Lesson 800: Make the Impossible Possible

Good evening, Readers.

I've reached the 800th blog post tonight.

It may not seem like much of a milestone 

for real news reporting,

or writers with weekly paid gigs.

But for Eloise,

the middle class mom from suburbia,

reports in every Friday night since 2010 

and then some,

800 just doesn't seem possible.

800 straight blog posts 

is about as much as an impossibility

as smoke from still raging wildfires in Canada

reaching the vineyard across the street,

leaving us with unhealthy air quality this week.

Alas,

it IS possible.

Daughter Ellen came home from the Taylor Swift 

Eras Tour concert empowered.

After the initial emotional dip she felt after the concert was over,

she soon lived up to the Swiftie that she is:

Ellen signed up for a half marathon......in July.

Impossible?
No way--says Tay!

Turn that into a song!

Shoes move

to 

this 

sick 

beat!

Eloise loves to accompany people

while they train for challenging things!

Out to the peninsula we went--

We dropped Ellen off at the first parking lot

and went exploring until she found us 

at the Perry Monument.

I love to catch the city view from this angle.

I caught these geese

in a seemingly impossible feat.

In a Make Way for Ducklings moment

they backed up traffic for a bit until they crossed safely.

My students and I gave our Weather Balloon project

another shot.

The project seemed impossible!

With weather delays all winter long,

and a launch that was postponed 

as it was scheduled just three days after the 

spy balloon incident,

it never seemed like this would come to fruition.

With teamwork

we were successful!

The students launched their balloon

at 10:00 am on Thursday

after approval from Erie Air Traffic Control.

We would again like to thank Airgas

with some assistance with the precious helium.

A crowd gathered to watch

at the school and on a live stream.

Up,

up,

and away she flew

The payload was filled with cameras,

tracking devices,

and data collection equipment,

all set up

and determined by the students themselves.

We chased her south of Corry.

I drove the Retrieval Team van.

It's a high point of my career

driving a van full of teenagers

telling me how to drive,

and where to go.

They quietly listened for the beeps of the tracking device.

and kept their eyes to the skiesl

We successfully found the payload,

fully intact,

with all equipment working.

Excellent job!

It doesn't seem possible that plain old beach rocks

could be transformed into something so pretty.

Do you recognize Natalie's hearts?

Basketball?

Say what?

How is this possible?

Winter sport bodies are made in the summer!

Summer bodies crave ice cream.

We stopped at Arby's because the kids wanted to try

the peach milkshakes.

I had to chuckle when I saw this sign

while waiting in the drive thru line.

Then I looked a the sweatshirt I was wearing.

I had an animal stack, too.

Not quite the same meaning, however.

I have exactly 10 minutes left in June,

and I was able to cross off all of my June Jobs!

June is for cleaning the kitchen, living room, and garage.

I attack the bedrooms in July.

And I save the basement for hot, sticky August.

June was also saved for painting the garage floor.

We think looks fantastic!

Abe does not.

Make the impossible possible this weekend.

Eloise