May 23, 2006
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Hard-working Celebrity
It’s so nice to be on summer break! Today, the kids and I (either together or independently) scrubbed all the carpets in the house, mopped the hard floors, sanded the stand for the basket swing so it can be painted, ran the weed eater all around the property, tidied all the house, baked cookies, and did all the regular chores besides. Phew! I actually have calluses on one hand from rug scrubbing for three hours. (Waah, waah, poor baby.) This evening, I ironed all of TGD’s dress pants. It’s a wonder the man had anything to wear to work. I hadn’t realized how high the ironing pile really was, which is silly, because it sits right on top of the washing machine.
Michael’s baseball game tonight was a big loss, 13 to 3, but they were playing the best team in the league. Oh well. You can’t win them all! Thankfully, the weather was much milder, so we didn’t sit huddled under blankets as we did on Monday night. I took a bunch of pictures for the baseball yearbook. It’s the first year to have a yearbook, so I think many of us are sort of “Duh” about the whole thing. (Duh, the deadline for picture submission is over? Duh, we had to have our orders in? Duh?)
I have become a small celebrity of late. My picture was on the front page of the Centre Daily Times (our local newspaper)–full color and everything! It was of me on my front porch looking quite serious as a reporter quizzed me on my views of rezoning in our township. I wasn’t quoted in the article (which was just as well!), but my picture was there. I thought I looked mean and hunchbacked, but everyone else thought it was a nice shot of me in my wicker rocking chair with pots of flowers and the side yard in the background.
I am enjoying Jane Eyre. This is the third time or so that I’ve read it, and it is probably the first time I’ve actually liked the book. I think that knowing Jane’s life is somewhat autobiographical in spots helps me to understand Bronte’s reasons for writing the way she did. It makes me think I should read Wuthering Heights again to see if my Bronte sister prejudice has lifted totally. (Never really cared for WH either, although Timothy Dalton IS Heathcliff, in my mind!)
Big news: The Good Doctor has finally made a weblog entry!
Comments (10)
I must admit that I take a great deal of pride in knowing that the gorgeous teacherperson is so popular. *Everyone* is now talking about that front page picture! Even one of natethehunter‘s marksmanship coaches mentioned it to me Monday night.
The Front Page of the CDT, awesome!!! You’ll have to scan the picture for us, Non-Centre County residents. One thing I must point out, you mention you enjoying “Summer Break” in your first line and then a list of chores after…I’m I missing anything?
It doesn’t sound like there is any vacationing going on in your house.
I’m curious as to what you mean by your “Bronte sister prejudice”…. do you mean you think their books are boring? or evil? or not-real-world? or literarily convoluted? or too-emotionally-painful? or do you just have inexplicable angst in your heart whenever you hear/see the word “Bronte”? ?
Cool! you were in the paper??? (I think I would die if I had to have my picture in the paper. lol)
I guess the Bronte books are rather dark–though i do like both Jane Eyre and Wuthering Heights. and YES, Dalton does make the perfect Heathcliff. Whenever the wind howls at night, I always think of that story! Catherine is trying to get in! (but I’m a little twisted)
Since rjdohner asked about teacherperson‘s recent photo in the Centre Daily Times, I did a little searching and found it. Unfortunately, it’s not the easiest thing to get to, so bear with me. First, you can see the full article at
http://www.centredaily.com/mld/dailytimes/news/local/14637217.htm
There you will see a picture of Halfmoon farmer D. Michael Barr. Under the caption to his picture, you will see a link marked “More photos”. Click on this link and scroll through the brief set of photos there; teacherperson‘s photo is the fifth one in that slide show.
Hi–I have never read the Bronte books, although I saw the movie Jane Eyre and laughed the whole way through it, it was so ridiculous! Anyway, I have thought I would try the books sometime, but love Jane Austen so well that I hate to not spend my time reading HER books, if I am going to be reading that sort of thing anyway.
I guess I should finish up my desire to conquer the Leatherstocking Tales–only 2 more to go and I have loved them–in fact, I should just buy them.
Well, dear friend–today we travel north to the airport (2 hours) and then stay overnight to hopefully catch a plane tomorrow morning–if there are seats available, that is. Pray for us!
love,Corrine
Hey I found an interview you might like to listen to. It’s Terry Gross of NPR and Michael Farris of the Home School Legal Defense Association. http://www.npr.org/templates/rundowns/rundown.php?prgId=13 . Let me know if you enjoy it
Wow! I’m flattered that someone so famous now still writes to keep us informed. I can’t wait to go check out the picture.
When does the relaxing part of summer vacation hit?
Now that you’re done scrubbing all of your carpets you can do mine next! I don’t want you to run out of things to do during summer vacation. I’m going to check out the CDT pic now…you’re in the ranks of Amanda Reese now I think.