It's been a long draining week

I am so grateful that today is Friday.  It's been a long, draining week.  My emotions have been way out of whack.  I've been so emotional about so many things.  And we are all really, really tired.  This morning in fact, Thomas got up and started getting ready, then fell back to sleep.  Thank goodness tomorrow morning is a morning when we can all sleep in.

Yesterday was a particularly draining day.  I had agreed to sub in Kindergarten, which is always physically draining.  They were desperate for me to stay for the afternoon in 4th grade, and I agreed.  I needed to leave an hour early because of parent conferences, but they were just happy to have me however long they could.  There must have been something in the water, because it was CRAZY.  I had a student removed by the resource officer, another child sobbing about being called fat, and another who wrote an obscenity on a cabinet.  Yikes!  It makes me particularly happy to be back at the high school today!  Conferences were also a little rough, as Catherine is struggling.  Honestly, I know part of it is her age, and part of it is the beginning of the year.  She has never handled transitions well.  And of course, there is a massive transition looming in her life at the end of the school year.  As a parent, it's always hard to watch your kids struggle.  As I told Andrew last night, in one respect it is absolutely nothing compared to what Robert put us through.  At the same time, Catherine has always made very good choices when it comes to school, and I hate to see some not-great ones happening right now. 

Overall, it's just been an emotional few weeks.  It seems as though many share my feelings about the retirement of Marty Brennaman.  It's a connection to our childhoods, as well as something we shared with our parents and grandparents.  As ridiculous as it sounds, it almost feels like losing our loved ones all over again.  That's how dramatic it has felt this week.

Overall, we are all really ready for, and really looking forward to this weekend.  Andrew has to work tonight, but we should get a little bit of family time.  I will run a few errands, the kids will help with some things around the house, and then we can do a TV show or something.  Tomorrow we get to sleep in!!  The kids have a band competition in the afternoon, and a dear friend is visiting from out-of-state.  I haven't seen him in 14 months, and I am so excited he wants to come for a visit!  Sunday should be a quiet day, and I'm extremely grateful for a little bit of unscheduled time this weekend!