I want to start this morning by saying how grateful I am to be here every day with you. Truly, I mean that from the bottom of my heart. As I was reading yesterday's thread, I saw women supporting women, laughing and holding each other up in the good times and in grief. Excited for each other's successes and helping each other through difficulty. Cheering each other on-- unconditionally.
I treasure that and I wish that more people could experience it.
Before I came here this morning, I made the mistake of looking at my town's FB page, "Open Discussions," which is more like spew whatever vitriol you like and making people mad at each other. Not a great way to start your day but this place-- is just that. ♥
My workplace is a lot like here. So supportive. I took a few minutes before HS began to talk to a coworker who has been at Weis for many years. We worked together on Tuesday and I needed some feedback. I told her what I said here-- I thought I was trying to do too much and was struggling to find that balance. She took the time to go over my plans and reassured me that I was on the right track but if I felt like I was trying to cram stuff in, let it go for another day. It was an epiphany LOL! I had five different things planned and I immediately knocked one off and chose not to do the other. And it worked out so much better for all of us.
The kids *loved* making the applesauce, which was such a huge hit that I have to incorporate it again. Of course, I need to scrub out my instant pot this morning and I tossed one of my wooden spoons into the bag with the painted apples so that got "donated" to the art supply closet.
After I cleaned up, I needed to run some things past one of my bosses-- she was the one who ran the HS program last year. The big topic I needed to talk to her about-- bathroom breaks.
For real! 
The program is run almost entirely outdoors. We have covered areas and an outdoor heater under the pavilion. It's a 5-minute walk from the main area we stay in to the Main building with the bathrooms. And I have 5 and 6 yos. So ya see the problem... We ended up making three different trips to the bathrooms which cuts into a lot of time and messes up the flow of the day. Lauren and I looked over some of the property closer to the building and I think I am going to use the rain garden as an outdoor classroom setting. I am so excited! I'll have someone bring some of the benches down there and we can clear an area for art stuff. Plus that means I can use it for long-term lessons like in the next session when we learn about ecosystems. I left work feeling less stressed than I had in weeks. I love how supportive and flexible everyone is at Weis.
Today we are doing some field trip prep for Pumpkin Chunkin. I saw the trebuchets yesterday. They are huge! Probably not huge but 8-10 feet tall? Huge to me.
I have an idea for Vicky's challenge that I want to play around with too.
Thank you ll again for being amazing people!
I treasure that and I wish that more people could experience it.
Before I came here this morning, I made the mistake of looking at my town's FB page, "Open Discussions," which is more like spew whatever vitriol you like and making people mad at each other. Not a great way to start your day but this place-- is just that. ♥
My workplace is a lot like here. So supportive. I took a few minutes before HS began to talk to a coworker who has been at Weis for many years. We worked together on Tuesday and I needed some feedback. I told her what I said here-- I thought I was trying to do too much and was struggling to find that balance. She took the time to go over my plans and reassured me that I was on the right track but if I felt like I was trying to cram stuff in, let it go for another day. It was an epiphany LOL! I had five different things planned and I immediately knocked one off and chose not to do the other. And it worked out so much better for all of us.
The kids *loved* making the applesauce, which was such a huge hit that I have to incorporate it again. Of course, I need to scrub out my instant pot this morning and I tossed one of my wooden spoons into the bag with the painted apples so that got "donated" to the art supply closet.
After I cleaned up, I needed to run some things past one of my bosses-- she was the one who ran the HS program last year. The big topic I needed to talk to her about-- bathroom breaks.
For real! The program is run almost entirely outdoors. We have covered areas and an outdoor heater under the pavilion. It's a 5-minute walk from the main area we stay in to the Main building with the bathrooms. And I have 5 and 6 yos. So ya see the problem... We ended up making three different trips to the bathrooms which cuts into a lot of time and messes up the flow of the day. Lauren and I looked over some of the property closer to the building and I think I am going to use the rain garden as an outdoor classroom setting. I am so excited! I'll have someone bring some of the benches down there and we can clear an area for art stuff. Plus that means I can use it for long-term lessons like in the next session when we learn about ecosystems. I left work feeling less stressed than I had in weeks. I love how supportive and flexible everyone is at Weis.
Today we are doing some field trip prep for Pumpkin Chunkin. I saw the trebuchets yesterday. They are huge! Probably not huge but 8-10 feet tall? Huge to me.
I have an idea for Vicky's challenge that I want to play around with too.
Thank you ll again for being amazing people!
) and added grated parm to mine once it was on my plate. I did the same with the coleslaw-- mixed it up with vegan may and then added a little bit of real mayo to my serving.
