weather. I still have a hard time wrapping my mind around the fact that I'm actually in Walla Walla and missing NW weather. Yesterday and today were partly cloudy and fall-weather-coolish. I relished them.
Oh, the baby shower? It went off pretty well. CBP got some practical stuff and a few special items. We had peach shortcake and the punch-drink (made by a friend) was made with white cranberry juice, blue koolaid, and 7-up, upon which floated balls of vanilla ice cream and two (yellow and blue) duckies. There were 12 people there (not in the punch, but at the baby shower). Barb came for the weekend and helped me put it all together, another guest brought chairs and a couple people brought a card table or two. I bought two cheap canopies and we had the party in the back yard. I scattered blue elephants and potted mums around for decor. It wasn't fancy, any fifth grader could have decorated, but it turned out okay. The mix of people was a little strange, so it was a bit quiet on the conversation side. Next time I try to do one of these things, I'll opt for some ice breaker game (even though I hate them.)
Mostly, I have thoroughly enjoyed having C&E close by. C and I have been going to church together and she comes over to watch Big Brother......oh, brother!!!! and hang out once in awhile. Their house is finally getting remodeled. YEA! YEA! YEA!
I need to go over and see it again, C says. They've done a lot since the weekend. Only Four weeks till grandbaby-boy time.
Oh, that reminds me, I've got to put in for a leave day.....just in case. :o)
Saturday, September 08, 2007
I'm back!
Finally I have internet. I've wanted to do oh, so many blogs and have thought of several titles. Here are a few:
THE BEST FRIENDS EVER, WHO HELPED ME MOVE FROM OH: I MISS THEM
TRAVELING WITH A HALF-SEDATED CAT
THE DOOR IS PAINTED SHUT, I CAN'T EVEN ENTER MY NEW HOUSE!
THIS CARPET WAS CLEANED?
HOW AM I EVER GOING TO GET ALL MY STUFF IN THIS PLACE!
IT WASN'T PAINTED, EITHER?
I'VE LIVED HERE 3 WEEKS AND NOW YOU WANT TO PAINT IT?
REMEMBER TO WATER THE GRASS, REMEMBER TO WATER THE GRASS
NEARLY A HEAT STROKE
THE WALLA WALLA WAY
MEETING, AFTER MEETING, AFTER MEETING.
YOU MADE PROMISES TO ME ABOUT FIXING THIS CLASSROOM
I MAKE WAVES
EXPERIENCING THE WALLA WALLA WAY
MY BEAUTIFUL, PREGNANT DAUGHTER
THE PARADE PAST MY HOUSE; THE FAIR
I NEED A MAP!
EXHAUSTION SETS IN
Okay, that's where I am now. I've spent most of this week working 12 hour days. I was finally able to make some wheels turn to get what I needed done in the classroom to start classes on Monday. I still have a bit left to do and I'll have to go in on Sunday (I say that a lot, but this time I really mean it!)to finish the prep. To make everything go smoothly, I'm supposed to have two assistants; one who is bilingual to help speak to the two children who live in monolingual Spanish homes. Of course, when I arrived they had not hired one yet. They still haven't....can you believe that...oh, it makes my blood boil with anger!
Then, my other assistant, the one constant for the children, will not be there Monday and Tuesday, because she had a death in the family and will be gone. She has been a tremendous help to me in going through every cupboard of junk, sorting stuff out and trying to get rid of extra furniture (I'm surprised last year's kids had space to walk!). So far we've sent two big boxes of stuff to Good Will, taken out 7 bookcases that were taken to be used in other rooms, had 8 pieces of furniture/equipment removed to be stored elsewhere, taken out birth to three equipment so we have room for our 3-6 year old stuff, rearranged the play centers, put in a teacher's desk and file cabinet, set up my computer and a new printer, and gotten rid of 3 other computers and 1 printer that were in there for some odd reason. That left space to put in an indoor frame swing for a large- motor play area (they have no place to play in bad weather), spaces for individualized therapy, One computer for the kids for learning games and communication, plus cupboards that have completely been cleaned out and restocked with what was left that was actually in good condition and usable. (Which wasn't much. "The Walla Walla Way" with special education leaves a lot to be desired.)
I'm still making waves in trying to get things done and my intensity has led one teacher with clout to start a campaign to move our class to an upstairs room with windows and an outdoor exit that is badly needed for emergencies and wheelchairs. The room I have now has no windows (but I managed to get them to put in full spectrum lighting!) and is in the basement at the opposite end of the hall from the elevator....which can't be used in an emergency, anyway! Even parents are concerned...as well they should be! I'm incensed at the situation, but it may be resolved well....hopefully before any calamities strike!
Other than that, Caryn and I have had some comfortable, fun times together and have been attending church regularly together. It's nice. Her baby shower in Portland was fun. My ex-sister-in-law (whose back yard is where the shower was held) is a marvelous gardener and has transformed her back yard into a wonderful oasis.
A friend of Caryn's and I are planning a local baby shower for her at my place on the 16th. People will have to bring their own lawn chairs and move around the left over boxes. I still don't have curtains up or pictures on the walls. But hey, my washing machine works...though I don't have a dryer yet, it has been hot enough to dry my clothes quickly....I just have to iron them now!
I have found one or two places to walk, but haven't done it much. It certainly isn't as delightful as my walk in OH!
Such is "The Walla Walla Way". Have you gagged over that term yet?
THE BEST FRIENDS EVER, WHO HELPED ME MOVE FROM OH: I MISS THEM
TRAVELING WITH A HALF-SEDATED CAT
THE DOOR IS PAINTED SHUT, I CAN'T EVEN ENTER MY NEW HOUSE!
THIS CARPET WAS CLEANED?
HOW AM I EVER GOING TO GET ALL MY STUFF IN THIS PLACE!
IT WASN'T PAINTED, EITHER?
I'VE LIVED HERE 3 WEEKS AND NOW YOU WANT TO PAINT IT?
REMEMBER TO WATER THE GRASS, REMEMBER TO WATER THE GRASS
NEARLY A HEAT STROKE
THE WALLA WALLA WAY
MEETING, AFTER MEETING, AFTER MEETING.
YOU MADE PROMISES TO ME ABOUT FIXING THIS CLASSROOM
I MAKE WAVES
EXPERIENCING THE WALLA WALLA WAY
MY BEAUTIFUL, PREGNANT DAUGHTER
THE PARADE PAST MY HOUSE; THE FAIR
I NEED A MAP!
EXHAUSTION SETS IN
Okay, that's where I am now. I've spent most of this week working 12 hour days. I was finally able to make some wheels turn to get what I needed done in the classroom to start classes on Monday. I still have a bit left to do and I'll have to go in on Sunday (I say that a lot, but this time I really mean it!)to finish the prep. To make everything go smoothly, I'm supposed to have two assistants; one who is bilingual to help speak to the two children who live in monolingual Spanish homes. Of course, when I arrived they had not hired one yet. They still haven't....can you believe that...oh, it makes my blood boil with anger!
Then, my other assistant, the one constant for the children, will not be there Monday and Tuesday, because she had a death in the family and will be gone. She has been a tremendous help to me in going through every cupboard of junk, sorting stuff out and trying to get rid of extra furniture (I'm surprised last year's kids had space to walk!). So far we've sent two big boxes of stuff to Good Will, taken out 7 bookcases that were taken to be used in other rooms, had 8 pieces of furniture/equipment removed to be stored elsewhere, taken out birth to three equipment so we have room for our 3-6 year old stuff, rearranged the play centers, put in a teacher's desk and file cabinet, set up my computer and a new printer, and gotten rid of 3 other computers and 1 printer that were in there for some odd reason. That left space to put in an indoor frame swing for a large- motor play area (they have no place to play in bad weather), spaces for individualized therapy, One computer for the kids for learning games and communication, plus cupboards that have completely been cleaned out and restocked with what was left that was actually in good condition and usable. (Which wasn't much. "The Walla Walla Way" with special education leaves a lot to be desired.)
I'm still making waves in trying to get things done and my intensity has led one teacher with clout to start a campaign to move our class to an upstairs room with windows and an outdoor exit that is badly needed for emergencies and wheelchairs. The room I have now has no windows (but I managed to get them to put in full spectrum lighting!) and is in the basement at the opposite end of the hall from the elevator....which can't be used in an emergency, anyway! Even parents are concerned...as well they should be! I'm incensed at the situation, but it may be resolved well....hopefully before any calamities strike!
Other than that, Caryn and I have had some comfortable, fun times together and have been attending church regularly together. It's nice. Her baby shower in Portland was fun. My ex-sister-in-law (whose back yard is where the shower was held) is a marvelous gardener and has transformed her back yard into a wonderful oasis.
A friend of Caryn's and I are planning a local baby shower for her at my place on the 16th. People will have to bring their own lawn chairs and move around the left over boxes. I still don't have curtains up or pictures on the walls. But hey, my washing machine works...though I don't have a dryer yet, it has been hot enough to dry my clothes quickly....I just have to iron them now!
I have found one or two places to walk, but haven't done it much. It certainly isn't as delightful as my walk in OH!
Such is "The Walla Walla Way". Have you gagged over that term yet?
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