Even though it was a short week at school because of Labour Day, it seemed sooooo long. All short weeks seem to go on forever. Are we trying to cram a full week into four days ? Or are we all so tired because of a long weekend ?
Tuesday morning we were told our hours and I got all mine back. So far 1/4 is working with Junior High French Immersion students and the rest doing ELI which was a great success last year. So I could start to breathe. I have spent most of my time in the library helping my friend. It has been so busy with the addition of computers. Our school division instituted BYOD - Bring your own device but we mut supply laptops for those that do not have one. Each and every day. Yesterday we processed 23/40 new chromebooks while putting 4 classes through the library. I am tired... but not stressed like my friend. She is near the breaking point.
We have one other aide who is our'tech' aide although truthfully she knows nothing except 2 programs which work with cameras. Even though I have told the Zagg keyboards need to be recharged, showed her how to do it [ and find the bloody connectors that we had put aside and she had tossed somewhere ! ] she still snorted derisively and doesn't believe me ! Needless to say they are not done ! Meanwhile she is writing up a document so everyone will know ho to do it !! GRRRRR She reminds us of a sloth, slow thinking, verrrrry slow moving and negative. I suppose it will all come out in the wash.
I have tried to knit a minimum of 10 rows each day on the shawl. I keep track of the rows to spur me on !
This am I have washed the kitchen and bathroom floors, now starting in o the sinks , toilets and tubs.
My sons are playing in their last tournament. We are expecting YGS sometime this morning. He spent last night with the other grandparents.Sure hope he was better behaved. Last week he told them he wanted Daddy time, wanted to go home and would rather spend time with us. He was rude when he didn't hug and kiss his other grandmother. However I have always maintained you never make a child hug or kiss anyone. And honestly, big deal if a child doesn't kiss you. If he is forced, does he really mean it ? Maybe he is getting tired of going yet again to another movie.
But them again, I had 4 children and stayed home with them for 12 years, only going back to work when the youngest was in grade one. I went back into the school system so that I was with them whenever they were off school. We involved ourselves with our children, whether as a coach or choir director, we were there. We have 3 grandchildren that are a huge part of our lives, sleepovers, camping trips, concerts. they had 1 child, went back to work when she was a tiny baby because ' babies really don't do anything' the mother thought she'd take off work when her daughter was older and was more interesting. That never happened. I think by the time the 'egg donor' was 18, she was gone. Cane back into their lives, sorts, when she was 30 and took off again when she was 33.
The two most overused and useless words used in this day and age in regards to children is ' Quality Time'. In this day and age, we know that in the majority of families, both parents work. We know everyone is tired, but if you have children they must come first ! " Me Time " is for many years almost non existent. Get off the internet ! You can't watch any tv show when you want to. Work along side your children. It is amusing to me that a Red Seal chef never taught her daughter how to cook. One of YGS's problems was that he was not being fed properly. As a baby, he was fed 72 ounces of formula a day !! That was to keep something in his mouth to keep him quiet ! Her meals were tasteless and unbalanced. Most food was processed packaged food !
WE introduced to a variety of well cooked food. YGS now eats everything and knows he can't have too much sugar. He is a bottomless pit who will grab a piece of fruit. a tomato or cucumber as a snack. He is no longer constipated screaming with pain and having medicine shoved down his throat. All these 'problems' were solved within a few months of her abandoning him. I don't believe that the egg donor was ever around babies. She has no siblings nor cousins. With her behaviour as a teenager [ she was wild and her mother certainly let everyone know] there was no chance anyone would have wanted her to babysit. In fact when she was around 8, my ED babysat her for a summer and was very well paid because of how uncontrollable she was. ED certainly earned her money !
And so the grandmother was annoyed because she didn't get a hug or a kiss. PFFFFFT I get infinity hugs and infinity kisses although I can't distinguish the difference between that and ordinary ones.
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