The car saga is nearly at an end...I hope. I'm afraid to jinx it. Jim went down to Smyth yesterday to find out where the part was and found out that it was shipped when it was supposed to be but the delivery address was wrong. It even arrived Tuesday. So...because it didn't arrive by Wednesday and then Thursday, they re-ordered and it is going to be in today. We won't have to pay the overnight charge either. The thing that pisses me off is that they didn't just let us know that information. But who knows when they figured it all out. Anyway - Jim will pick me up as close to 2:30 as possible today (he better if he knows what good for him) and then he'll go pick up the parts (he also has to get the bolts at Hyundai). Once thats done, it should only take about 20 minutes for the fix to be made. Phew and yay!
So ready for a long weekend. I'm sick of these 7 AM meetings (I have another one today) as well as 5-day weeks! YUCK! Next week will be 4-day for me (Labor Day) and then the next week will be 4-day with kids (we have a Friday PD day). And then it's just a hop skip and a jump to my PIB weekend!
My meeting today is with a parent who has a few kids in the district. The kids are their adopted kids. They adopted them about, oh, 5 years ago from Mexico. They are three girls who had been raised in horrible conditions - from what I understand, there was a lot of sexual abuse, as well as physical. They never stepped into a school or were educated in any way until their current parents got them. The could could barely speak their own language much less English. The youngest (still in elementary) is the most affected. She has major issues and is often hospitalized. The unfortunate thing about that is, when she has an episode, it involves the whole family...to the point that all the girls get dragged to the hospital...sometimes forced to be there all night. The middle kid - who I have - seems good. The problem I've noticed is her mother who is constantly making excuses for her in anticipation for not being able to study or not being able to do her homework. My issue is, lets not expect a failure...lets deal with that IF it happens. Lets set her up for success rather than trying to cushion a failure that may never come. I know she's had a rough life and may have set-backs and may struggle but I don't want to give her the idea that (as her mother told her), "If she doesn't understand something, she doesn't have to do it." That doesn't work for me. We'll see how it goes today.
And that's all I've got. I'm hoping for a lot of hanging out this weekend with neighbors and enjoying this awesome weather. Happy Friday! Later!
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