Sunday, May 14, 2023

Sunday, May 14, 2023

I observe women at church, young and old, who are 'thick in the middle,' as I have become. I watch them strut their stuff, looking gorgeous. The problem is  I used to have a flat belly. Mike complained when it expanded a bit after menopause. I pointed out to him that he had a belly. "Yes, but I've always had one. You didn't when I met you," at thirty-two. In all fairness, I maintained that figure until my mid-fifties, several years after menopause.   

     After church, I headed home, not stopping at Long's to pick up more Hersey's milk chocolate nuggets with almonds. 

     I called Kea to find out how Elijah's scholarship applications were going. They had completed and submitted the Federal Student Aid application. This had to be filed to qualify for any scholarships or loans in the country. I don't know why this would be relevant for student scholarships awarded by a particular school versus the federal government. Whatever it was in. Of course, it was much too late to apply for a scholarship for September. Elijah's friend had only proposed going to college about a month ago. Applications for the following year have to be in before Christmas.     

      Based on Judy's advice, I called Elijah and recommended that he apply anyway. It couldn't hurt. His grades were good. Anything is possible. I also told him to get in scholarship applications for next semester and the following fall.  

   I didn't see third-grade KPS because she was with her mom for Mother's Day. I did have 2nd grade M. We continued working on reading comprehension. She has the same problem several of my other students have. She answers questions based on her background knowledge instead of information from the text.