I can see why they call this a sickness. Not fair really in how fast it can sneak up on you and how it can really make you heart sick and physically sick. It is just a sadness for me. I guess it comes in different forms for everyone. It is my hope that it abates as quickly as it sets in. There is so much to be done. No time for being tired or down and out. At the same time isn't it reasonable to expect to "crash" a little when I haven't had such large doses of happiness like I have in so long? I can only hope it balances out in some form soon. So today I was trying to find ways to start pulling myself back up and keep going. I think it important to give myself an evening to have a bit of wallow but tomorrow is coming quite soon.
So I decided to look around just my walk to school and took a few pics of things I wonder about. We all have adventures sitting in our own backyards that we need to conquer.
For example:
This is a sitting area of some sort that is hiding behind the gates to the local high school. I haven't ever seen it in use. I wonder if the students even use it but it seems as though it has been there for some time now. I wonder what it has seen and how much trouble I would get in if I wanted to take a closer look.
These are some stairs I pass every single day on the way to school. They go up the hillside by the school but I don't know where. It could be a hiking trail or gardens or a home or nothing at all. It seems tame enough for me to investigate one of these days. The point being, how many times do we walk right by stuff like this and never even wonder much less think to explore?
And finally when all else fails, leave it to kindergarteners to at least put a smile on my face as they do their first song of the day. I think they like learning about loud and soft music and the movements, don't you? Here is hoping that tomorrow has a little less longing for home and a maybe two smiles on my face instead of just one.
I don't like to hear that you are homesick, but I imagine I'd be in the same boat. I sent you a card along with a music CD and some lesson ideas on another CD quite a while ago. I imagine mail takes a long, long time to get there? Unless it got lost in translation. :o) Yes the kids are pretty cute! It's fun when they are having fun. I have a little 5th grade boy that is more pumped about band than I've ever seen a kid...just beaming from ear to ear with joy! I love it! Yesterday his middle cork peeled off and he was devastated, face all red, tears in his eyes. Unfortunately the clarinet left Welch with a less than satisfactory cork and he was just sure it was his fault. I reassured him and his mom that it wasn't his fault at all, it was just an old cork ready to blow. I was more than irritated when the mom said they told her the cork was a little dry. That's GARBAGE!! Aargh... Anyhow, thanks for letting me vent on that one. The time is going quickly, though. I can't believe we are already at September 20th. Peace my friend!
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