Lunch

Monday I provided a simple lunch for my assistants just to let them know I appreciate all their hard work...and they do work hard to help the kids and follow my somewhat confusing directions. I really debated over what to fix, as my vegan dishes are not something many people enjoy. So I settled on something taking the least amount of time, but could be fixed at school easily. I bought packaged Caesar salad makings, added prepared chunked chicken from the deli case and heated some garlic bread. They liked it. Whew!

Also, for some reason, by Monday I was eating constantly and everything in sight. Even my assistants commented on the fact they'd never seen me eat all the time like that. Oops! Time to get back on a more healthy bandwagon. I had been eating lots of sugar and 'white' nonnutritive foods.

So, Tuesday, I was back on a better diet. Even walked to work for the first time. Did it again today. This means I also have to leave before dark to walk back home in the evening. Amazingly we've had mild, partly sunny weather with no wind and temperatures in the 40's and 50's, so it was a wonderful walk. This has helped me get back on a healthier vein. We'll see how long it lasts, as a parent brought us homemade "No bake" cookies today! Mmmm.

Work is ramping up as I have to look forward to transitioning kids to kindergarten and dealing with parents who struggle just to maintain literal sanity on a daily basis. We have another child-find activity, February 5, and this last month I've had two new students added to my class lists and dropped 2 others who moved. I've had one child come to be observed for possible enrollment. He's had recent trauma and testing which would qualify him for our services.

I've gone around with our director trying to get a different kind of placement for a very immature 3 year old. Unfortunately, I think I'm dealing with someone who views life rather black and white and does not want to 'rock the boat'.
Oh, well. Whatever happens, I'll give the kids the best I can and if that doesn't work, hope my students' parents will pick up the advocacy.

That's all. I'm heading back to the office to do a little paperwork and listen to a Native American Storyteller that everyone says is really good.