Tonnes

Where to start.

There is tonnes of stuff I could blog about today, little is positive. I am officially done with the broad who can't handle the truth. I said my bit outside of school this morning about the whole slander email she sent to a whack of my friends, and some who are not. I made my peace with the situation, and now I am done. And I feel fantastic. There is nothing left on the table. It is clear.

So... I guess maybe I have nothing left to talk about.

Except that I was at a wedding in Strathclair this weekend. It was fantastic. Heather was beautiful, as always. And Randy makes her and her kids sooooooo happy. Her boy had a tough time making it through the ceremony without exploding out of his skin with pride and happiness. When I asked him what he thought about mom and Randy getting married he said "it is the bestest thing ever in my whole life. Did you see me?" Ha! he is sooo funny, and obviously six.
But in true Kathi fashion, I got a very bad headache about 9:30 that I could not take meds for, because the wine was so good, so we had to leave and an unbelievably geriatric time. But I have talked to the new "wife" and she is very happy.

I am getting ready for school...scary. I am like that incessant ping pong ball- bouncing endlessly between excited and scared to death. Most of the people in my class are probably just out of diapers, and here I am the old one in my "field". But I am so happy to be doing it. I am taking the Educational Assistant diploma program through U of W, and I am so looking forward to it. Having Sarah, and being int he various classrooms, it frustrates me when people do this particular job and see it as only that. A job. Something that takes little to no education or experience, and it pays the bills. I think you should have to pass some sort of test to be able to work with children. Whether you are becoming a teacher or and EA or are working in the daycare industry. There has to be some criteria you possess that allows you to be able to get in to the program~ like passion, or patience. There has to be something more than "it's easy".

I am doing it because of Sarah, and for all others after me who are so petrified to leave their ill equipped child int he hands of an adult who is now responsible for 20 plus kids. And then there is the expectation that the child be able to learn as well. And really, the fact that it might pay the bills and I have evenings, weekends and summer off is just gravy. I may not be the best person for the job at this point, but I strive to be, and that's what matters. By March, I will be the best that I can be, and for that I am proud.

So that's my day. Now I go to my daily bubble bath, and finish New Moon. Then I decide whether I can read Eclipse in 5 days.