Am I Busy Yet?

This week, this week... Things are supposed to get easier but not so. Yesterday after school I had to run over to the post office to mail all of my retirement papers, then drive to Santa Rosa to set up and work a demonstration for teachers. We had participants writing postcards to their representatives in Sacramento. Then I had to leave the demonstration at 5:30 PM to arrive at School Board Meeting. I had a dual role at the Board Meeting. I took my informal notes for the membership. Then I was one of eight retirees to be honors with a glass pyramid (a paper weight) with my name on it. Also I had to speak before the board in behalf of the teacher's union. The meeting went on until 10 PM. I came home and made myself some leftovers and chatted with my daughter, Anna and her friend Noemi about anthropology and rocks. I still was not ready to go to sleep. I read my New York Times and worked on my laptop- finally tired at 1:30 AM.

Up today at the usual 6 AM. (What is that four and a half hours sleep?) I am in sixth period now. At 3:30 today I have a meeting with the superintendent and press about our contract. Then at 5 PM I help give out student award for an hour or so. Then at 6:30 PM - Back to School Night. It runs till 9:30 PM.

OK, I was mistaken. Back to School night ran until 8:30 PM and I left at 8:00 PM. The halls were clear. I had already met about 30 parents and previously given out awards. The interview with the West County Times seemed to go well and we will see when the paper comes out next week. I walked home and actually had a couple hours to relax before bed. -I did find out that US Airways Mastercard has totally screwed up my bank account. I guess that I try and fix that today.

Where am I? Friday- Regular classes, then after class our Union has its Spring Social where I am the schmoozer. Then I found that my friend Sandy is giving Donna and I tickets to the Smother's Brothers Concert at the Luther Burbank Center (Now named for an unscrupulous financial institution).

Tomorrow my nephew, Garrett, is scheduled to visit us. But the Maker Fair is happening in San Mateo. I would like to drive down with my son and daughter and make a day of it.