Jenna is supposed to return to school this morning. Thus far the buses have been delayed for two hours because of the frozen roads. Last time I got the same message (over a year ago) school ended up being canceled altogether. It's hard being off for two weeks and try to go back to a routine - at least for me. Roland didn't seem to have a problem with it, and Jenna has been ready to return to school since before her vacation was over. She was dressed and ready to leave the house since 5:30 this morning.
I checked on my class just once yesterday. I decided to save the lectures and posting for today. I planned to do so just after she left the house, which she hasn't done yet and may not depending on the conditions on the road. I'm afraid she may feel abandonment today if she should stay home. I'm half-heartedly listening to the first lecture right now and will be returning back to it several times.
During the holiday, the school offered a fun class of sharing recipes, gratitude, pictures and new year's resolutions. I participated in posting to a discussion. It was fun. We didn't have to have stupid references for every little thought. But now that I'm back to an actual class, I realize I have to do some research again. Bah, humbug. I am so not in the mood.
Jenna and I shared a fun day yesterday. To start the day off, we looked up the speed limit on this site and found that only 14 states and Washington DC acknowledge that there is a speed limit low enough to be 55. I don't think DC really has to enforce the speed limit. It's always bumper to bumper and it's hard to believe that anyone could even drive as fast as 55. Vermont is the only state that actually recorded a speed limit lower than 55.
Later in the day, Jenna asked both Roland and me if we would like to go for a walk with her. I did not mind going for a walk - but a level walk, not a climb. I told Jenna I would drive us to the park so that we could walk an actual path (no climbing) but passed the park going downtown and headed for a coffee shop to say hello to my water aerobic friends who have decided to meet once a month just to keep in touch. I parked by the coffee shop and Jenna and I walked toward the park, but took a detour and explored the area in which the train tracks run along the river. We had never been there before but had seen the tracks from the other side of the river. Jenna had seen a cave near the tracks and wondered if we could explore.
My camera was being charged, but I did have my granny cell phone. I took a boat load of pictures, not even knowing if any would turn out. I was pleased that many came out clear. There are many that are fuzzy. Some look more like paintings than photographs.
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| south Umpqua bridge in background |
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| the cave too narrow to walk through |
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| south Umpqua river |
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| treasures found along the way |
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I didn't even realize until after we'd been home for several hours that our calendar has given January the name of "Creativity Month" so here are my "creative" pictures:
Perhaps I should have taken the time to drive to Canyonville yesterday to honor the 55 mph and take some packages to the post office as Roland said it was open; the one in Myrtle Creek was not. I don't know if I am willing to drive on the roads right now. I was planning on going to Dollar General after I go to the post office and school. I need to pick up some chocolate covered cherries and some whipping cream. Today is chocolate covered cherry day and Thursday is whipping cream day.
Happy Holidays (real or not) everybody!
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