JACK

Bag Lady

Lauren came down the hall pushing everything she owns in that little stroller, plus her backpack. Coat, hat, magic wand, baby doll, maracas, jingle bells, composition book...she was happy as a clam. Kind of reminds me of Steve Martin in The Jerk...all I need is my beaded necklace and my teddy bear hat!  That's all I need!  And my doggy purse. And my kazoo :-)

TGIF

Oh, what a Friday. My work day was hellacious! HELLACIOUS, I say! My students were wonderful. However, I had some very terse words for a colleague who has continued to aggravate me all year. I know better than to let horrible people get under my skin, but I guess I was having a weak moment. Suffice to say, she should be especially grateful that public school teachers do not carry firearms--ha!
I was so grateful to Rob for hearing the desperation in my voice and taking us all out to dinner. We had a nice meal, a couple beers and a few laughs. The kids were perfectly behaved! They gobbled down TWO plates of fried calamari and enjoyed their Sprite and iPads. After dinner we wandered the harbor shopping area and took a detour into the arcade. For $20 we had an hour of fun, they each got a toy prize, and we all had a chocolate candy for dessert. Nights like that remind me what my priorities are. And just like that, all my day's trials fell away like water off a duck's back. Thanks family :-)