This Week
It hasn't been a bad week. Busy as usual but I've been able to stay above the current so that's good. I think things will start slowing down for the fall as several of my jobs start coming to an end.
Here are some highlights:
* Shelbie survived IVIG like a champ! NO hospital trips this time! Still having major bleeding problems. This picture, I like to refer to as Lettuce Petechiae...That is not it's official name but just to give you an idea of how easily she starts bleeding, this damage was from carrying in a grocery bag with lettuce in it, Kale to be exact. Yep...there's a problem. It would sure be nice if we had a doctor who would be willing to step outside the box and give a diagnosis the old college try.
* Sam has had a crazy time at school. I'm so sick of teachers. They are so annoying to me. All I hear is complaining from a huge majority of them. They complain about going back to work. They complain about not getting a snow day. They complain about their crappy students. They complain about the tests, the government, their pay, the parents...on and on. Now, before everyone freaks out and has a melt down...I'm not referring to all teachers!!! I have a million teacher friends and I'm sure they are awesome but Sam has two teachers who are so cranky. I'd just like to ask them what they think they are accomplishing by being cranky. Of course, I reported these stories on Facebook because I thought it was ironic and frankly, hilarious but of course, this town had to get all defensive and blame it on poor teacher pay, parents complaining, naughty kids, whatever...really, all it was, was a funny story about two teachers who did some dumb things! Just two teachers...not the whole district, not the whole school, not every living teacher...just two...Sheesh!! Needless to say...it merely escalated my sarcasm, on Twitter of course because my Facebook friends lack humor apparently.
As the story goes...we had a levy pass recently that allows the district to add 3 'Meaningful Instructional Days' at school. So happens, the night I got the email on this, Sam reported that in one class, they spent the entire time watching a You Tube video a teacher had made about the class room rules. For homework, in this HISTORY class, not a writing class, he had to write about the three rules he felt were most important. One of the rules was...You can use a hall pass, but if you do...you will lose grade points. So dumb! What are we...in 3rd grade? By the way, Sam is in grade 11.
The second story was in a different class. Sam finished his work early so started doodling quietly. The teacher got angry and said he needed to be reading something so she handed him the newspaper. When the bell rang, as Sam was preparing to leave, she informed him that he can't just expect to read the newspaper when he finishes early, he needs to read something "Educational, like Harry Potter." Harry Potter? Are you kidding me? Since when was he more educational than the newspaper? I guess if you are going into Wizardry, then it could be worth your time!
Now...We apparently need three more meaningful days like this that cost taxpayers...a few million dollars. Awesome!
*Enterovirus D68 is officially here. They say it just got here but what people fail to understand is that Hand Foot Mouth disease is in fact one of the facets of Enterovirus D68. That in itself has been running rampant through our town so really, we've been fighting this for weeks now. So far, we have been healthy. The kids had colds but nothing complicated. I remember when Shelbie was little, she had the worst case of Hand Foot Mouth the doctor had ever seen. There wasn't a spot in her mouth that wasn't covered in sores. She would just sit on the couch with saliva running down her face because she couldn't even swallow her own spit. She was like this for two solid weeks.
* Finally. I was invited to submit my book for review and critique by Victoria Marini of Gelfman Schneider Publishing in New York!! Long story short. I wasn't going to but the last day, I decided I was curious enough to see what a real Literary Agent had to say about my writing. She might shred me to pieces...But, I'm ready to face that. She might like it too...I'm not ready to face that!
The night I submitted it, I had the most horrible dream. A police car was driving around the perimeter of my house. So close to my house, he could reach out and touch it. He had his spotlight shining in through the blinds trying to see in. I was crawling on the floor, hiding under furniture, trying not to be found! I think this might have something to do with submitting that book. I'm feeling a little vulnerable to say the least.
Here are some highlights:
* Shelbie survived IVIG like a champ! NO hospital trips this time! Still having major bleeding problems. This picture, I like to refer to as Lettuce Petechiae...That is not it's official name but just to give you an idea of how easily she starts bleeding, this damage was from carrying in a grocery bag with lettuce in it, Kale to be exact. Yep...there's a problem. It would sure be nice if we had a doctor who would be willing to step outside the box and give a diagnosis the old college try.
* Sam has had a crazy time at school. I'm so sick of teachers. They are so annoying to me. All I hear is complaining from a huge majority of them. They complain about going back to work. They complain about not getting a snow day. They complain about their crappy students. They complain about the tests, the government, their pay, the parents...on and on. Now, before everyone freaks out and has a melt down...I'm not referring to all teachers!!! I have a million teacher friends and I'm sure they are awesome but Sam has two teachers who are so cranky. I'd just like to ask them what they think they are accomplishing by being cranky. Of course, I reported these stories on Facebook because I thought it was ironic and frankly, hilarious but of course, this town had to get all defensive and blame it on poor teacher pay, parents complaining, naughty kids, whatever...really, all it was, was a funny story about two teachers who did some dumb things! Just two teachers...not the whole district, not the whole school, not every living teacher...just two...Sheesh!! Needless to say...it merely escalated my sarcasm, on Twitter of course because my Facebook friends lack humor apparently.
As the story goes...we had a levy pass recently that allows the district to add 3 'Meaningful Instructional Days' at school. So happens, the night I got the email on this, Sam reported that in one class, they spent the entire time watching a You Tube video a teacher had made about the class room rules. For homework, in this HISTORY class, not a writing class, he had to write about the three rules he felt were most important. One of the rules was...You can use a hall pass, but if you do...you will lose grade points. So dumb! What are we...in 3rd grade? By the way, Sam is in grade 11.
The second story was in a different class. Sam finished his work early so started doodling quietly. The teacher got angry and said he needed to be reading something so she handed him the newspaper. When the bell rang, as Sam was preparing to leave, she informed him that he can't just expect to read the newspaper when he finishes early, he needs to read something "Educational, like Harry Potter." Harry Potter? Are you kidding me? Since when was he more educational than the newspaper? I guess if you are going into Wizardry, then it could be worth your time!
Now...We apparently need three more meaningful days like this that cost taxpayers...a few million dollars. Awesome!
*Enterovirus D68 is officially here. They say it just got here but what people fail to understand is that Hand Foot Mouth disease is in fact one of the facets of Enterovirus D68. That in itself has been running rampant through our town so really, we've been fighting this for weeks now. So far, we have been healthy. The kids had colds but nothing complicated. I remember when Shelbie was little, she had the worst case of Hand Foot Mouth the doctor had ever seen. There wasn't a spot in her mouth that wasn't covered in sores. She would just sit on the couch with saliva running down her face because she couldn't even swallow her own spit. She was like this for two solid weeks.
* Finally. I was invited to submit my book for review and critique by Victoria Marini of Gelfman Schneider Publishing in New York!! Long story short. I wasn't going to but the last day, I decided I was curious enough to see what a real Literary Agent had to say about my writing. She might shred me to pieces...But, I'm ready to face that. She might like it too...I'm not ready to face that!
The night I submitted it, I had the most horrible dream. A police car was driving around the perimeter of my house. So close to my house, he could reach out and touch it. He had his spotlight shining in through the blinds trying to see in. I was crawling on the floor, hiding under furniture, trying not to be found! I think this might have something to do with submitting that book. I'm feeling a little vulnerable to say the least.
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