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last friday of spring break
Mar. 25th, 2022 06:59 pm1. I am crossing my fingers that we've got Fiona's orthodontia fixed. They put glue on all the screws (why not just do that to begin with, she asks) and adjusted one side of the device; the orthodontist thinks one side of her jaw is moving forward more rapidly than the other and essentially creating torque that's popping the opposite side out. Also, they have a plan for what to do if it happens again. Very happy they were taking it seriously.
2. Poor Sammy has some skin problems. He has a couple of bumps on his head, and we noticed yesterday that he seems be starting the cat acne on his chin. He's got an appointment for Monday. He doesn't appear upset or uncomfortable; he's not scratching obsessively or anything. But I want to nip whatever this is in the bud.
3. Week one of a two week asychronous conference with several synchronous presentations throughout just ended and week two began. This conference has been awesome; so many great teaching ideas. I am super digging it.
4. Mom is coming to pick up Fiona at the end of next week, and then she's going to MS for her spring break. I am super stoked! I am going to get so much work done. LOL We are also going to have some colleagues over for dinner, and I'm excited about that.
5. The legislature approved a 5k raise for all state employees, so we are each getting an extra 5k spread between our final two paychecks of this fiscal year. Then our contracts for next fiscal year will have the added 5k. So in total, our household will get an extra 15k this year, and y'all, I am not going to lie, I am so relieved. I have been lowkey fretting about paying for Emma's college in spring. All the saved up money was going to be gone after paying for this fall semester, and I'm not eligible to teach overloads next year because I get a course release. Josh can teach overloads, so it was going to be doable but tight. But now we can pay that 8k per semester so much more easily. So grateful.
6. Fiona is having a playdate! She's had no problem making friends, but it has been so hard for us to connect with other families outside of school, so super happy about this for her.
2. Poor Sammy has some skin problems. He has a couple of bumps on his head, and we noticed yesterday that he seems be starting the cat acne on his chin. He's got an appointment for Monday. He doesn't appear upset or uncomfortable; he's not scratching obsessively or anything. But I want to nip whatever this is in the bud.
3. Week one of a two week asychronous conference with several synchronous presentations throughout just ended and week two began. This conference has been awesome; so many great teaching ideas. I am super digging it.
4. Mom is coming to pick up Fiona at the end of next week, and then she's going to MS for her spring break. I am super stoked! I am going to get so much work done. LOL We are also going to have some colleagues over for dinner, and I'm excited about that.
5. The legislature approved a 5k raise for all state employees, so we are each getting an extra 5k spread between our final two paychecks of this fiscal year. Then our contracts for next fiscal year will have the added 5k. So in total, our household will get an extra 15k this year, and y'all, I am not going to lie, I am so relieved. I have been lowkey fretting about paying for Emma's college in spring. All the saved up money was going to be gone after paying for this fall semester, and I'm not eligible to teach overloads next year because I get a course release. Josh can teach overloads, so it was going to be doable but tight. But now we can pay that 8k per semester so much more easily. So grateful.
6. Fiona is having a playdate! She's had no problem making friends, but it has been so hard for us to connect with other families outside of school, so super happy about this for her.
