I'm inside, listening to the wind howl outside AND inside, thanks to leaky windows that are scheduled for replacement but are still with us to date. The wind has been howling for the better part of the past week, knocking out a lot of communications such as internet. It has been frustrating. Add to that perpetual grey cloud and frequent horizontal drenching rains, and it has been a grim week and a half. Oh, and did I mention that our coffee maker broke? Yep. Been a great time here. Note to self...staple smile onto face before leaving house...
The kids were absolutely crazy by the time I returned from my travels. Happy to see me, but still climbing the walls. Sigh... One step forward and two steps back. Even now it is a daily, hourly and even minute-to-minute challenge to get their attention and keep it focussed. On Friday, I had kids running in the hall, who just neglected to actually show up in class. Chased them out of the hall and into the office, and another student grabbed a knife blade and tried to self-injure. Lovely. Yet every time the principal pokes his head in, he tells me that what he sees in my classes makes him very, very happy. So maybe it's not all grim. Just feels that way. Who knows, maybe the endless days of sun and warmth are tiresome? LOL!
We are currently awaiting our Food Mail order. The planes could not land today, so they will try tomorrow. On the plane should be all of the fixings for a big Thanksgiving dinner, hosted at our house. Should be fun, but still I wish I could be home with family. We have ordered a huge turkey, although it may be a challenge to find a pan! I had Katie (bless her heart!) go shopping for me, but the mail service is rather slow. With luck, it will arrive for Christmas, ha ha!
Anyhow, this is a bit of a vent. There again, maybe a non-wind-related word would be better. This is a rant, so I will sign off for now and hope for brighter days to come. TTFN!
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