Centipede Crushdown

Well, being back to work this week is going well. I don't have much going on this morning, but tomorrow is a marathon meeting from 8:00 to 4:00pm. Who does that on a Friday before school starts? In addition to teaching K-3, I will be teaching high school students who are also multiply disabled, which they are billing as music therapy. It's a cost-cutting move that eliminates music therapists who are actually board-certified. I don't completely agree with this move, as much as I enjoy working with these groups. I believe music therapists can offer a great deal more, but I am willing to try and do my best.

Today, I am off to advocate for those of us teaching music therapy to get a workshop or some kind of training to help us along. Of course, yesterday, I asked for some budget money to purchase a few classroom items and was denied at two schools. Now I get to ask the district for some money or beg, borrow and steal from other schools. With the budget crunch, I know how that is going to go, but I am armed with my new music therapy angle since we have NO music therapy resources. My husband eloquently pointed out that they don't really need to give me money as a traveler. It's like being a second-rate citizen.

We headed to the pool last night for another hour and a half swim session. This time, Ian put his entire head underwater several times! He even tried swimming under the water for a few minutes. Connor tried it but instead of pinching his nose closed, he kept pinching his mouth closed. Ian called Aunt Terri (our family swim expert) to relay his news.

Then, Tom and I played several games of old arcade game Centipede, where I continued to win. Tom could NOT allow me to win, so we had to keep playing until he won. Then, we tried Asteroids and then Pong. Wearing the big L sign on my forehead for Pong. But it was a lot of fun.

Off to start the day....