Marlarkey

The week is... sigh... over. I'm pooped! Things are really starting to get crunched here with classes and assessments and behavior and IEPs. However, I'll get plenty of rest and do lots of work this weekend. That will help a lot, I think.
Henry is feeling better. He's pretty well back to normal, so he's just obnoxious, instead of stinky and obnoxious. Boy do we love our dog! He'll have a good weekend- he likes it when we're both around to keep him occupied.
I think that's about it. I can't think of anything interesting.
Today I learned that you should never teach children the word "malarkey." They will use it to describe EVERYTHING.

Cold Day

Today I've been so cold!  When we arrived at school, we discovered that the power had gone out Saturday, causing our heating to stop working.  The school was freezing!  They had to get a part and fix it this morning.  It came on around 10:30.  At 11:00, our power went out for about 45 minutes.  The heat worked after that, but my fingers still haven't thawed yet.

 

I got a letter from the school administration building today informing me that I'm highly qualified in all areas of elementary education.  I knew I was, my coworkers knew I was, my principal knew I was.  Now I have the official paperwork that secures my title as "highly qualified," one of the biggest loads of bull#%$& to ever hit public education.

 

Now Troy and I are just spending a quiet evening hanging out with Henry.  I'm still cold.

 

Today I learned that its nearly impossible to schedule meetings with some parents.  Especially divorced, antagonistic parents that travel all the time and leave raising their emotionally scarred children with other people.

All is Right

In my little world.  Troy is home, Henry is being treated for worms (thank goodness for our new vet- we're switching permanently), and classes are starting.  I'm on the road to graduation!  I'm not too nervous about this semester.  It'll be a lot of work, but I'm prepared.  I've been scared of Dr. Polloway, but now I know how he is.  No surprises.  Work will be hard with IEPs and assessments coming up, but I'm in good shape, I think, to handle it.

I've lost 7 pounds since returning from the cruise.

This weekend was pretty uneventful.  I went to Walmart and Target just to get out of the house, watched 8 hours of Jane Austen movies in two days, and crocheted up a storm.  The one thing I didn't do as much of as I'd like was sleep.  Henry got me up between 5:30 and 6:30 every day.  (I do love him.  I'd love him more if he wasn't sick all the time.)

Today I learned that someone is passing a petition to reinstate the pledge in public schools.  I was very surprised- we say it every morning at my school.