How could I not have update yet today?  How bizarre.  and now my computer-time is wrapping up!  As I snack on an apple, I'm brought to past orchards I've visited, and fallen leaves and hot apple cider and cold hands.  A smile is also broughten to my face.  Between bites, I say farewell to some sweet visitors.  Last time, I shared some homemade treats with them, and they commented about there being none this time around, and I said it's their turn, and probably blushed... he says they'll bring some next time.  It's been a day of smiles.  One of my smiling moments was caught by a co-worker earlier.  I was reading an e-mail, and the next thing I knew, this lady was reading me like a book.  Must have been a big smile plastered on my face, while my eyes were focused on the screen, or something like that.  <how sweet... another co-worker just stopped by and wants to make sure I can bring the soda to work tomorrow w/o killing my arms... why is God so good?  He sure can watch out for us.>

I met another teacher (my Thursday-counterpart) for lunch on a the main campus of my company- what an experience!  It's beautiful- I just wanted to walk around there for the rest of the afternoon!  But since it's part of the government, my vehicle was inspected, and me also, and questioned... I'm glad that my job is much more low-key than that.  This morning I was just thinking how cool it was that people w/ their PhDs want me to address them by their first names- I'm not their colleague by any means.  I've really appreciated down-to-earth people lately.