it's friday night at last! aaahhhhh this week has been excruciatingly long!
it's a drizzly, cool but humid evening. it finally feels like fall is coming here- the dogwoods are even starting to change colors already! my house is empty because robert is working, barbara is babysitting, and rob has left to pick up matthew from his high school homecoming football game where he marched with his jrotc unit in uniform. he'll be home in a while, and i'll see him in uniform for the first time. i'm sitting here in my favorite pj's and warm, fuzzy-soft robe and wrapped up in my fleece blanket- oh so comfy cozy!!!
i finally received the grades from my 1st two assignments in my grad class - i am so EXCITED- two A+'s!!!! and some really, really nice comments from the prof too- which made my day!!!
i stood up to some bullying from a coworker today and it felt oh so nice! maybe bullying is too harsh a word, but it's pretty much the adult equivalent. she wouldn't take no for an answer when i told her i wouldn't be doing something she wanted, and when she tried to push it on me i just politely thanked her and went on with my business. it was kind of funny to see the reaction... rob will be proud of me for this! it was the goal for the week for me set by my husband, though with another person in mind, still i did it!!!
barbara's teacher, Mrs. Fansler, who had been such an encouragement to her and to me last year has been dying- we just got word that she died this morning at 9 A.M. she was a great lady. can't say more about this.
i'm going to work on my homework for my classes. have two assignments to do for my photography class, plus have to do this big project and prepare to teach it to my students this next week then write it all up... nicole (another 1st grade teacher at my school who is also in this grad program with me) and i are going to swap lessons when it's done so we'll have 2 instead of just ours.
there's church somewhere on sunday, and then somewhere in this weekend is lesson planning, prep work, a HUGE pile of papers to check, donorschoose packets to prepare and mail. i'd like to do some cardmaking too- i have some new fall & halloween decorations and paper and i'd sure like to see what i can do with that and make some more cards. oh, there's just never enough time to do it all, so i guess i'll see what i can do this weekend. i hope you have a great weekend wherever you are!!!
