It’s been an up and down few weeks. I celebrated a birthday twice, neither on the exact day. On Saturday as it turns out Stephanie and I only traveled to New Albany’s packed Harvest Homecoming festival and Huber Farms for pumpkin picking and an early dinner at the restaurant and then back home with Vincent for a stunning Columbus Day cake (above - the "Santa Maria," not a pirate ship) and a new stereo (further below).
In between Huber and cake I – thanks to Mom – got the camera that took these pictures but then backed up Stephanie’s car into our neighbor’s parked car. Although our rates may go up, insurance apparently is covering this. Causing some anxiety, I talked with one of the neighbors the next morning, after leaving them a note the night before. Making me feel worse was the fact that the couple was expecting a baby within a month. (Pictured below is their house, sans car.)
On Tuesday my colleagues helped me celebrate my birthday again (this time a day late).
Many folks in Kentuckiana – including kids we know with H1N1 and then Stephanie and Vincent – have been sick. Vincent has kept his job – moving from days to nights, finally buying a discounted costume (“Freddie” from “Nightmare on Elm Street”?) (pictured below) and wearing it each day to work, ostensibly joining a rock band, and turning in a draft final paper for his English class (for very slow progress). More recently, a one-time Brown friend who Vincent started hung out with last fall has joined him there (adding to other friends he's made anew there).
Both Stephanie and I have had trouble with colleagues at work – Stephanie with another teacher, and me with administrative assistants when all of the other professionals were away – and have faced managers not backing us up to varying degrees. These problems came during times that were stressful at work for other reasons: Stephanie suddenly started tutoring and leading Culture Club after school, teaching Read 180 and had the new school district superintendent visit her school and her classroom. (Pictured below is Stephanie with an early book she shared with her Culture Club students, as they began talking about Native American cultural groups.) I’ve been leading a very challenging survey project for our World Mission unit and facing other Presbyterian Panel deadlines (some management-imposed). During the same time – working with colleague Ida when she was around – I’ve been trying desperately to develop materials for a late October presentation on congregational growth at the Religious Research Association meeting in Denver.
I’ve been leading a very challenging survey project for our World Mission unit and facing other Presbyterian Panel deadlines (some management-imposed). During the same time – working with colleague Ida when she was around – I’ve been trying desperately to develop materials for a late October presentation on congregational growth at the Religious Research Association meeting in Denver.
And no time for blogging.
P.S. For the first time ever, Monday afternoon an official person came to observe Stephanie's tutoring and Culture Club. Tuesday morning Stephanie’s troubles with colleagues may come to a head with a meeting scheduled with half a dozen teachers and administrators. Pray for Stephanie to stand up for herself but diplomatically and for a peaceful but just resolution to differences.
-- Perry
Both Stephanie and I have had trouble with colleagues at work – Stephanie with another teacher, and me with administrative assistants when all of the other professionals were away – and have faced managers not backing us up to varying degrees. These problems came during times that were stressful at work for other reasons: Stephanie suddenly started tutoring and leading Culture Club after school, teaching Read 180 and had the new school district superintendent visit her school and her classroom. (Pictured below is Stephanie with an early book she shared with her Culture Club students, as they began talking about Native American cultural groups.) I’ve been leading a very challenging survey project for our World Mission unit and facing other Presbyterian Panel deadlines (some management-imposed). During the same time – working with colleague Ida when she was around – I’ve been trying desperately to develop materials for a late October presentation on congregational growth at the Religious Research Association meeting in Denver.
I’ve been leading a very challenging survey project for our World Mission unit and facing other Presbyterian Panel deadlines (some management-imposed). During the same time – working with colleague Ida when she was around – I’ve been trying desperately to develop materials for a late October presentation on congregational growth at the Religious Research Association meeting in Denver.
And no time for blogging.
P.S. For the first time ever, Monday afternoon an official person came to observe Stephanie's tutoring and Culture Club. Tuesday morning Stephanie’s troubles with colleagues may come to a head with a meeting scheduled with half a dozen teachers and administrators. Pray for Stephanie to stand up for herself but diplomatically and for a peaceful but just resolution to differences.
-- Perry
What kind of trouble??!!
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