Nos. 40 - 46

June reading roundup...

No. 40 - Fragments of the Lost by Megan Miranda:

No. 41 - The Good Sister by Sally Hepworth:

No. 42 - The Madness of Crowds by Louise Penny:

No. 43 - Speak by Tunde Oyeneyin:

No. 44 - The Last Thing He Told Me by Laura Dave:

No. 45 - A Knock At Midnight by Brittany K. Barnett:

No. 46 - Come Find Me by Megan Miranda:

:)

My friends' son plays in the Majors... NBD

WAY back in May... my co-workers' son was called up to the Majors!!!! Adley was an OSU Beavers star and then the No. 1 MLB draft pick. But then COVID hit, and his big-league debut was put on hold. 

This season, we've been anxiously awaiting the news. Sports writers speculated. Baltimore fans hoped. An injury delayed his much-anticipated moment.

BUT THEN... I was checking social early on May 21 when I saw that Adley Rutschman had been called up!!!!

I don't know Adley, but I've known his father, Randy, since he was my teacher in 9th grade at Twality Junior High. His wife, Carol, taught my sister math at Tigard High. And we've all worked together at THS since!

And as a super bonus - Rutsch and Mojo (how we know them at THS) are the sweetest people you'd ever know! 

My fam gathered at Eryn's house to watch Adley's first Big-League game.

Rutsch, Mojo, and Adley's sister, Josie, got LOTS of air time on the Orioles broadcast:

Mojo and Josie were really animated. Rutsch looked really nervous. 😂

First at-bat:

No. 35:

The Orioles fans were going NUTS! They all hope Adley will help turn the team around. They gave him a very warm welcome!

I'm so happy for Rutsch and Mojo, who get to see their son live his dream. I can't wait to see what he does. GO ORIOLES! ⚾

Congrats, Grads!!

ALL MY SENIORS HAVE GRADUATED!!!!! My students work independently, and as soon as they complete their required credits, they are done. We're still a week before graduation, and every one of them has finished - including three juniors!

Congrats, Andrea!!

Congrats, Trystian!!

Congrats, Ace!!

Congrats, Arkadiy!!

Congrats, Cody!!

Congrats, Jesus!!

Congrats, Jhonathan!!

Congrats, JR!!

Congrats, Luca!!

I'm so very proud of you all!!!! ❤

Year of Hiking 2022: 28 - 31

 It's not quite summer, and I'm well over half-way through the 52-Hike Challenge!

No. 28 - Tigard Heritage Trail, May 13:

No. 29 - Deschutes River Trail via Ferry Springs, May 14:

No. 30 - McCall Point, May 15:

No. 31 - Fanno Creek, May 22:

School's almost out... time to get busy!!!!! 

No-TV Tuesday: softball semis

The Tigers are going to the finals!

Under warm, sunny skies, Tigard took on McNary in the state softball semis.

Mom is their announcer, so we get to watch from up in the press box:

We won!!!! Next up: We play Oregon City Saturday for the state title! (bracket)

LET'S GO, TIGARD!!!!!!!🎉

2022: Nos. 33 - 39

May reading roundup:

No. 33 - The Heart Principle by Helen Hoang:

No 34 - All The Missing Girls by Megan Miranda:

No. 35 - This Boy's Life by Tobias Wolff:

No. 36: The President's Daughter by Bill Clinton and James Patterson:

No. 37 - The Wife Upstairs by Rachel Hawkins:

No. 38: The Unpassing by Chia-Chia Lin:

No. 39: Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri:

:)