It's the first day of school today and that always reminds me of those days of yesteryear - nearly 20 of them now. I haven't missed it a bit. This year, it sounds as if there is a complete shortage of teachers and lots of places are looking for any "responsible adult" to manage the classes. I heard this morning that Sooke SD has 800 more students this year than last. I can't believe people would want to live on Vancouver Island with all of its ferry disruptions, particularly on long weekends! So glad that I don't have to deal with that issue.
I fully expected to be "locked out" of this blog post. It's been more than 3 years since my last entry. I'd like to get back at it on a regular basis. I haven't done the writing in my diary, and I don't get up early to do writing pages, so perhaps blogspot will keep me motivated. If it does, I'll try to get a readership!
I've entitled this post "back to work" because it's the first day of the return to the regular season of life in Kaslo. I've got a list started of the different organizations I need to contact to meet once again. My choir practices begin tomorrow night. It always seems as if I accomplish much more work when I am part of a "schedule" than when I am not, so I welcome this return to routine. This morning I even went out with my running group for an hour, came home to make supper and prepare a few pears for the drying racks and then rode back to town to have my mammogram and pick up my first "Lucke" eggs from my friend, Jenn. This afternoon, we canned some Damson plums - pretty hard to get them apart so probably a day or two early from when we "should" have done them. Tonight, I hope to prepare some apples for the freezer!
