Fall

Glen is excited to almost be retired... for the 3rd time. Just 3 more weeks (and since he only teaches part time, that's only 5 classes before finals). He says he's really not going back again this time. I believe him. He does still plan to sub occasionally, I think.

The local newspaper recently held its annual "The Best of..." for 2022.  Glen was nominated in 2 categories and won the Best Volunteer and also came in 2nd for the Best High School Teacher (after the ROTC teacher Robert Kerman)! Congratulations, Glen!!!

We finally got around to doing the tie-dye session that we'd been planning for a while. It was so easy and a lot of fun!

Eric turned 31! We played GuGong for the first time in a long time...and Glen beat me in a tie breaker.

coming up with what to wish for

wish completed and candle blown out

In Reno, Hannah found a job, an apartment, and a great roommate and is doing well. Alex is at school, but came home for a few days at Thanksgiving. We were able to take a photo to send out with my Christmas cards. We played a lot of games...including a new one. We played "pie poker." You ante up with pieces of your pumpkin pie. The funny thing was, when we went to eat our pumpkin pie, we found out that I had forgotten to put sugar in it.

summer

(pictures are not necessarily in chronological order)

We have had a houseful this summer: my mom, Glen, Eric, Hannah, Alex, and me. Now Hannah has moved to Reno, Alex just went back to college, and my mom just went back to Vegas. So things have quieted down a bit.

mom and me 9-11-22

We had a house full of projects this summer. Glen and Hannah have been renovating many of the rooms. 

Glen's helping Hannah by holding down the counter so it can be screwed down

whether or not he might have been napping is beside the point.

 

They look great and it is so wonderful to have all that storage!

spray painting the bathroom cabinet doors

the tub in the back bathroom was torn out

new tub installed and the walls repainted--countertops will happen at some point

In May, my foot was finally operated on. My foot still doesn't feel 100% but I'm still hopeful. The doctor has another treatment he'll try if it's not better by December.

the doctor draws pictures on the bandage so he can tell if you took it off

Glen and I attended the Dragon Lights Festival in Reno.

Glen retired for the 2nd time in June. And then unretired 2 days before school started in August.  He is teaching 3 blocks of a "Teachers and Training" class for high school students who are interested in secondary education as a career. This is part time (only Mondays and Wednesdays) and only for this semester. Another teacher will take over in January.

Alex and Ben hosted a Super Smash Brothers tournament at the old Fallon theatre. They had a pretty good turn out and had a good time. 

Glen and I have been riding our bikes in the mornings. It's a gorgeous time of the day!

we're your friends, we're your friends, we're your friends till the bitter end...

And, of course, we've been playing lots of games.

one of Eric's new games-Bunny Kingdom (I lost, of course)

Glen, his dad, Eric, Alex, Hannah, and my mom playing Farkle.

I started taking the pottery studio class again. Yay! I made this bowl last December and finally got to glaze it.

before firing

and after

Glen took Dad on the Fallon Community Theatre's float for the Labor Day parade. 

one more picture from our bike rides--sunrise Sept 8, 2022