Weekends are funny, because during the school year my schedule varies very little each weekend. Here is my typical weekend:

Friday evening: Generally Jean and I go shopping and eat dinner somewhere. This past Friday we went to Red Lobster where I had delicious seafood-stuffed flounder and their heavenly cheese biscuits. Then I spent my usual hour browsing at a bookstore while Jean shopped elsewhere.

Saturday morning: This is my prime time to do schoolwork and I spent it this weekend writing tests, quizzes, and college recommendations. Last year I wrote an all-time high of 129 recommendations, but this year I don’t expect to approach half that number.

Saturday afternoon: Off to the YMCA in the afternoon, followed by shopping for produce at the farm store, then shower and cook dinner. Last night was Chinese cooking.

Saturday evening: This is when most of my free time is, and last night I read a fabulous story by one of my all-time favorite writers, Clifford D. Simak. The story was a novelette from the 1950s entitled “Immigrant” and it was his typical thought-provoking pastoral look at life.

Sunday morning: Back to work on the computer, more recommendations as well as catching up on other things such as accumulated mail and journal entries.

Sunday afternoon: First we go to Shop-Rite for our food shopping, followed by more chores, such as vacuuming and cooking dinner. Tonight is pea soup and zucchini bread.

Sunday evening: Finally, more free time, provided all my schoolwork is finished. We’ve already gone bike-riding, so I’ll probably spend more time reading. Then off to sleep before I go back to my students in the morning!

Have a great week everybody!