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I feel as though this week slammed me!

1) I am still amazed by those that feel unions are powerful and scary.  Obviously, my teachers' union is not.  This week members of the school cabinet, whom make six figures, were sleeping and playing on their phones as parents and teachers spoke at a school board meeting.  It is almost the end of the school year, and we still don't have a contract which means I also don't have my longevity pay.  To be honest, I would probably use my longevity pay to buy a new computer which I would end up using outside my contract (no contract) time to do schoolwork.

2) Each year I tape colored paper to the desks to make them festive for the poetry slam.  I basically wrap them like a present although the masking tape shows on two edges.  This year a girl walked in and said the desks looked "ghetto."  Sorry sweetheart.  I'm sorry I tried to add some color to my room.  Do you know how long it took to cover the desks?!  I explained the purpose nicely, and I think she felt bad but...

3) The weather sucked all week, so I didn't ride my bike which meant I ate horribly all week.  Let's be honest, the two go hand in hand for me.  If I'm not behaving healthy, I'm not eating healthy.  I did buy hard candy for my desk on Monday night.

4) Friday the 13th proved a great day for the poetry slam.  The students' words were powerful.  They are amazing young people, and I am proud to have taken them through this process.  Twenty different adults came in and watched them throughout the day (all three administrators, student support, four people from the counseling field, teachers, the PhD student who has been observing in my room and her spouse).  All of these folks were wonderful, and I'm thrilled to sit down today to write the twenty thank you notes.  My favorite, however, was the spouse who not only wrote his favorite line as I had asked, but also drew pictures!!

5) Today is another cold and windy day, but it is allowing me to get caught up which means I'll try not to complain.

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