SR is 21 months old today. I am just more in awe of her every day. She's got such a wonderful personality. She's so smart and always smiling and singing. Lately she's been so warm and affectionate to her friends and teachers. Offering huggies when she leaves, saying each friend by name at school to say goodbye. We get to have complete conversations now because she is just so in tune with everything that is happening. And the way she sings songs - makes up her own words to familiar tunes depending on our situation - where does this come from?
I'm so glad it's the weekend and we get to spend our time together. This was only a 3 day work week for me - one day was a Jewish Holiday, and today was a PA day so no kids. One month into the school year and I'm just not enjoying my year. My students are an....interesting bunch. I keep saying to myself that each one has a parent (or more) who loves them.
I am not going to our Meet the Teacher night on Wednesday - most schools have cancelled them outright to protest what the government is doing to us. I don't have babysitting and so I have chosen my voluntary right to not go. I'm actually surprised that my staff is following through on the evening. I spent MANY nights crying about this - but now that I have actually told the principal I won't be there, I am much calmer. I'm happy that I'll be home with my baby instead of subjecting her to being at someone's home much later than her bedtime without me present. I just don't know how this will affect me in the long run with my principal and the parents of my students. Oh well. I have a wonderful reputation at the school and my daughter comes first right now.
I want to post our daily schedule to follow this fun trend. I have enjoyed reading everyone's days. But I'm just too tired (hence the brief post about SR turning 21 months). I wanted to be in bed reading at 10. It's just about 11 and I don't see reading in my future tonight.
My cycle is moving right along - tomorrow is CD6 and I start two estrace per day over the one I was on the past three days. If I get pregnant in October, then I just need to get through this school year and I get a year break...more than a year - July to the following September! At least that will give me some perspective on this awful start to the school year.
Happy 21 months to SR! Wait, didn't she just turn one yesterday, boy time sure flies!
ReplyDeleteI haven't been following the news a whole lot lately, what is going on with Canadian teachers?
Hi Ali, it's Ontario Teachers. The teachers voted the premier into power. He was always a premier for the teachers - his wife is a teacher. He initialized programs that he really cannot afford. Rather than telling the public he made a mistake, he has turned on the teachers. Took away our right to negotiate our contract, told the public lies about what would happen when our contract rolled over, cut our sick days in half, took away our banked sick days, and said it was "for the students." The teachers in Ontario are all fighting back. That's the short version. It's not pretty.
DeleteHappy 21!
ReplyDeleteGlad you are much calmer about staying at home with SR (of course she comes first!). Hope it doesn't effect you.
Happy 21 Months!!
ReplyDelete& further to Ali's question...our premier has vilified teachers in the media & it is shameful how many parents have treated them in response. I can hardly blmae many schools for cancelling meet the teacher nights since who knows what abuse they'd have to endure by many hot headed uninformed parents!! The whole situation just makes my blood boil!!