Into the Mind of Janny

Sorry about taking so long for my next posting. I had just been so down about not working I didn't feel much like it. However that has changed...

My friend/cousin Ky and I had made plans for me to stay over at her place on Wednesday night. Her roommate is out of town on a ski trip and I was going to keep her company for at least one night. As I was getting ready to go, I got a call from the Saskatoon Public automatic dispatch system (ads) asking me to sub on Thursday. Even though I was going to work the next day, I still went. It might have been a mistake because I got a horrible sleep. Of course with my track record lately I might have slept horribly at home.

The sub placement was for senior math and calculus. The calculus class had 47 students! Definitely the biggest class I have ever taught. The day went well. I even got to teach lessons for 3/4 of the classes which makes it a little more exciting than just supervision. The staff was the friendliest that I have encountered so far. I hope I get to work there again soon.

When I got home from school one of our new cable boxes was not working at all. I called the technical support line and we were not able to remedy the situation over the phone. They were going to send a repairman the next day. We arranged for him to come on Friday morning. I set my alarm for 8am (the earliest he could show up).

My phone rang at 6:30am, it was ads again. I was quite prepared to have to change the time when the service person was going to come by. When I checked the assignment it was only for the afternoon. So it worked out to do both. Of course I could not get back to sleep until right before my alarm went off. After the repairman had come and gone I was able to go back to sleep for another hour.

I was a little nervous about subbing yesterday afternoon. It was the afternoon before the week long winter break. Students (and teachers) can be a little crazy. Both classes had assignments to finish before the end of the day. The only people who were done we the "good" students. It was a very quiet afternoon. The last class was so uneventful and quiet that I read drafting manuals to keep from falling asleep.

Around supper time I was starting to get a headache. I took it easy last night. I watched a little TV then went to bed early. I slept 10 hours last night. I needed it.

Tonight, we finish the mural at the church.