Beneath the Wraps

                I believe it was Thursday when the kindergarten celebrated the 100 th day of school.   They had used 100 beans to fill in the number 100 on a paper and glued their beans in place.   I wasn’t there for that part.   I saw their papers set aside to dry.             It had rained on Sunday.   I’m assuming that the rain chased the fog away as there was none impairing my vision during yesterday’s drive.   It was cold and the sun remained hidden and so was not blinded as I approached any off the exits.               First class: 7 th grade math.   17 students who for the most part are respectful to the instructor and pay attention to what she is doing on the board – except for two who constantly visit.   I can’t stand between them as there are...

           Summer is coming to an end and Jenna will be returning to school on Wednesday.   Her job at the blueberry patch has ended for this season.   On Friday morning  Roland asked if I wanted to play a game.   It always surprises me when it is his idea.   He asked if Jenna had left the house and I said that she was still here and so he asked her to play also.           First, we played Sequence.   Baulderdash is Roland’s favorite, but I think Sequence may be a close second.   We played two games.   I won the first and Roland won the second – but Jenna had gotten in two wins earlier in the week.   We then played a game of Blokus and then a never-ending game of Monopoly.   Neither Jenna nor I were willing to sell or trade specific properties to Roland and he was never fair about the amount anyway.   We would make jokes as we moved our pieces around the ...