Wednesday

Today was a busy day at work and my brain is taking the night off to rest and read Eclipse! I got a phone call from a teacher last night about my severly emtionally disturbed student and an upcoming 3 day suspension, and due to family problems, I have stepped in to try to provide some support to the grandparents who are raising this young man. It is a very difficult situation. I met with a couple of my students and led 2 Why Try groups. My boss did come to observe me today and showed up for one of the groups, which went well. After work, I did my first "home visit" to get a parent to sign a release form that I really need to have, so that was interesting. All in all, I felt really worn out by the end of the day. It's hard not to take these kids' problems home with you. On a happier note, I am one of the few people who make phone calls to parents for positive reasons and I'm making sure I've done that for my kids who are really trying and making improvements this year. It really means a lot for the parents to get a call from the school that is GOOD!

Walter, Cathy, Brent, & I went to go to Hilltop tonight but there must have been an accident or something near here. The traffic headed that way was not moving at all, so we went another direction into a different town and had dinner at Outback, which made me miss my friend, Kelley!!! But, it was really good!! And Walter was eating bread and cheating on his diet like crazy, so I ordered their Chocolate Thunder from Down Under dessert!!!! Yum!!!!! Ha Ha I guess I showed him!!!! Actually, he & Brent ordered it too, so I wasn't the only pig, but so much for the diet, at least until I come back from Houston this weekend.

Well, seriously, my brain is taking the night off, so that's all I've got for now!!