After thirty-four years of teaching biology and life science I fulfilled my requirements and became eligible for retirement. When a sane teacher reaches that point in their life retirement looks awfully tempting. I’m guessing there may have been a few insane teachers making that same choice. 🙂 I retired in January,2001 and then long-termed subbed for myself to finish the year out. I highly recommend “double dipping” for those final five months of my career. It was the first time…..
The wind break was planted and weed control was in full force. The well drillers had struck an abundant source of water. Farmer Carl had seeded the tillable acreage into alfalfa. It was time to get serious about building our country home. Actually, the house design was a spiritual experience for me. Inspiration hit me on a Sunday morning when I was preparing to be the lector at Mass. The choir was singing and I was sitting in a chair…..
