Behind

No, not MY behind....I AM behind!

Synopsis:

School presents new challenges each day as I can't just let my student teacher do her thing, even now in the last few days of her presence. Midterm grades need to be posted today and she still has grading left undone, despite her promises to be all caught up by Monday morning. She's good, but she's not perfect.

New male student in my wacko 4th period class, one I've been advised not to confront or engage in bargaining with, one not to turn my back on. Because there are not enough "coded" students in the class, I can't have an aide in this bunch of ADHD/repeater/low level boys.

Craft fairs continue on weekends, and I do sell enough to stay solvent. The local seasonal shop is also working to my benefit. My web page brings in a little business, so that's a good thing. I should be still in the black by the end of the year but by nowhere near as much as I was last year.

I'm still feeling restless, almost afloat. It could be that my energies feel torn between the creativity of my arts and the responsibilities of my career. Maybe this means I need to make some kind of decision or forge ahead in some particular direction. It really can't be a major change in job since I have three years of car payments ahead of me, but I'll give it some thought.