5// Extra tired and work training

I made the mistake of staying up past 11 last night, and this morning I could NOT drag myself out of bed. It was basically impossible. Thankfully I had my work training today, and even though it started the same time as school, I was still able to sleep in a lot later somehow. Probably because I didn't put on any makeup or shower, and I wore a hat. lol.

Brian was harassing me about some special ed documents over email before I left, and then he CALLED ME even THOUGH he knew I was at my training. TWICE. I was sitting in the very front and the trainer lady kept standing DIRECTLY behind me breathing down my neck (and spent a lot of time just being by our group), and Brian did not help my case. I definitely got the feeling she was trying to intimidate me somehow, and I'm really not one to be messed with when it comes to that stuff. I was knitting the whole time, but I was also doing the work. I didn't need to look at my work, and I ended up starting and finishing an entire fingerless glove today, and it was the first time I'd ever knit a glove starting with the thumb and attaching it to the ribbing. The yarn I'm using is gorgeous and vibrant; it's a hand-dye I got at the Sow's Ear.


We were surely the most remedial group (me, Tealie, and Rachel): Tealie can NEVER not talk at things, I was knitting, and Rachel is a space cadet. It was a pretty redundant training anyway. We did get our next project updated using their conceptual framework and added into their resources page, so we weren't total jerks.
Oh, and if you want to see my classroom (with the lights on, ew - we NEVER have the lights on) and Tealie, here's a short video that was filmed of her last week!

We had to leave a bit early to go to Jocelyn's budget meeting. It DOES sound like they got the money for a half time Montessori coach, so Tealie's gonna see what that's about. Steph was clearly upset about the Montessori 101 class and something else to do with electives, but Parkway isn't losing much staff positions next year, and the ones they're losing are due to misuse of funds anyway. She didn't let anyone know who is leaving, and I finally got the opportunity to tell Jenny that I was leaving. She had a Jenny-style sad reaction (a little tearful) and said she's extra sad because she had been secretly hoping I'd be able to co-teach with her next year. A high compliment, I must say. Jenny is such a sweetheart and I miss her a lot. But she understands, and is supportive and happy for me.

I came home, texted with Bethany and Haley about food, weight loss and Haley's boy drama before kind of napping for an hour and a half while Steve played ITG. He improved some tough scores and I'm disappointed I wasn't awake for them, but I'm proud of him and there will be other times. I was too tired to function!

Dinner tonight was rice and canned indian for Steve, and a homemade tofu soup for me (with broccolini, napa cabbage, carrots, and bok choy), an herb and greens salad with Drew's roasted garlic and peppercorn dressing, and a little bit of rice and tamari.



After this, we're gonna have a little date of playing a bit of Rummikub and then reading some of Ben's book in bed. Hopefully we'll get some real Z's tonight. It's gonna be tough to leave this spot though because of this huge orange purr machine nestled deep against my arm.