Friday Five

You'd think that being on summer break would give me more time to Friday Fives.  Nope.  But I did get a chance today to play.   Sharon posted this sequel to last summer's Decisions, Decisions on RevGalBlogPals:
. . . A decision from history:  There is a chair that still sits in the Assembly Room of the Pennsylvania State House (Independence Hall). Legend has it that it was George Washington's chair, the back carved with a half sun.  Benjamin Franklin would look at it and wonder whether it was a rising or a setting sun.  Eventually Franklin decided it was the hopeful symbol of the rising sun, a sign of the future of our new republic.

How do you decide? Check out the following pairs and tell which one of each appeals to you most:  

1) Sunrise or Sunset  - 

Both are beautiful, but I tend to see a lot more sunrises than sunsets.  I drive easterly to work and am usually up before the sun rises.  

2) To the Mountains or To the Beach

The beach.  Definitely the beach.  I do like mountains, but the beach calls to me.

3) Coffee or Tea

Again, I like both, but I'm definitely more of a coffee person.  Need that morning jolt or two!

4) Advent or Lent 

Advent.  

5) "Raindrops on Roses" or "Whiskers on Kittens"

Actually the bright copper kettles and brown paper packages tied up with string are more appealing though.  I can take or leave either of the suggested pair.

BONUS:  Tell more about one of the pairs.  Why did you choose it?  Difficult or easy choice?  A story from your own experience?

Sunrises have been pretty frequent in my life. Our bedroom is on the east, so the early light helps me wake up. Some memorable sunrises:  Digby,Nova Scotia, August 17th, 1977.    We have the most gorgeous sunrise photo taken on our honeymoon.   Most people who see it, assume incorrectly that it's a sunset.  Also for many years, we took our students to an overnight environmental school in Saco, Maine for a week.  It's on the beach, and ouir tradition was that one morning during the week we woke up all the students before dawn, herded them sleepily down to the beach (in their pjs and coats!) for the sunrise.  I have wonderful memories of singing "Sun" songs with 150 6th graders  -"Here Comes the Sun", "You are My Sunshine" as we waited for the sun to rise.  That's one experience I have treasured over the years.

What a Difference a Day Makes

I'm glad today was a snow day.  Even though we now risk having to go into the next week in June should we have another snow day, I am glad that today was a day I got to stay home.  I've been fighting the bug that's been making the rounds at school, and I was feeling last night that I was losing the battle.  I did get up at my usual 4:45 am but by 5:20, when the decision to close school was made, I snuggled back into bed and actually went back to sleep until the phone rudely awakened me at 7 am.  I've had a very leisurely day ---- catching up on episodes of Big Love, Castle, Project Runway, and even catching some Olympic curling.  I got lots of knitting done on my Knitting Olympics project, the February Lady Sweater. I napped some too.  I feel like a turned the corner and at least got the immunity cells recharged.

I also had a chance to compose an email to my principal.  He asked me for my thoughts on a proposed assignment change last week, and he gave me some time to think about it.   I've been thinking, and finally got my thoughts down in writing, slept on it, prayed about it, and finally composed the email.   Now I just have to wait and pray that I've made my thoughts persuasive enough.

All in all, a snow day was exactly what I needed today.