Another day down

Sad that I feel that way. Some classes easier than others. Some students still struggling with their need to disrupt my teaching to get a sense of accomplishment - one who had a tantrum last week and spent the period drawing got himself an overnight suspension (basically an urgent request for a parent to visit the school to talk about their child) for a "cute" stick figure drawing of him shooting me. The administration talked with the dad last week, but today the mom spoke with another one of our teachers (all of us have problems with this honor student) and wanted to come in to talk about why I am picking on her son, a view that was not taken kindly by the administrator. Should be a fun day - I have a decent size file amassed.

Youngest plays volleyball on the fifth grade team. Some of the girls are pretty athletic, others less so, mine being one. This being said, I still get to chauffeur to and from games, and attend the home games. They have yet to win. To add insult to injury, most of the other schools charge admission - $4 for adults and $1 for children. A little pricey, so I usually watch from the halls. Season is almost over, so I have that going for me.

Tomorrow is 19th wedding anniversary. They are all big these days, but next year is one of those 'round' dates.