Katy got out of the hospital on Friday, which was great. She is still weak, which is not great.
On Sunday, her father died. He had been in the hospital for several weeks, with Katy by his side until she got sick. She divided her time talking to doctors and nurses, helping her father, and driving her family around. It is amazing to me how much she did. It is no wonder she got sick. Unfortunately, as is normal but unpleasant in times of stress, some of her family members were less than grateful. In fact, there was a great deal of complaining when she went to the beach after spending an entire week with her father, in the hopes of recuperating.
The funeral is Thursday, and then Katy's grieving will begin.
Friday, we (Bob, me, Mark & Joseph) leave for Washington DC. I am going to a National Charter School Association convention. It should be interesting, but I'm underwhelmed with the offers for reasonably priced uniforms, multiple choice test kits, and traditional desks that we are getting. Since Carolina School for Inquiry is a child-centered, inquiry-based public charter school, we don't do those things. But I'm hoping for lots of information about grants, marketing, and stuff. I'm really looking forward to the goodies that these people better be giving out. Pens of course, but I want some good stuff.
In the mean time, Bob and I are trying to get ahead at our respective workplaces so that they won't fall apart while we are gone. It's not a piece of cake, but there is a certain amount of satisfaction in crossing off items on the to-do list.
And now, I've finished lunch (two red, two orange, and some green so far today) and it's time to get back to the expanding to-do list.
2 comments:
My best wishes for Katy's recovery and Sincere Sympathy on the loss of her Dad. On behalf of this NJ gal, please tell her family to ki$$ the old backside if they Dare to Criticize her.
I hope the conference is helpful for your Charter school.
Oh that convention sounds awesome. Right up my alley!
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