This Reminds Me

Archive for September 25th, 2010

Reagan High School’s Homecoming game was last night, and alumni Rachel treated Hannah, Lois and Julia to mums.  The girls wear them to school Friday, then to the game Friday night.  Multiple mums are not unusual.  Hannah told me the senior girls are often covered with mums, “even their backpacks.”

I really like NEISD’s feeder system for our neighborhood schools.  Every student in our local elementary school goes to one middle school, and that middle school feeds to only one high school.  School pride – both in your current school, and your next one – is encouraged.  Julia’s “Future Rattler” (high school) shirt was the envy of her classmates Friday.  No “splitting” elementary schools and junior highs as was the norm in Houston when Keith and I were students.  NEISD employees also get into the games free of charge – nice for Rachel, who works in an NEISD after school program.  Notice Julia’s new sneakers.  Her feet have grown – we are thrilled.   Got her some new Sunday shoes at our fashion center (Target) today, too.

Wednesday night – Lois drove us home from church, which allowed me to point my iPhone at the road.  It was a beautiful night….

…with a Harvest Moon, which Lois captured with my Nikon after we got home.  I love the layers of color in the clouds in this shot.

Now I must get downstairs and start some scalloped potatoes to accompany Keith’s meatloaf for dinner tonight.

Have a good evening!