Daylight Savings Time Begins

          Another busy week just passed. Monday we had visitors from California who took me and John to lunch at Billy Gene’s and we ate outside overlooking the river. It was a beautiful spring day and we had such a good time, yakking our heads off.  Tuesday, at writers group I shared “Bump in the Road” a song I’ve written. I want to hook up with a musician and see if we can become a song-writing team. My teacher said she’ll go with me to Pompell’s, where they have live music every week and lots of musicians hang out. However, the shows don’t start until 9:30 p.m. which is just a half hour before my bedtime!  I’m just not a night owl. Never have been. When the sun comes up, I do too.

          Wednesday I missed yoga and volunteering at the library because I had an assignment to interview the owners of Vista Camps in Ingram. The 120 acre site was so peaceful and pretty but once summer starts it will be filled with about 400 kids and 100 camp counselors. 

          Thursday was the last meeting of this session of my Club Ed adult class. Five of the participants came over for lunch afterwards, so we had a little more time to get acquainted. Susan recommended the novel, Cutting For Stone. As soon as I finished U is for Undertow I ordered a sample for my Kindle and was immediately captivated by the stunning language and interesting characters.  So when I finished the sample I just clicked “buy” and ouila! – immediate upload. 

          I finalized my June – August teaching schedule. I’d sure like to find another elementary school in the meantime but so far the three principals of the other Kerrville schools have not called me back.

          The devastating earthquake and tsunami in Japan have been on everyone’s mind this week.  I just heard about a man who was on the roof of his house when it washed out to sea – ten miles! Imagine.  The magnitude of this disaster is more than I can comprehend. For every happy rescue story there are thousands of missing souls who may never be found.

          I thought I had found a nurse practitioner, someone highly recommended, but she’s not in my insurance network, so I’m spending the morning calling around town. I have prescriptions that are expiring which can’t be filled by my California provider. 

          Now I’m going to book a hotel in Austin for the poetry festival. Next week one of my adult students is going to go to Austin with me, for a “dry run”, so I can see where everything is and won’t be so nervous when I go by myself. 

          Oops. Just looked at the clock and see that the stretch class I was going to take started 15 minutes ago.  It’s going to take a few days to adjust to daylight savings time. The Kroc Center opened the pools this weekend. The yoga room overlooks the pools. I wonder what it will be like to take yoga with kids shrieking and splashing on the other side of the window?