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Thursday, September 23, 2010

Time off

I don't have to work today. Anywhere! Yahoo!!!

When I first started at Alcatraz, the Principal told me my last day was Fri. Sept 22. So when I was arranging the start date for my other job at the other school, we discovered that the 22nd was a Wednesday. The lady I was speaking with and I both thought be just meant Friday, the 24th. I had worked at Alcatraz for a week when I learned it was really Wed. the 22nd was my last day. I never called the other school to change it and thought I would just take the 2 days off.

Then I thought I would be super mom and take Mac on 2 college visit days today and tomorrow. We even one scheduled for today and then he said he wasn't sure taking 2 off in a row was a good idea, AND he had lifting for a game on Friday so that might not be good either. So I figured I would chill tomorrow and enjoy a nice three day weekend.

His college visitation for today had to be cancelled at the last minute because he's in a club where high school kids agree to educate the junior high kids on topics that relate to peer pressure situations. This club has a day long training today so Mac had to go to that and we cancelled the visit.

So guess who has a loooooooooooooong 4 day weekend?!? Oh yeah, that's right. That's what I'm talking about! Me!! Whoot- whoot!

I sort of felt guilty, like I should be at school. And I was worried about going 2 days without pay. But then I counted it up and I'm still going to have a 9 day pay period instead of 10 so it didn't seem like such a big deal.

I also started thinking about "working". I taught in the Wild West from Aug. 2008-Dec. 2008. Then I was off for about three weeks due to moving and Christmas and paperwork but I started subbing around the second week of January 2009. And I subbed almost daily from then until May 2009. Then I worked ice cream and insurance for that summer, daily. Then I subbed for a few months when school started and then I finished that contract last year from Halloween until June 2010, then I did summer school at Alcatraz with only 1 week off.. Then I taught the maternity leave. I think it's okay for me to have 4 days off. I think I can use the relaxation time.

However, I'm still working on that dang Beowulf movie the kids made. Yeah, long story but we will finish it this evening; we have about 5-7 hours left to work. And I'm showing it tomorrow to the kids; I got permission from the new teacher. And I told them I would bring treats so I also have to either shop or bake. I also have to go to Mac's game tomorrow night. I'm supposed to go out for dinner for my birthday to a restaurant almost a 2 hour drive away on Saturday which seemed like fun when I agreed to it but now it seems like a long damn car ride just to eat at the Cheesecake factory. Sunday's big plan, which is the actual birthday, is to see Curley, and maybe hang with Sam.

For a weekend off, it seems busy. I have no idea how I get myself into these things.

But as for now, I'm going to lay on the sofa, drink coffee, and read a good book for a few hours.

Mags

4 comments:

Miriam said...

Enjoy your time on the sofa! You deserve it! :):)

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Jimmie Earl said...

Be careful drinking coffee on my sofa. You know the rules!!!!LOL! When Imicen; see your past schedule put down on "paper" I can agree that you deserve a few days off.
Have a great birthday. You will be in my heart even if I am not there to help you celebrate. Oh, go ahead and go to the cheesecake factory. Sam is trying to make you have a happy birthday, and with the history of your disaster birthdays (blog fodder) you deserve a nice one. Good friends, good food...what a nice BD.
Love ya,
Dad

Maggie said...

Miriam- Thank you! thanks for commenting, too!

JE- Oh I'm still going because I know I'll have fun no matter what. It just feels like another "big thing" on the list of things. And after all the disaster birthdays this should be fun!

And I swear I'm being good with the coffee on the safe. Though when I typed it I almost deleted it. heehee! But I thought since I usually drink coffee while sitting on the sofa on Sunday mornings and you're aware of that, then I wasn't going to get too freaked out!

Curley said...

Quit making excuses for taking the days off and just enjoy them. Even though it sounds like you have figured out a way to fill them up with stuff.