So you know how I blogged several times this spring/summer about how much I DON'T want the ESOL coordinator position at my school because I was afraid it was going to take over my life? Well, it has. Apox on those who gave me this job.
I spent from 3-5 today in a district ESOL team meeting. It wasn't terrible, especially since I've recently learned what LEP, IEDP, PHLOTE, and many other scary acronymns actually mean, so I actually understood what they were talking about nearly 90% of the time... plus they bought us Brick Oven Pizza and Cookies to eat. Yum! But it WAS annoying that I only now just got answers to all the things I've had questions about since June. It was also annoying that I just today got test scores for about 1/4 of our 7th grade students. This meant that I spent from about 8-12 tonight working on student placement. The job isn't done, but I've made a good start.
The point of this, though, is that the job has started to become my life and I don't like that. I think that this weekend I shall rebel and do absolutely nothing job related. I may even go camping so as to cut myself off from work completely. That would be a novel idea, wouldn't it?
Anyway, so as to not come across as quite so whiny, here's my list of things I'm thankful for today:
1. Good friends. In this case, specifically my friend Nathalie who patiently held my hand through the endless series of questions I had for her after the meeting. She even went so far as to personally walk me through the computer stuff. I would be totally lost without her.
2. Supportive Bosses. Julene Kendall who is the district ESOL coordinator has been very helpful, patient, and supportive throughout all of this. She has even volunteered to broach a rather nasty subject with my principal so I don't have to take the heat. I am SO grateful that she's there for me.
3. As much as I miss him, I am really grateful I don't have to worry about Andrei living with us at home this school year. I would be totally burnt out if he was here because I have a rule that while I am home and he is awake I'm not allowed to work- meaning that I do a lot of school stuff after he is in bed. This results in my extra-late bedtimes whenever he stays at our house.
4. Again I am grateful that I don't have my Primary calling anymore. I went to drop off my manuals to the new "me" today at scouts, and just thinking about having to worry about that started to stress me out. I had to remind myself that it's not my responsibility anymore and that it's somebody else's turn to take care of those kids. After all, many of them are going to be my problem at school in a year anyway, so I could use the break.
5. I am grateful for modern painkillers. I have a pounding headache right now, but I know that as soon as I take some extra-strength Tylenol that it will go away and I'll be able to go to sleep.
Ah, sleep. How I miss you. I can't wait to see you again in a few weeks, my old friend.
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