I'm playing hooky

I'm not playing hooky exactly, but I'm still excited about a small break from my crazy job! I have several doctors appointments tomorrow afternoon and was planning on leaving work around 2:00. When my stupid boss walked into my office and asked that I go to a training class that he signed up for but decided wasn't important enough for him. It's by my house and starts at 8:00. So my plan...stop by the training at 8:00 and by 10:00 the day is mine to enjoy the sun, warm temperatures and the excitement that only comes from playing hooky.

A chance at change!

Yesterday morning my boss informed myself and three others that there was a strong possibility that the Presidential candidate who is best known for his quest for CHANGE would be speaking at our school next week. We were under strict orders to remain silent about the possibility until the final confirmation. And within two minutes of this secret, which I will admit would be fun, I was thrusts back into a typical day as a high school assistant principal. With a fight, fainting student, drug sale, stolen ipod, stolen phone, drunk girl, angry parents, another fight and a pile of paperwork to follow. And by 6:00 p.m. I had completely forgotten about the possibility of change. Instead, I was begging my co-workers for actual "change" to buy myself a soda and crackers from the vending machine.

I finally got around to reading my email by 6:15 and realized that our building did not make the final selection...no CHANGE for us! Bummer!

Why is it...

that when things are stressful, you don't feel good and it's raining outside that seems like the perfect time for your mind to walk down memory's lane? WTF!!!! As if that is helpful...NOT!

IKEA coming to Denver-area

That is the headline in today's news. Okay not "the" headline but one of the headlines that caught my attention. It's the small things that make a day better.

Gift basket

One of my friends decided that a fruit basket from a local farmers market was the perfect gift to cheer me up. So tonight I decided to cut up one of the apples and eat with carmel sauce. Okay...I have to say that it's fat-free carmel sauce but I was trying to trick my brain. Back to the apple...I cut it in half and look what I found! Ugh! No more carmel apples and the fruit basket is sitting outside on the porch.

and then...

Focus on what?

I love the fact that at the last minute McCain decided to announce that Sarah Palin is his choice for VP! The announcement has evoked so many different responses from democrats, republicans, independents and everything in between. My first response...WTF!!! I felt like McCain was slapping all of the women of the U.S. in the face by assuming that if we supported Hilary it was about her vagina and not about her politics. I wanted to pick up the phone and let him know that unlike men...women can see past the vagina! I do support a strong woman who believes in education, equal rights, woman's reproductive rights, economic growth and an end to this war! But I don't believe that Sarah Palin can support any of those ideas!

So today...the uber conservative republican private life was splattered all over the news! Her 17 year old daughter is 5 months pregnant and is going to keep the baby. And Palin made the announcement that she is going to marry the babies father...of course! Note to 17 year old daughter...I'm sorry that this is a difficult time and hope that everything turns out great for you and your child. Note to Palin...how about that Focus on the Family idea now!

I guess McCain didn't know her well enough over the past 5 months to help lesson the hit to his political campaign. Just another example...we expect more from the next president. We expect somebody who cares, supports and understands.