Timeline

I've thought about writing a bit about my life for my grands.
First step is the time line. this is really for me :) But if you have a question....

I was born into a new neighborhood in Phoenix in late 1950's.  Middle child of five. Religion practicing mother, faith living father.
Summer of 1964 our family went East to visit my father's family.
Watching history evolve on TV and seeing it on the ground. Solidified early my love of history and finding out the full story.

Early 1970's in high school. Being a first "girl" to do many things in my religion.  Dating people from every race and social level.  Music, music and more music. Theater

Mid 70's- Moving begins
Loyola Marymount
Arizona State
Northern Arizona University

Last of the 70's
Open classroom co teaching
Teaching migrant kids
Migrant work in desert
Security guard to pay the bills.

Early 80's
Teaching in Wuerzburg
Breaking up with one person and marrying another in a six month period.
Two children
Washington DC

Next 15 years-
Indianapolis- first encounter with public housing
Kansas- first encounter with generational poverty
Monterey,Ca- first encounter with privilege
Pok Fu Lam Hong Kong/ Asia travel
Honolulu - first encounter with real prejudice directed to my kids
Saudi Arabia- first time becoming a non person behind a mask.

Settling
Flagstaff-
      ten years of kids
     teaching on Navajo Reservation
     choosing minority PS over CS for kids and working hard with that community.
     Habitat
     Food Kitchens
     Championship multi racial cross country.

Saxon
   Travel- 49 states
   Learning
   Pushing limits.

Kansas-
    Teaching in a school of farmers
             and people who thought they never could do much (which was BS)
     Casualty Assistance
     West Point
     Non compliant young adult
     Tornados
     Marriages and grandchildren
    Deployments

Delaware
     Grand kids
     Pandemic
   

Day 50! Yes, I am still at home.

Delaware begins to open.
I would attempt the beach, but I know everyone will be there
and one of the things I love about our beach is
how few people go there.

It is a rocky beach really (this is a stock photo)

Most of the sand washed into the bay years ago...

Still, it is the beach my ancestor landed on in the late 1600's

and it is close to me. 

I did sneak by and see this gang at the beginning of the week.

We had all been inside for about five weeks.

My "touch meter" was pegged at zero

I needed a fill up.

Better then medicine. 

Continuing to plan my kitchen in Idaho.

After a major meltdown 

about the move.

Poor hubby.

He did survive.

But the next time I pull that sh*t on him

I might not.....

Finished Outlander and Homeland last weekend.

Looking forward to the last Belgravia on Sunday.

The TV is mostly off except late at night when it puts me to sleep.

Started the new Tom Clancy novel

Doing research on seventh grade curriculum 

for the possibility of the oldest grand doing it at home.

Found all of my old curriculum and put most of it up for sale.

I have hope it will all sale.

Moved almost all of our savings to other places.

USAA is doing some strange things, so it is time to go.

While I was at it I opened a credit union account in the town 

that we WILL be living in two years.

Flying to Phoenix for three days

in July.

Really. My mom turns 90.

I'll report what Southwest is like...

Began to plan our masked Disney trip in November.

The hotel rooms were booked in January.

Hummmmm

I am stubborn and have not canceled my Germany trip yet.

Germany has opened travel to EU people. 

Do you think I could pull,

"I am writing a blog post about the new travel on Delta."

How about, "Ancestry says that I am more then 50% Prussian"?

Pleasssssseeeeeeeee

My bet is it will close at the beginning of the winter for flu...

Trying to decide if I should just throw away all of my Covid clothing.

Is is fashionable to wear house dresses when I go to the local commissary?

I didn't think so....

BTW- I "borrowed" most of these photos if you couldn't tell. 

Back to trying to go to sleep

It is already day 51......