Okay, Work Week, Bring It On. Very Thankful To You For Glorious Weather This Weekend

If only there was a video camera to capture the crazy dog walking at Walnut Beach on Sunday night: Glamis, Jake, Mae-Mae, Kovi, Winter and Maude, all on leashes, most who got along with each other and the Winter, who was unsure about the pack-mentality. Little Maude was the alpha (pictured with Chitunga here), as she put off Jake's obsession with her and wanted to be the lead of the pack.

It was a frantic, if not beautiful end to a gorgeous weekend. Chitunga and I got a lot accomplished academically and then decided to take it easy at night, for the dog walk, before he opted to go out for a friend's birthday.

Today begins the 7 a.m. departure routine, so he can get to the train station in time to make it to Stamford for his internship. This means earlier nights and groggier mornings.

Still, we have to shout-out to the San Diego weather of 80 degree sun and 60 degree winds. It's wonderful to have heat without humidity. It's also perfect for grilling out.

I will be inhaling for the next couple of days as I get everything read for the Young Adult Literacy Labs and Invitational Leadership Institute in July. I spent the first half of my weekend days getting everything ready, as it's about to take off in full force.

Oh, if only we could have this weather for the rest of this summer instead of the rain today and the warming temperatures of the weeks to come.

Here we go....the National Writing Project traditions are off. I'm almost ready. I'm getting there slowly, but it's definitely on the way.