Friday, February 24, 2023

Lesson 780: Direction

 Hello, Readers.

You are headed in the right direction

if you found your way to the Lamp Post!

I love the wording of the definition of DIRECTION.


di·rec·tion
/dəˈrekSHən,dīˈrekSHən/
noun
  1. 1.
    a course along which someone or something moves.

  2. "she set off in the opposite direction"


The weather.
That's something that's moving along a course.


An icy course this week!


Ellen is moving along her course.


Her American Sign Language class met 
at the big 'Boro vs Gannon Ladies game.
This is Ellen and her cousin Angie,
who also signs.


Ellen's Speech and Hearing Club received a reward
for their outreach.


She also finished a novel!
I'm always after my family to read
and none of them sit long enough to read anything.
This book is a bout deaf culture and it's really good.



Sam's course is always moving along in fast motion.


He'll sit your dogs while you are away.


Just make sure your light fixtures 
are hung high enough 
so he doesn't bash his head off of them.


It's time for play-off basketball.


They are always the most exciting games of any sports season!



Natalie's direction is always moving forward consistently.


She won the raffle basket at tonight's 
Integrated Sports Bocce Tournament.


These gold medalists are moving on to region play in DuBois.









So, what direction is Old Eloise moving in?
Forward--
trouncing along on my happy path.
We got in a few happy walks last weekend.
Nothing makes me happier than
walking with my camera and my family--
two legged 
and four legged ones.


Camp was really pretty!





While Ellen was finishing up True Biz,
I made a Blind Date with a Book!


This is the book that was inside!


On the way home from camp
we drove by a field in Corry and saw this:





We also walked the trails up 
at the old Gospel Hill Golf Course.




They are nice and wide,
but muddy in spots
so wear some boots!

It's so big, 
we actually go a little lost!
It felt good to wander though.


Enjoy your weekend
moving in your own direction!

Eloise







Friday, February 17, 2023

Lesson 779: Inspiring Courage

Hello, Readers!

It's time for your weekend report from the Lamp Post. 

We're ending the week with a dusting of snow tonight,

but the scene across the street earlier this week

signaled shorts season.

Snowless evergreens,

Dr.

lonely sleds,

 and confused snowmen

make us feel as if we've waved goodbye to winter.

Erieites know better though.

It takes courage to live in this unpredictable weather.

Maybe we should seek inspiration from animals.

They roll with the punches pretty well.


Warm weather brings about car washes.


We also like to measure ourselves against Sam wearing boots.


The last regular season game was played tonight.
We had a nice win in a close and exciting game against General McLane.


In 2019, took a fair amount of courage 
for us to allow Natalie to work outside of our home.
She works for Penn State Behrend in the Dining Hall.
We worried about her safety,
as well as the impact it would have on others,
as she needs rides to and from the workplace
and some job supervision.



We are glad we made the decision to move forward,
and everyone is the better for it.
Natalie is a hustler!


This gal hustled herself a spot into Edinboro's Speech and Language
Graduate School.
She graduates in May,
then will start two more years of study
to fulfill her dream of becoming a
Speech and Language Pathologist.
We are all inspired by her consistency.
Ellen is a great student!


I was truly inspired by the courage it took
for our friend Anna
to sing the National Anthem at the girls basketball game!
 She was called to melodic action
without warning or practice
after the PA system was not working.
Oh to be blessed with the ability to carry a tune!


The PA system didn’t work last night to play the National Anthem. Fort Leboeuf senior Katie Cook and our own sophomore Anna Bossart stepped in! Great job Ladies!!! #HCBeTheOne #HCProud

I
I admire the courage it takes to explore space.
The Huskies are going to have a wonderful opportunity
to connect to the International Space Station
using the equipment they built!
I'll be updating you on this story 
as our greatest tech challenge progresses.
Big news: HC’s Advanced Technologies Group has received preliminary approval to connect with astronauts on the ISS this upcoming Fall using equipment that they built! This is a huge honor and will require extensive training and testing over the next seven months. STEAM challenges are not easy, but they are incredibly rewarding! #HCBeTheOne #HCHSclubs #HCProud


I'm going to read my Blind Date with a Book this weekend,
so I was stalling around, 
looking for something to read or listen to.

I've always heard Dr. Gary Chapman's work quoted,
and found it interesting.
He determined 5 Love Languages
based on how people best express love for someone.

I picked up the audio book 
and am enjoying it.
It's narrated by Dr. Chapman
and he has a southern accent--
which, 
forgive me,
but I often find annoying.

Teachers love quizzes,
and there is a quiz you can take to find out your love language.
Can you guess mine?



As a wordy girl, 
you may have guessed that 
Words of Affirmation 
is my love language,
but it isn't.

I like to help,
I love to give gifts,
and am generally known as "huggy."
All of those things are important ways to express love.
Agreed.

But my Love Language is Quality Time.
There are 24 hours in a day,
and I'm awake for 19 of them.
Quality Time with my loved one
is what I desire the most.



It was Dr. Gary Chapman who began a chapter
stating that the definition of ENCOURAGE--
which is one of my very favorite action words--
means to Inspire Courage.
I really love that.
Thank you Dr. Chapman,
southern drawl and all.

Here's another little fun quiz.
Strange questions--
but I wound up right in the middle
in the Normal Person block,
thankfully tagged with a cool nickname 
to make up for the boringness--
I'm a Normie!





CLICK HERE for this interesting test

Have a nice weekend.
Eloise the Normie