The last several weeks have been absorbed with moving into our new apartment. An all nighter and a couple of very long days were required to finish the work needed to get the house ready for inspectors and assessors. But it was more than worth it to see the finished product. Now I'm enjoying one of the first nights in my new place without too much distraction. "Big Daddy" in the background is not one of the most conducive for writing, but I'm playing companion to one of my mom's students and wanted to make sure he was content. So Big Daddy it was. I hadn't watched it in years and find now as a parent it should have carried the subtitle; The many ways not to be a good parent.
I'm managing to keep up with my promised cooking five nights a week for the kids. So much so that I even prepared a meal at home; chicken nuggets, green beans, noodles and bread, and brought it into school one night last week for the kids and I so that I could help my mom with some of her costume work. I've also been able to volunteer with Channel 9 at least once a week so far, but I'm afraid that may need to take a back seat during the last few weeks of school as the activities already planned are beginning to make my poor Google Calendar resemble my homework planner from high school. Not a pretty sight. Its a disappointing thought to find myself away from volunteer activities as they have become such a central part of my schedule. Making my way down town to the studio or out around St Louis county to assist the amazing employees of KETC has been a highlight and fun distraction from my normal routine. Live broadcast nights, special events, snapping pictures, helping on the volunteer committee, and recruiting new volunteers has helped me learn a little more about a non for profit organization and the amount of work and effort that goes into this organization. I have such respect for the employees of Ch 9 and have been so grateful to have the opportunity to get to know them better while learning how wonderful it feels to give back to the community. As new events approach and I return to more regular volunteering I will be making an honest effort of reporting on the success, fun and play by play action of the event. The first volunteer orientation is in the works and a report will follow.
Happy Spring to you all!
