Freedom Friday!

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Today I just don't have it in me to post ... well, not about politics, anyway.  I got to work at about 8am with a satisfying mocha beverage and jumped into the day dancing to The Locomotion with several students during our morning announcements (Fit Fridays - yay!)  Sadly, that's about the extent of my exercise these days.

The day was long and tiring, and as luck would have it, on the eve of a glorious three day weekend, I'm coming down with something.  No worries.  It was a hard day, but a good one.  The only thing that discouraged me was the two hours after school I spent writing sub plans, creating activities and assignments, and arranging my room so that a substitute would have some chance of survival for the two days I'd be gone next week.  And that was after working on this for two hours last night.

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If you ask me, it's just not fair that it's way more work to be absent than to go to work.  Good thing I don't get sick often -- it's absolute hell to have to write plans when you're sick.  As a good friend used to often say, "If I don't show up -- carry on without me!"  Like that could ever happen.  The only way we can't show up and not have plans ready is if we die -- and if we know that's going to happen, we'd better write the plans first!

Anyway, I tried to get a gang together for a happy hour after work. It's so sad how many people didn't make it there -- perhaps too exhausted from 2-3 hours of writing sub plans (yes, at least 12 of us will all be out on Tues/Wed.!)

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BUT, HURRAY for the friends who made it!  It was the perfect end to the day and I had such a nice time.  So there -- the weekend has begun, I've been wined and dined (well, beered and dined), and I'm looking forward to a well-earned rest this weekend.

    

I do have a list of topics I'd like to vent about, but I'll save it for another day.  I'm just going to enjoy this happiness for a while.

KKJ - Without a care in the world.  Ah, to be a cat.

Happy Weekend!

Linda