Saturday wishing

Well, we FINALLY put in a full five days at school! A full week has been few and far between since Thanksgiving. I am happy about the full week, but I could tell by Thursday morning some of my students were starting to show some 'wear and tear' from the work load!  LOL!  A few of them still had enough energy to try and be funny by asking me if I used to ride a dinosaur to school (geez... who will they have to pick on when I do retire). So cute and comedic... I told them I sure did but finally traded it in for a mule... that I had to walk 4 miles through the snow to get to before I could hop on and head for school 12 miles away. Actually, they're not being disrespectful - just trying to 'connect' with humor. They know where and when to draw the line and we do have fun! They also think it is more than awesome they have a teacher [female no less] who rides a Harley! It is always an event when I roar up to the school on Dyna.

As I could not sleep well last night, I baked cookies until 1 A.M. and then scanned through [and started following some new] blogs. Now that it is definitely daylight on this gorgeous Saturday morning, I find myself with Saturday wishing. I am wishing for a nice warm Saturday morning so Telephone Man and I can enjoy our coffee on our front porch -- then head out on our Harleys for a Saturday ride on the back roads in our area.

 Those two wishes will just have to wait a bit longer! However, I am thankful for this wonderful day and look forward to 'date night' with Telephone Man tonight.

We will be celebrating Valentine's Day a little early; it just fits into our schedule better. We're taking TM's mother with us as the restaurant  is a favorite [out of many!!!] of ours and was of TM's parents for years [his father is deceased]. I already know what I will order: French Onion Soup, their famous Iowa Pork Chop, house salad, and a nice glass of dry white wine. I may even sneak in some cheesecake if I have room left. Okay, so I am trying to act like I may not have room left -- I will have a piece of cheesecake!

I haven't bought a card for TM for Valentine's Day yet. So I will end this post with an addition to my Saturday wishing -- I wish for many more years with Telephone Man by my side! I love you, honey!!

Happy Valentine's Day to you and to all our new friends in blogland!!!!!



Roads cleared at last!

The main state and county roads have been cleared by now. However, many of the township/side roads are still being worked on, so there is still no school in our area. My school has been out since 11:30 Monday morning! We must do what is best for our students' safety first. There are just too many rural township roads that our bus drivers must run, and some of them aren't open yet. We'll be back in session Monday.

Telephone Man worked (played) at getting a path dug out to our garage and then to the road so he could get out to work Wednesday -- hey, he must help keep every one's DSL going in our rural area!! As for me and my cat, we have been staying in where it is nice and warm.  I could be cleaning out closets or something along that nature -- notice I said I could be doing such! 

I talked with my sister [who is a winter Texan in Rockport] and it is 28 degrees there this morning. They are really NOT having too much fun right now. She and her husband, my brother and his wife, and 3 sets of cousins/spouses all take their RVs and head for Rockport after Christmas. They aren't liking the cold temps down there but do not mind missing out on our single digit temps and 17 inches of snow here in central Illinois!

I browsed some of our motorcycle pictures this morning just for the fun of it (instead of doing any necessary housework!!). That was after I read Donna and Stu's entry  http://www.2takinga5th.blogspot.com/ about their road trip on their bikes to meet up with fellow bloggers for lunch. Oh, I can not wait to hop on Dyna and ride alongside Telephone Man to one of our favorite spots and motorcycle events! The annual Moonshine Lunch Run http://moonshine-run.com/Moonshine/ is coming up in April, and I registered us yesterday. Check the web page out for the run and read the history of this fun event; people ride from far and wide to eat a 'Moonburger' in Moonshine. Unfortunately the man who started it, Terry Hammond, died unexpectedly in November but some of his comrades are helping his wife organize it at least one more time. The Moonshine Store (Martinsville, IL)  has to be experienced to truly appreciate it! We guarantee that part of the fun is just finding it! Your GPS will do you no good -- stop any of the area farmers for directions. Their FPS [Farmers Positioning System] will work like a charm. LOL!



DnD in front of Moonshine Store - Martinsville, IL











 







Hallelujah - Cover by Drew

Turn up your volume and enjoy the voice of an angel! This young girl is amazing!

Winter Wonderland

     Hello blogland! I've been following several of you bloggers and finally decided to give this a try myself. As I compose this it is beginning to look like Winter Wonderland outside. We're in west-central Illinois and in the path of a 'blizzard' forecast. All schools [my school let out at 11:30 yesterday] in the area are not in session. Hubby is working and I wish for him to be home with me - safe and sound.      Telephone man  [my hubby] and I follow a few retired/almost retired RV blogs. That is what we want to do when we retire -- buy another 5th wheel (unfortunately, ours burned a few years ago) and travel part-time. However, we both ride motorcycles so we may invest in a toyhauler. We are slowly starting the process of 'discussing' downsizing and preparations for the next chapter in our lives, even though retirement is not until 2015! I look forward to connecting with you.