Is anybody out there?

Ok, so I had the most unbelieveable day last Tuesday--I overslept because my stomach had been upset, remembered that I forgot to call in for jury duty and discovered that I had to appear in Corona at 10:00 a.m. Ok, not so bad but then I remembered that I had to get my TB test done ASAP or I wouldn't be receiving a paycheck from the district come the end of the month! Then, the worst...my phone died! So, I rushed to get ready, have the TB test done, zoom to Corona to find out that I would be included for a possible jury later that day. Thankfully, we were granted a two-hour lunch so I could come BACK to Riverside and have my phone replaced. The bottom line here is: I LOST ALL OF MY FRIENDS PHONE NUMBERS! Please, friends, text, email or call me and give me your phone numbers. I feel so lost and isolated! (BTW, my number is the same.)

I did end up on the jury and it turned out to be a very uplifting experience--for me, not for the defendant. We found him guilty on all counts but, I had my faith in humanity invigorated. Our jury consisted of twelve people from all walks of life, ages 18 to 65, and we had an amazingly positive experience working together--just one of the twists and turns in life.

Ok friends, start texting!

Free at Last!

School's out--praise God! Ken took this picture yesterday as I left school...

I love my job as a teacher. However, we give and give and give to our students, not to mention the hoops we jump through for the district and the stress we feel as a program improvement school. We NEED summer vacation to recover, recuperate, and re-energize ourselves for the new school year.

Here's to a relaxing summer!

William Arthur Nipper

Today, Ken's dad, William Arthur Nipper passed away. He was 84 years old. Bill had been in the hospital for a week after having fallen several times. The doctors thought he was having mini-strokes. Ken took several days off last week and spent each day with him in the hospital.

Bill was a World War II veteran and a former P.O.W. He would often tell the story about how his plane was shot down over Yugoslavia (he was a tail-gunner in a B-17) and the experience of being a P.O.W. He was proud to have been of service to his country and we were proud of him.

He will be missed.