Well, something finally happened today that I MUST write and tell you all about! Back in July I posted about my Dad fixing the duct work under the house. I was really excited because a couple of times I got to help him and I got to go under the house and get grimy with him! heheh Well, today when I came home, my roommate informed me that no air/heat was coming into her room. So, I started investigating. I looked into the first and easiest solution, but alas, that looked fine. Then I did the first thing any girl in my position would (or should) do. I called my Dad!! But… Dad is in New Jersey… He talked me through what the problems could be, and then I went to work. I changed into my old clothes, grabbed the flashlight (thanks, Dad!) and headed under the house. And wouldn’t you know it, the line of duct into her room was completely separated. Heating the crawlspace = not good! Once again, I called my Dad to get advice. He talked me through what I needed to do. I grabbed my duct tape (which happens to be bright pink!), scissors, and another flashlight. Away I went into the darkness otherwise known as the crawlspace. I’d never been that far back before… that was Dad’s domain last time. I propped up one of the flashlights kind of as a spot light, and used the other one to see more clearly. Though I’m sure I was much slower than Dad ever would have been, I got the job done! I was able to reattach the pieces (3 in all) and now there is air flowing in my roomie’s room!! I so wish I’d had a camera down there. Imagine me lying flat on my back in a shallow crawl space, taping duct to metal to duct. I love it… if you look into the crawl space, you’ll see one bright pink patch job!! And that’s my handiwork. I feel so accomplished. Funny thing is, I really enjoyed doing the work! I guess I like knowing that I am capable (with the help of a great Dad and an awesome God!) to fix things. Hooray for moments of learning!
To change the subject and tone of this a little… I’m a little sad tonight about my work situation. Some of you know that I have had a difficult child this year in my class. It’s been a challenge, and it’s been getting harder. Today was a crazy day for this child, resulting in the rest of class having to leave the room for almost 2 hours until someone came and picked him up. Some higher-ups made the decision to remove him from my class for the time being and place him into a special education class. I’m sad in some ways, and also slightly relieved in some ways. I fought to have this little boy in my class. He was doing so well. But in the past couple of weeks, things have continually escalated. We have to focus on him so much that I fear the other children are losing out. I have been praying daily for wisdom to know what to do with him. I guess today God took the problem out of my hands and let someone else make the decision, and I must say that I thank Him very much for that! It was too hard of a decision to make myself. Maybe now I won’t be as stressed at work as I have been lately. I can finally relax a little and return to the fun Ms. Boisvert that I so want and love to be!! Please pray for the family of this child. I won’t go into details because they’re not necessary, but trust me when I say that the family needs as much prayer as possible. Maybe he will receive the help he needs and be able to return to my class in a couple of months… we’ll just have to wait and see!
Ok, I have to finish on a happy note. :) I went to the NC State Fair Saturday night and I got to ride TWO ferris wheels! The friend who was with me was quite the trooper. If you’re reading this… I owe you big time! :) Those of you who don’t know, I love ferris wheels. I don’t really know why… I just do! Hooray for ferris wheels!
Phew… my fingers are tired now. Time to get ready for bed! Thanks for checking in on me!
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