I took a picture of Dad and Bonnie 's flag for my picture of the day today . When you come up over the hill you always see their flag flying ... and frankly it stirs the AMERICAN in me most days ... but never more than right after 9 - 11 happened . My dad is the most patriotic person I know ... I had a real treat today ... I got to go out to lunch with Dad , Bonnie and Bonnie 's sister Judy ... at dad 's favorite place " Just Barbs " .

A: What may have happened during their day ?

So , school is pretty much back in full swing , for me at least , though the kids do n't technically start ' til Tuesday . Met most of them today though at Meet the Teacher -- they had 2 sessions and I got all discombobulated 'cause of so many people wandering in & out all the time -- info was kinda spotty , I 'll have to call around and make sure everyone knows what 's going on . There were a few things I completely forgot to mention , and no one asked . Some of my kids are soooooooooooooooooooooooooo cute ! ! ! I missed 2nd grader hugs this summer .

A: What type of school do I teach classes at ?

We were still new at this and had n't learnt to be selective with excursions . Fifteen kilometres behind the Nullabor Roadhouse are three caves formed underground by collapsed land . We got instructions on how to get there from the roadhouse staff , left the camper behind and drove off into the scrub . Soon , all we could see was the horizon , so flat was the landscape in all directions .

A: Why is the narrator willing to venture into a dangerous area ?

She was always smiling , always happy , for no apparent reason . laughing even when no one was making jokes , just loving life so much . I envied her .

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Why would I envy someone for smiling with no apparent reason ?