School's Out for the Summer. . .
@GardenGerty (169479)
United States
May 16, 2025 8:34pm CST
Did you sing it?
I know it will be a short ten weeks off, but I am ready for a break. Having a cold at the end of the year was not fun.
As the year ends, teachers often find themselves changing classes, locations, etc. Mrs. Cooper, who was the general ed teacher for my student in third grade and then later in fifth grade, twice is one of those teachers. She got an opportunity to move up to teach high school. A variety of classes, in a variety of rooms.
She will no longer have a cozy little reading corner in her room, so she donated some pillows and such to who ever wants them. All the teachers do this. They put things they no longer want in the teachers' workroom. I came home with a souvenir.
I have looked at and admired the pillow in my picture for a number of years. Its bright colors really pop. I love florals.This is a sewn cover over a bed pillow.
You will notice music references in the graffiti on the pillow. Oh, I know, it is not really "You can grow your own way" It is GO your own way, but if you search "grow your own way, song" It gives you the Go your own way song.
The other two songs are "Don't worry, be happy" and "I've got sunshine, on a cloudy day"/
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@GardenGerty (169479)
• United States
17 May 25
It is. It has a lot of happy thoughts with it too.
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@Tampa_girl7 (54715)
• United States
17 May 25
I like the pillow too. Those are good songs to have floating around my head.

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@GardenGerty (169479)
• United States
17 May 25
Yes, they are. Good memories with them as well.
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@GardenGerty (169479)
• United States
22 May 25
@kareng All three songs are pretty cool.
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@kareng (80243)
• United States
18 May 25
@GardenGerty Hey, it was always a cool song!!
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@DaddyEvil (174500)
• United States
17 May 25
That is a nice souvenir. I'm sure it will enjoy living with you now.
Do you get to rest for some time before you find something to do now? Or have you already lined something up for your summer?
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@GardenGerty (169479)
• United States
17 May 25
I am waiting to hear on a couple of things, but for the rest of May I am around the house. I can mow every day that the weather permits, and clean the refrigerator, you know, that kind of rest. I have expressed interest in a volunteer position in another town that will have a stipend and will only be in July.
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@GardenGerty (169479)
• United States
22 May 25
@DaddyEvil Still have not heard. We went out for fun yesterday. (May 21) but it kind of tired me out. Does Pretty tell you these things are done so you just will not worry?
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@DaddyEvil (174500)
• United States
17 May 25
@GardenGerty Yes, I understand that kind of work around the house. We need to start mowing the front and sides of the yard again. Pretty said she mowed while I was asleep a few days ago but I didn't go out and check. She says she tells me things but I don't hear her...
When I check, the things aren't always done. I don't know why she does that.
I hope you get the job. Good luck!
When I check, the things aren't always done. I don't know why she does that.
I hope you get the job. Good luck!2 people like this

@GardenGerty (169479)
• United States
17 May 25
I hope to have some fun, some recreation, some meditation, and lots of work around the house.
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@GardenGerty (169479)
• United States
17 May 25
How early do you go back? I know my first inservice is August 6.
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@GardenGerty (169479)
• United States
22 May 25
@NJChicaa I already have online continuing ED starting today. Work at my own pace, get paid for it in August.
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@celticeagle (189880)
• Boise, Idaho
17 May 25
I used to love those summer months. Great songs.
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@GardenGerty (169479)
• United States
22 May 25
I enjoy moving at a different pace.
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@GardenGerty (169479)
• United States
22 May 25
Thanks. Time seems to pass in a whirlwind.
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@GardenGerty (169479)
• United States
17 May 25
I smile when I look at it and also when I think of kids reading on it.
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@RasmaSandra (98033)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
17 May 25
My friends and I went through out high school singing Alice Cooper's Schools Out song and shouting the words,
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@GardenGerty (169479)
• United States
17 May 25
It is right to my taste, plus I really like and respect the teacher that had it.
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@GardenGerty (169479)
• United States
22 May 25
We start back before the middle of August. My first inservice will be Aug. 6.
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@LindaOHio (222417)
• United States
17 May 25
That's a lovely pillow. I hope you're fully recovered from your cold. I'm glad your break will be coming soon.
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@GardenGerty (169479)
• United States
22 May 25
Oh, that cough keeps lingering. I will just out last it.
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@LindaOHio (222417)
• United States
23 May 25
@GardenGerty I'm sorry you're still coughing. I hope it goes away soon.

















