Hertzler’s Outpost

Cathy left me today.

She left for a week-long NILD conference in Virginia Beach (National Institute of Learning Disabilities). Throw in some good friends from Budapest who are there, a room with an ocean view, and a meal package, and this is shaping up to be a great week for her. She deserves it, and I’m happy for her. The ongoing education will keep her teaching skills fresh, too.

On the home front things really aren’t bad for me. Andrew and Audrey could take care of me rather than the other way around, if necessary. After the leftover food runs out they might be.

Anyway, this afternoon Andrew came home on his own, did homework, then went skateboarding with some friends in the neighborhood. He was in his element; friends and skateboarding.

Meanwhile, I kept busy at the office until the end of the day. I left Lake Hart and went to retrieve my daughter from our friends’ house. When I got there I found them doing their homework in the sun on the roof!

This is when I began to realize how good my life is here. My whole family is doing things they enjoy, and I didn’t have to work to make it happen. Maybe that’s just being lazy, but it was a nice feeling anyway.

And yes, they had permission to be on the roof.