Hola!
Here's a quick update before Kathi & her family come to the house this evening! They flew from Albuquerque Wednesday, and drove to Maine to see the lighthouses. She said today is Plymouth and the Mayflower, then they'll come here, until next Wednesday.
Such fun to have visitors! How is it that we are still in school and they are not??!?
It's called "living in New England." Start school after Labor Day, get 2 full weeks off in December, and 2 full weeks off in the spring. Throw in a couple of snow days, and you go to school ALMOST TO THE END OF JUNE. Wow. New concept.
Oh, but here's another new concept I learned about today, after 2 friends talked
about their "last day is next Friday" or they're "done except for finals." I know they attend private schools. But how does that work, given they have the same length of winter & spring breaks as we do in public schools?
"Private schools do not have to attend school 180 days." Wow. Really? So, ALL I HAVE TO DO is put my kids in private school for $25K a year each (this would be my 3rd grader, 6th grader and 8th grader)--for $75,000 a year, we too, can be finished with school the first week of June.
(Um, yeah.
..I'll have to look into that...)
But UNTIL then, we'll just have to suck it up and endure, while our cousins from the WEST rub in the fact that they are out of school for the summer.
Happy Memorial Day last Monday! We enjoyed a family favorite...hiking, this time we drove 45 minutes away to "Purgatory Chasm." It does sound daunting, doesn't it? It was a beautiful day, couldn't have asked for better weather. 
Cool and sunny. Just glorious. Frank's cousin Amelia met us there. Frank and the kids found holes in the rocks to wriggle into...they were pretty excited about that! 
My greatest adventures come above the ground or under water (scuba diving), thank you very much. None of this I-can't-see-what's-in-there-and-the-opening-is-too-small-for-me-but-I'll-wriggle-in-and-get-myself-stuck-anyway business. I get claustrophobic just watching them twist and squirm their way in.
Well, off to the grocery store!
Have a great weekend! Kari
Happy New Year 2023
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3 comments:
Ok, I seriously laughed through almost your whole blog! My mom just shakes her head as I comment that I am very much alike my aunt Kari as far as the venting and sarcasm goes. We have always known that I am most like you as far as my mom's side of the family(: Gotta love living back east though right? And to think-thats exactly what I want to do!
Can't wait to see you and Frank next week!
Have a great day!
Yeah, I'm totally with you-no going down into small dark places. I got the heebees just reading about it. I'm sure Guapo and the kids would LOVE it though. :)
LOL about the private schools.
My kids get out June 18th.
Oh thank goodness SOMEONE is in school later than us. It feels like everyone is already out and hitting the summer fun, and we still go until next Thursday. No more whining from me now that I know we are the LAST ones! hee hee. Hope you have fun with family visiting.
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