Week one is almost done. This is my second sabbatical (Thank You Kris and FD!) so I know the feeling of being away from the office for a while. But for this week, it still feels like vacation-mode. I’m sure the feeling of “joblessness” will hit me again soon (HA).
This week I have been visiting my sister & brother in-law, nephew and his wife, and niece and her husband, that all live in Stinnett, Texas. A small town about 60 miles north of Amarillo. I helped out with some repairs on their houses and yards. Actually not as much yard work as we had hoped for, because it has rained a bit every day that I have been here (5 days straight). I haven’t seen the sun since I started my sabbatical!
We all needed this time together here in Stinnett, and it has taught us that we need to spend time with each other more often. I am leaving today (Friday), and going to Wellington to stay a week with my parents. Dad has a new hot-tub/spa thing that is currently in his garage. I am going to build him a “hot-tub house”, as he calls it, off the patio in the back yard, weather permitting. Hopefully pics to come next week.
It’s now 7:30 am, time for some (more) coffee and some reading and study time. I enjoy the early mornings. I am alert (after a cup of coffee), and the world is still mostly quiet.
From something I read a long time ago — “Quiet the mind, and the soul will speak”.
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