Currently Reading My Side of the Mountain By Jean Craighead George see related

 Well, it's been a while since I did a Flashback Friday.  I really love looking at old photos, and want to share one with you now.  It's a family Sunday dinner at grandma's photo:

That's my grandmother and sister on the left and my Dad in the center. His cousin is on the right.  I loved this house.  It had all kinds of built-ins (didn't have any closets).  It's not a big house, and wasn't really anything spectacular, yet on the floor, right where my Dad is sitting there was a buzzer to summon the servants. That lamp above their head was a cranberry glass oil burning lamp, isn't it gorgeous?  My Dad took it down when they moved and my Mom treasured it.  Unfortunately, her two year old grandson grabbed hold one day and gave it a big swing and it shattered against the wall.  I understand one of my brothers now has it and found a replacement bowl at an antique shop.

I have been approached at work about a new position, which I am very excited about.  I'm not exactly sure of all the particulars, but I know I would be working with small groups of children who are struggling and are not being helped in the other programs offered. I had to take a test to qualify and I am so happy to report I passed it.  They didn't give a score, but qualified the results with "missed none or very few".  I was so glad to get it over with, and am really happy with the results.  Hopefully they will make a formal offer soon and let me know more about it.

One week to go before Thanksgiving break.  One week off!!

I read this wonderful book from my school library.  About a boy who ran away to live in the woods.  He makes himself a little tiny house out of a huge tree trunk.  When I was a kid it is exactly what I dreamed of doing - getting away by myself and living off the land (of course, on my land wild cookies grew and cereal and meat fell out of the sky). Anyway, it was such a fun read and I've been trying to get the kids at school to read it.  They can't get it until I return mine!  It's called My Side of the Mountain.