Last night, during the President's news conference, there appeared a little news scroll at the bottom of our screen that alerted us that one of our local elementary schools would be closed for a week due to the flu. That annoyed me, but my kids aren't in that particular school, so it didn't get under my skin. Then, this morning, via emails from coaches, we learned that all baseball and lacrosse activities are cancelled for 7 days. That annoys me. And, there will be no Little League involvement in our town May Day parade on Saturday. That's about 500 fewer marchers in the parade. That saddens me.
Apparently, there are two cases of the flu in town. I am amazed at how many people have kept their kids out of the schools that are open today. My kids went to school. Our bus stop, which is often referred to as "bus stop utopia" is usually crowded with 7 school kids plus parents and siblings. Parents sip hot coffee and get in their morning chit-chat while all the kids scooter about the driveway, or play a pick up game of basketball, or climb on snowbanks (Utopia). Today, it was just Grace and I and our nextdoor neighbor and her one son. Very quiet. All the other kids were at home. And when the bus pullled up, it was almost completely empty. Once the two kids from our stop got on, I counted 5 kids total on the bus. Usually, the bus has to pause at our stop for quite a while so that all the kids can find a seat because it's so crowded.
I just don't buy into this kind of panic. I think it's too much. A week of school is a lot to make up. I'm sure I'll get a call today that the other schools are closing too. And what's truly odd about the school closing is this: the kids that go to the school that's closed, and the kids that go to Grace's school are bussed together every day, and they share afterschool activities every day too. So it just seems that the decision to close the ONE school and not the other was a hasty decision made out of panic - not rational or well thought-out.
As Grace was sitting at the table this morning eating her toast, she saw two news trucks go by: channel 13 and ESPN. For now, I just wait for the call that the other schools are also closed for a week, and figure out how to manage that time off. With our weekend suddenly completely clear (no sports at all), I can focus on Grace's birthday tomorrow. A ray of light in which to stand.
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1. I will post a new photo each week on Thursday, so look for it and try to guess where the photo was taken.
2. To win the prize, post your guess in the comments here on my blog. The first correct answer wins.
3. Be as specific in naming the location as you can.
4. Let me know how to contact you, in case you win, so I can get the prize to you.
5. If you send me an email with the correct guess, it will count, but I'd prefer to have answers posted on the blog. That way, others can see your guess and use it as a clue.
6. Answers by phone or in person don't count. However, now and then I will give someone a hint if they ask me in person. In such cases, I'll post the hint on the blog, as well as on my Facebook page for everyone to see. And I might Tweet it too.
7. On Wednesday, I will announce the winner. You have from the time the image is posted on Thursday, through 7am on Wednesday to get your guesses posted in the comments.
8. My husband and kids are not allowed to participate - sorry guys. Please don't bribe them for the answer, unless the bribe is something yummy they can share with me.
9. Most importantly, pass this on to your local friends. The more the merrier!
Remember, all photos will be taken in the Kennebunks (Kennebunk, Kennebunkport, Lower Village, West Kennebunk or Arundel).
2. To win the prize, post your guess in the comments here on my blog. The first correct answer wins.
3. Be as specific in naming the location as you can.
4. Let me know how to contact you, in case you win, so I can get the prize to you.
5. If you send me an email with the correct guess, it will count, but I'd prefer to have answers posted on the blog. That way, others can see your guess and use it as a clue.
6. Answers by phone or in person don't count. However, now and then I will give someone a hint if they ask me in person. In such cases, I'll post the hint on the blog, as well as on my Facebook page for everyone to see. And I might Tweet it too.
7. On Wednesday, I will announce the winner. You have from the time the image is posted on Thursday, through 7am on Wednesday to get your guesses posted in the comments.
8. My husband and kids are not allowed to participate - sorry guys. Please don't bribe them for the answer, unless the bribe is something yummy they can share with me.
9. Most importantly, pass this on to your local friends. The more the merrier!
Remember, all photos will be taken in the Kennebunks (Kennebunk, Kennebunkport, Lower Village, West Kennebunk or Arundel).
SNIPPETING
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Your job is to add to it. You can add a beginning and lead into the snippet, or you can work from the snippet, heading to an ending. You can write a song with it, or a poem, or just add another sentence, paragraph or dissertation. How much you add and in what direction is completely up to you.
Be sure to read the responses that others have posted. That's half the fun. But, you don't have to continue on from someone else's response.
Click on "Comment" and add your response to the snippet there.
Share this blog with your friends, so they can play too.
I will post a literary "snippet" - a tasty little morsel of verbiage that I've found in a book, movie, song, conversation, or just pulled from thin air.
Your job is to add to it. You can add a beginning and lead into the snippet, or you can work from the snippet, heading to an ending. You can write a song with it, or a poem, or just add another sentence, paragraph or dissertation. How much you add and in what direction is completely up to you.
Be sure to read the responses that others have posted. That's half the fun. But, you don't have to continue on from someone else's response.
Click on "Comment" and add your response to the snippet there.
Share this blog with your friends, so they can play too.
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- Wonder Woman
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- Doritos
- My talented husband
- My son's gorgeous red hair
- Lilly of the Valley
- Moments with nothing to do
- My daughter's curls
- Girl Scout Cookies
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