The Last Week Home

I am currently sprawled on the bed of my Super 8 motel room just outside Minneapolis.  This morning, I woke up in Grand Rapids (the one in Michigan, not the one in Minnesota).  That's 600 miles of driving in one day, with only the ZoeyMonster to keep me company, and I did it!  The longest I've ever driven before was the 5 hours from my grandma's summer house, so I was pretty impressed with myself!

She's pretty wiped out for having done nothing but sit in the front seat spazzing and drooling all over the passenger door (Z is NOT a fan of the front seat!)

The last week has been a nonstop whirlwind of packing, quality time with family and friends, and end-of-the-year craziness.  This was my first year working in the public schools, so I don't know what it's usually like, but I'm pretty sure this year had extra crazy.  My building is closing, but the program is continuing, so EVERYTHING had to be packed and ready for the movers to take to our new building by the time school got out yesterday.  It's funny how little space everything takes up once you throw away the junk you don't actually use and package the rest up in boxes.  More than half the school fit into one unused classroom

 The kids were pretty much left with sticks and rocks to play with for the week, but it actually worked out pretty well.  Less is more!  I was inspired to start purging at home.  You know, because I didn't have enough to do already!  But it actually helped me get ready to leave, because with less stuff, it was much easier to organize the things I needed to pack.  I still have too much and definitely over-packed, but much of what I packed will NOT be going home with me, and I'll get rid of more at home when I get back

Ugh!  my brain is starting to cloud over--I think it's time to walk the dog and slip into mindless oblivion for a while