After a day of rain yesterday — it absolutely poured for most of the day, which is why I didn’t go for a walk during the Boy’s practice — we were thrilled with the lovely light streaming into our kitchen this morning. The sky was a rich blue, which meant we had to get outside.

I spent the morning grading — remember that? I don’t do that much grading at home these days because I no longer teach a heavily academic subject.

I still have a bit, though: the kids keep a daily journal as their warm-up in class, and I use that as a major assignment grade. As such, I take the time to read what they’ve written. For example, we’ve had a change in our school’s morning routine, and I asked the kids what they thought of it. With 150 students, though, it takes a long time to work through all those journals.

After lunch, we headed to our favorite park for a walk. We thought about going to a local state park and going for a longer walk, but in the end, we elected for the closer park and shorter walk.