I did not go to school today. It’s a really weird feeling to
know that my students were there and I was not. I’m worried. Silly, isn’t it?
As if they cannot get through a day without me. Although, sometimes I feel as
we they can barely get through a day with
me.
Anyway, when my appointment wrapped up way earlier than I
expected, I was wishing that I just put in to be late. But how was I to know?
And, once a sub is called, I can’t show up. So, I spent the day getting ready
for this weekend’s Massachusetts History Day contest (I help coordinate the
event), reading an article on making sense of addition and subtraction story
problems, searching my internet resources for guidance on helping my ELLs
through those story problems, and writing a parent letter. I even had time to
meet my husband for lunch.
Here at the end of the day I feel rested and ready for the
evening’s running around: soccer practice and play rehearsal back-to-back.
When I mentioned to a friend that I was sorry I hadn’t
planned better and just taken an hour off, she said “On your death bed, are you
going to remember this day as the day you enjoyed a nice surprise lunch with
your husband, or the day you wished you had gone to work?”
Nothing like a good friend to give you perspective.
Happily back to work tomorrow, but happy too that I took
today.
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Friends do know how to give perspective, don't they.
ReplyDeleteI am so glad that she offered that perspective...we always have so many things! xo
ReplyDeleteI have a friend who did that when I was so upset one morning because I had hit and killed a raccoon while driving to school...and its partner was left alone. So, glad that your friend was there...as they do...to help us see the whole picture. Jackie http://familytrove.blogspot.com/
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