I Can’t Believe You’d Put Me in Band!

Being in Oregon still feels so surreal to me – like at any given moment I will wake up and be in that cracker box house in West Valley. Take this morning for instance. It was definitely cooler than any day that we’ve been here since we had come out for spring break. I had dropped by the middle school to ask a few more questions. The front door was open, and there was a light on one of the offices. I think I heard a vacuum cleaner in the distance. It was before 9:00 am and perhaps was too early and so I decided to return at a later time. I drove to the pool which was still closed. I decided to sit on a bench and read until the instructor and lifeguards started filing in, and then walk down to do some water aerobic workouts. I took a few pictures from my cell phone (as I had left my camera at home by the computer) befo...