Homecoming, PTCs, Lifting, and a bunch of Junk

As I am too busy to muse each day, the titel is a recap of many jumbled thoughts.
1. I have a very busy life( some important people in my life says it is just because of time mismanagement) this has caused me to write down everything I do to evaluate if that statement is stupid or true.
2. I have been feeling guilty for having a student teacher, I feel like I should be doing more, yet seem to be spinning my wheels more.
3. My oasis eval.  stupid that 33% of my paycheck will be affected by things out of my control. It is such a load of HS paperwork. Just learn the game and play the rules.
4. I feel unsettled in certain relationships. I feel like I should scrap it and start over because I have made so many mistakes that I can't see how to repair. This is where true forgiveness comes in.
5. I need to make more time for me: weight lifting has suffered in the last month. I am grrhhh about it. I remember something my first gyno told me "Find at least 20 minutes to be just you. It will help with the feelings of being overwhelmed" I need at least an hour each day and have not been doing that. Watching TV doesn't count. I need to be away from my house, kids, work, and hubby. Just ME
6. Business trips away from the house never turn out well around here. I think my hubby needs to see me everyday- he won't admit it, but I can see what happens when he doesn't. Still unsettled about the after effects of it.
7. PTCS - to quote Sheldon's post man from Big Bang "Bitches be crazy" Someone told me that it was the schools fault that her kid failed... which part of the school? Lunch, ME?, the atmosphere?.... Yea, I work really really hard to do my job well, ( even if grading is the bane of my existence ) and even if I am not the greatest, I take offense. Is that child working as hard as I am?
8. Homecoming week and PTC. stupid, stupid, stupid.  I was going home to change and then decided that if someone took offense at the way I was dressed and complained about it, then maybe those who were in charge would change it.
9. Lost money at the sale. Little my fault, little more of scotts, little of the economy
10. I feel that others that I serve don't even know what hard is... I know it is all relevant to each person and that my job is to have compassion on where they are and not compare to where I am, but dang, it is hard to get a call saying what is being done is not enough for them.
11. I am avoid 1 person I work around, wearing me out with all the bossy ideas. but I really love working with the other ones . I really am grateful tthat my gym co teacher recognizes that I did a good job

Was I Cyber Bullied?

I am posting what I received from a parent. I have never been talked to the way this parent talked to me and I think if we were face to face that this parent couldn't have said what they did. I am removing names and genders to make it anonymous....

I think what I got sent was vindicitve, humilliating (Spelling) argumentative and designed to degrade me. I think I was bullied.  I know my kid and if I ever heard a story from him or her I would get the other side of the story before I went popping my mouth off. Maybe I should send this to the school board for the parent to get the ball rolling.

Don't I have rights too on being abused, bullied,and harassed? Maybe not, after all, I am just a teacher.

 

Also, Mrs. ***********, I have heard from my *****as well as other students about you on two seperate occassions calling *****a liar in front of several students or an entire class. Let me assure you that I see this behaviour as nothing short of a teacher in the role of bully. I am not sure where you get your etiquette lessons from but you need to see about a refund, as I feel that if there is a problem with a student, the responsible, grown up way to address it would be to ask to see the student when others are not present or speak to him quietly in the back of the class. What I have heard is that your method of address was not only vindictive and argumentitive but also designed specifically to humilliate and degrade a special needs student. That to me is being a bully and my wife and I are discussing taking this matter to the school board. You should be ashamed.

On Fri, Oct 26, 2012 at 4:11 PM, ******* wrote:

  Hello Mrs. ******,

 I did in fact receive **** grades, as a matter of fact I check them regularly. It appears to me that you are in fact as ignorant as my ******tells me. I don't understand how anyone can get a job as a teacher if they can't do basic math. Maybe you should check his grades and make the necessary adjustments before you try to contact me again.

 *******

Here is my original email.

On Thu, Oct 25, 2012 at 2:50 PM, *********> wrote:

Good afternoon,

I am sure you have gotten ****** grades by now. I would like to have a discussion ****graduation and how ***** grades are effecting that goal. I would like to be a part of your plan to help ****, but he hasn’t been a part of the plan up to now.

I noticed this quarter ****struggled, but I thought ****was able to pass if ****turned in **** career’s unit. ****didn’t make the deadline for that or the late deadline I offered. *****told me few struggles cropped up. I had hoped to modify *****grade when ****did turn in some, but it didn’t appear on my desk.

 

What do you think would help ******? I know ****medications were causing ***** trouble, but I understood that it was getting better.  Maybe ***** is still struggling? Could you email me back so we can assess *****q2 more accurately? Thank you for your time. I hope to hear from you soon.

Storm watch

When I was a very little girlie lived in Houston the storms there were legendary in my little three year old mind.
 I remember one storm when I was really afraid of the wind and rain. Later when we lived in Texas a tornado ripped so many trees out of the ground. One set of roots were taller than a house. We sat in the hall praying; my dad was not around. As silly as it seems those storms made a deep impression on me and now when the wind pucks up a get that little squeeze in my stomach that I have to battle as unreasonable.

 Seriously I have more to be afraid of than a little wind whistling through the trees, don't I?

conference fall 2012

Scott is gone to a business trip for a week.

 Am listening to Conference on our new tv service. We have been without for 4 years. Not liking we have it, but there are a few perks an a lot of glut.
Tried to listen to conference with an open heart and mind: ready to apply all words and ideas.
Then called my hubby and all went to heck. I don't get how we have so much misunderstanding one small phone call. I think there is some poor choice of words on my part and some guilt on his.  How he left me with an injured horse, and how he doesn't have to answer my texts but one missed phone call by me is a sin. It really sounds like he can't be understanding because he has guilt. Oh, I will keep listening to conference until I can forgive and be more positive.