A HIT and a MISS!

"We missed you at church these last few weeks".  That is what I was told by someone recently. You would think a priest, or a parishioner of my parish would have said that, right?

W-e-l-l-l-l-l, it was a nine year old boy in Grade Four on Monday morning, when he saw me at school!  Now, it is true I haven't been to church for about four weeks, because I was otherwise occupied, but still, I WAS there this past Sunday.  Imagine!  A sweet child noticed my absence, bless his little heart.

That about wraps up my excitement lately, which is to say, that which I can write about anyway, that is suitable for public reading. :)  I think I need to set up another "anonymous" blog, and really share EVERYTHING that goes on in my life.  That's not going to happen though, so I thank God for my awesome friend Listen Linda, to whom I CAN tell everything. 

Some major changes in my life,  are coming down the pike REALLY soon I hope.  While I wait with bated breath for these changes to happen, since they are out of my control, I have taken to doing some calculations.  I will share those in my next blog.  Let's just say, it has to do with moving, beds, and being homeless.

I shall end this post at the same place as I started, with a story about school. I was in the computer lab today, with a Grade 4 class, having the kids line up to go back to their regular classroom, when one poor little fellow tossed his cookies, right there in line!  A lot!  You never saw twenty other children scatter SO fast!  I have very little sense of smell so I am never bothered that way, by these type of "events"!

Mind you, you still have to be quick and think on your feet, regardless of the "no odour zone".   I tried to buzz the office, but of course the intercom never works when you REALLY need it. I sent one student down to the office, sent another one for a roll of paper towels, and evacuated the remaining students back to their classroom. I asked the EA, when the towels arrived, to go soak some in warm water, and return to help clean up the young fellow, who by the way was still sick, but is now doing it over a wastepaper basket.  We tried to get him to the washrooms, but of course they were at ONE end of the hallway, and the computer lab at the OTHER.  Wouldn't you know!

Back in  the regular classroom, ( having left the EA and a few students helping the sick one, still in the lab) I get buzzed by the secretary, who now knows what happened, but wants pertinent information, like "WHO" was sick so she can phone the parents.  At the same time, one of the student helpers dashes back to class to inform me that Jay (who was sick) wants me to know it was "strawberry yogurt!"  Hello? Do we need to know that? Try to teach a Science class after that kerfuffle!

A half hour later it is the end of the school day. In the office I see two school custodians talking to the secretary.  One is coming off his shift and the other starting.  On a whim, and suspecting maybe THIS part of the message was never conveyed, I innocently ask if the "mess" in the computer room had been cleaned up?  Of course, that fact got lost in the shuffle, so to speak. You should have seen the look on the face of the custodian just starting his shift!  He thanked me for telling him, but you could tell that is NOT what he really wanted to say. :)

Hey, don't shoot the messenger!