Cake
Tonight I baked a cake. I ate one frosted corner and now I don't want anymore of it. It was a small craving. Does anyone want a yellow cake with milk-chocolate frosting sans one small upper left-hand corner?
A Cruel Tease
I realize now that my previous post was simply a cruel tease...it said nothing. After weeks of silence I said nothing. I will try to put more
sustenance in this post. It may not be of interest but it is at least my life.
Work is crazy, busy
because we are working towards an
ACSI accreditation. It is a prestigious recognition that would mean that we have subjected ourselves to a self-study to improve ourselves, live up to our vision and mission statements, and in many ways simply hold us accountable as a provider of christian education. Being a private institution certainly has its perks...one of which being that we are not obligated and controlled by government mandates or stipulations...this however does leave us wide open to go right off the deep end if we are not careful. Hence the self-study and seeking after
accreditation.
What this translates into is extra meetings, tons of information compilations, answering endless questions, rewriting answers and evaluating every minute detail of our operation. It is a daunting task. But we have an organized approach and October and
November are the highlighted "meeting months." We might have some more time to ourselves after that.
I can't complain about it. I have been enjoying it. And I even
volunteered to be on an extra
committee. It does require a lot of energy that I seem to be lacking.
I think that I am having a mild mono relapse. Nothing too severe. Just extreme exhaustion. Colds take longer to fight. I sleep till I ache. That sort of thing.
I have also added school board clerk to my list of duties. I get nervous about this responsibility, little though it is. It seems like
just the sort of thing that I am perfect at. I am not sure where my trepidation is coming from.
I have a 5
th/6
th field trip tomorrow. A great outdoorsy destination. But always a stressful day. I pray for good weather. Cool is fine. No rain, please. I pray for cool tempers, no drama, and good, kind words to be spoken by all the parents who
attend. I might be asking for too much but I ask anyway.
I am going to Spoon River Drive this weekend (read that like it is a verb and not a destination...it makes it sound oh-so-much-more-interesting). I can't wait to nab up Lauren and talk about books, music, movies, and any random topic we come
across. I miss my best
roommate.
I miss living alone. Enough said. My mantra has been, "I am saving a lot of money." It isn't bad here. It's just not
mine. I love having only 12 students. My life is glorious. I have more time (for sleeping and fighting colds evidently). I finish most of my work at school. I didn't even know that was possible till this year.
I have great friends. Friends who call and leave voice mails knowing that I am horrible at returning them. Friends who supply me with all my selfish indulgences. Friends to laugh with, cry with,
commiserate with. We are the lucky ones. Whether we see it or not.
Just anything
I have been pretty much despising the fact that I have gotten so lazy about blogging. So I keep trying to drum up some great story, some exciting
memory, some profound theory...I h
aven't come up with anything so I haven't written.
Now I am willing to settle for anything, just anything, so long as I publish a post.
