Wrapping up summer, well almost.
It has been a blissful summer, not too hot and steamy, just enough to warm my soul.
I taught Summer School for 3 weeks, then tutored 3 students most of the summer. It's nice enough, it gets me out of the apartment and moving about the city by bus or train. I am usually home by 1. It's enjoyable to veg out on my new couch in front of the AC and watching the computer. The Olympics have been sort of enjoyable, only sort of, because when I watch them, it's by tape-delay and I already know the winners. Due to the modern advances of technology, we already know the winners wether we want to or not. Ho hum, it takes the excitement, anticipation and collective enjoyment of experiences in real time the events.

I have met a nice lady on my bus ride to tutor one of my students. She is about my age, neither one of us speaks the other's language well, she's better at English than I am at Japanese. But, we've struck up a friendship, and it's quite lovely. She works for her brother who is a dentist. I don't know her name, but will figure it out next time I see her.

I am about finished with my tutoring for the summer. It has been great. I have earned a great deal of money and have set it aside and will not have to withdraw funds from my bank account this Fall. I am planning on living well though, as far as getting my hair done and getting a massage monthly. 

I am gearing up to go back to school next Friday. Pat should arrive Tues. and it will be good to have her next door. I also will be teaching early morning Seminary this year. It's at 6 a.m. in my tiny apt. Heaven help me, you know I am not an early riser! Oh well, I'll give it a go. (I also prefer smaller children to teenagers).

I have been knitting quite a bit, and have gotten quite a few projects done before school takes up all my time. 

I also managed to keep two hamsters alive this summer for a friend. She returns next week, and gladly, I will return them to her. They are nocturnal and run on a wheel all night. Thank heavens for earplugs!  Pat's plant that I was also tending, hasn't faired as well. It's looks half dead. She said it would be okay to kill it. She's prophetic, it's nearly dead.  I never did have much of a green thumb. 

Well, that's all of my musings for one night.