I ditched school early today. Actually, I was trying to be stealthy, who knows why, and slipped out of the building during my 8th hour planning period. Just my luck, my principal walked out right after me on the way to a meeting...on Friday afternoon...an hour before spring break began. Poor guy. He was sweet about me leaving - waved and wished me well. Whew.
Favorite son Conor and I hit the road and headed to KC to see my aunt and uncle. It is always a nice trip - scattered, rushed and filled with too much food, but a nice trip just the same. As I have said before, the drive time is usually my favorite. This time I used it to decompress.
It has been rough this year as far a my job goes. Multiple kids have had heavy issues that have taken up residence in my heart and my head. These issues have overlapped and multiplied in the months since Christmas and have left me a bit of an emotional wreck. They say to distance yourself from what goes on with the kids but that is easier said than done. Other than listen to them and pray for them there is really nothing else I can do sometimes. I hate that feeling. It has made me grateful for what I already knew...I hit the "kid jackpot" with my two. God blessed me, no doubt.
My uncle and I headed out to garage sale this morning. Yes, it was basically an excuse to leave the house, as there are not many garage sales in Kansas or Missouri in mid-March but I got lucky! We found two estate sales and then hit some thrift shops. I came away with four lamps and an end table...all for a whopping 20 bucks! Yea! Cant wait to work some magic on them but it will have to wait for the painting to be finished and then the mother of all spring break projects - refinishing the hardwood floors in the same room - to be done.
Here's to a week of family, friends and home improvement. Pictures to follow soon.
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