where was i?

oh yeah when last we left, I was returning to school after a day off spent at Home. well since then, lots has gone down...

- we have a new chorus/general music teacher, who doesn't have an ed degree and whose sole experience musically is directing the choir at his dad's church. need i say more?

- larry is spiraling down the rabbit hole at a furious rate AND has decided to stay next year after all, WTH?

- i am teaching twelve sections starting on monday, no more lunch duty but i get to teach an autism section. comprised of two autism classes that are miles apart from one another developmentally - even for autistic kids.

- mel got a new job, so monday starts the daily normandy invasion again, the extra money will help. beyond that not much more to say...

- mom's birthday is monday, her emotional/psychological decline is bothering me more than the physical. i hate seeing her like this but it is not really my place to force the issue. and that is creating frisson like you wouldn't believe.

- spring break is still way off in the distance and the school is slowly succumbing to madness.

- it's the week before vince's annual extravaganza and the hype is a little underwhelming. curious to see where it ends up ranking among the other 26.

- still looking for summer employment. the addition of the mel routine kinda makes summer a little nebulous you know?

- again, where am i?

syntonos

today's lesson: words hurt.

back to main st. for a solo show, intrepid leader is out today, plus it's the start of the MSA madness. and spring break is still way off in the distance. spring cleaning commences and picking music for the 8th grade for the spring concert is on tap also.

over the hills is home...

...just down the road is shelter

it's amazing how a simple trip home can reset your psyche.

the girls walked all day, no big bertha. grotto's and cracker barrel in one day and reasonably good weather added up to a pretty good day all around.

and then there was the license plate game, presaged by an alaska sighting on Merritt of all places!

today: sam's trip maybe, library stroll with the girls, beyond that...who knows.

ragnarok

need i say more. i could but what's the point.

I did get a chance to see my little ladies last night. definitely the best part of the day.

redemption or rapture or ragnarok

one of those is likely to occur.

first, the home front: i will miss seeing my ladies today and tomorrow because of the demands of my job. Next year I may just say f it and do the assessment in May. My wife has gone above an beyond making sure that every thing is ready for me clothes wise for the day and she deserves more than I could ever give her in return for keeping me sane through this boondoggle of a school year.

and now on to today's main event: the title says it all.

best case scenario: the kids go in and have an above average day for them - no surprises and some sections step up to the plate and show what they are truly capable of.

the pipe dream scenario: a miracle occurs and that which did not kill us, made us stronger. I am not holding out hope.

worst case scenario: ragnarok. armageddon, catastrophic failure, need i go on?

I did my part. I truly believe I did. Looking back, other than the repertoire miscue on my part, I toed the line and got the job done in the time provided for me with the talent base I had.

in thirteen hours, another one in the books. will it be four in a row? or will the bubble finally burst?

only time will tell, sumus, enjoyin' the last day of the ride...