School Is Almost Over!!

Hello, Everybody!

We decided that we had better get this post published or school would be over, and we would have to change the title.

Wow, these weeks are just flying by. By the end of the day, school will be over for the kids. Summer school begins on the tenth. Ellen barely has the weekend off. This is the end of her fifteenth year with the EPISD. Sharon remembers the day she walked into Polk School just like it was yesterday. WOW! Fifteen years already.

It is hard to believe that a week has gone by since we last published. Life seems to be super-busy during the month of May and this first week of June. There is something we must do every afternoon after school or in the evening. You may have heard how hot it has been in El Paso. Yesterday it was 104 degrees already! The heat just drains Sharon and her blood pressure plummets when she gets hot. Ellen keeps her upright when she can, and makes her go down when she knows she must. What is that saying about aging gracefully?? We've decided that there just isn't much "grace" to aging!!! Oh well, we guess it's better than the alternative.

We have so many little projects to do. Getting our flower gardens all in bloom seems to be at the top of the list. We are also going to extend Ellen's patio a little bit. We will both be getting new roofs, thanks to all the hail and wind damage from several months ago. Oh, the joys of owning a home!

The ottoman (that Ellen has been waiting on) has finally made the trip to Sierra Valle yesterday. We will take a picture to show you how nice it all looks now. We also found a really pretty pedestal on which to put her gorgeous arrangement.

Last evening was the Fifth Grade Completion Ceremony for the kids who are "moving on up." It was a nice affair, but gym bleachers are not exactly comfortable for any of our elderly citizens. Both of us had lots of trouble getting up into and out of those bleachers.

When Sharon got home last evening, there was a big box which FedEx had delivered. Paula and Jason had sent a nice surprise in the mail! You can guess what it was when I tell you that it was heavy and from a small winery close to Paula and Jason's home. Wow, that made our day worthwhile!

Have a great Friday!

Until next time. . . . . . .