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Hrm. Last time I wrote in this I also had a sinus infection. Not good. So I have spent this weekend mostly indoors due to a rather horrible cold, but I have to get out of the house today to go pay the rent and get some stuff from the grocery store. So I will take the EmergenC and sudafed and venture out later today! Really! Work tomorrow? I don't know. I haven't taken any sick days this year so I have lots but I don't like to use them unless I absolutely have to (my idea is that one day I am going to get married to a hot guy and get knocked up, and all these sick days can be used to extend my maternity leave. Crazy, I know.)
Anyhoo, I did catch up reading everyone's live journals which was for the most part amusing and made me laugh a lot. Thanks to people who actually post :). Also decided I do not have enough $$ to go to London with kafeinhui and her sister which made me kind of sad. Next intersession is only 5 weeks away. I am still waiting to find out if my church is going to send me to New Orleans to help clean up. If not I will probably be off to Beijing and then to see ee970 in Tokyo.
I currently do not have any riveting political or social thoughts.
I have started teaching (sort of) sex ed (well, enough sex ed that I had to send a note home forewarning parents that I was going to say the s- word). I was very proud of my kids, they acted very mature and did not giggle every time I said "private parts". We are talking about different types of abuse - how to recognize that what the person is doing is wrong and how to stay away. Women with mild-moderate MR are sexually abused at an alarming rate, and it's mostly because they don't have decision making skills that seem to come naturally with a higher IQ. So that's what I am teaching them. I am excited about my class because I have two kids I am pretty sure I can get into the Occupational Course of Study, even though it's designed mostly for kids who are a little bit higher functioning than my kids.
There, that's all. back to house cleaning and ballet workout.
Anyhoo, I did catch up reading everyone's live journals which was for the most part amusing and made me laugh a lot. Thanks to people who actually post :). Also decided I do not have enough $$ to go to London with kafeinhui and her sister which made me kind of sad. Next intersession is only 5 weeks away. I am still waiting to find out if my church is going to send me to New Orleans to help clean up. If not I will probably be off to Beijing and then to see ee970 in Tokyo.
I currently do not have any riveting political or social thoughts.
I have started teaching (sort of) sex ed (well, enough sex ed that I had to send a note home forewarning parents that I was going to say the s- word). I was very proud of my kids, they acted very mature and did not giggle every time I said "private parts". We are talking about different types of abuse - how to recognize that what the person is doing is wrong and how to stay away. Women with mild-moderate MR are sexually abused at an alarming rate, and it's mostly because they don't have decision making skills that seem to come naturally with a higher IQ. So that's what I am teaching them. I am excited about my class because I have two kids I am pretty sure I can get into the Occupational Course of Study, even though it's designed mostly for kids who are a little bit higher functioning than my kids.
There, that's all. back to house cleaning and ballet workout.