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Sometimes…
Sometimes holidays make you think. It has been brought to my attention by a goodly number of people the past few days that I really am getting up there in age and that I should be considering ways to make my father a papou. Now, let me start out by saying that none of these people are my father. They are friends of the family, friends of our friends, and my friends–many of whom are happily married with children. I think people are concerned that I won’t have the joy that they have in life, and honestly, sometimes my life is a bit lonely, but it seems odd to me…
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Conference
So, I went to a teacher’s conference at Red Rock this past weekend (just got home today) and I actually had fun at this one. My friend, Glen, gave me a very indignant legal lecture that lead to us taking two vans instead of one so that I could go in the van with the guys. He essentially told me that it was ridiculous for me to think that I was inconveniencing anyone and that I needed to stop worrying about that as work is legally required to provide transportation and I’m apparently not an inconvenience anyways because splitting into two vans would make the ride more comfortable for everyone. …
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Life and absenteeism
Sorry I’ve been an absentee blogger of late and please forgive the lengthiness of this post. I’ve been buried under so much work it’s insane. A teacher at the school I work at was arrested for innappropriate communication with a minor and I took on three of his classes. I have been working day in and day out in order to be on top of things and I still feel like I’m not. I’ve been working so much that I’ve spent and grand total of two days off in two months. I’m constantly exhausted, stressed out, and have been sick for round about seven weeks at this point. This week…