Seattle or Bust!

I have been informed that I have disappeared again from the intarwebs :o\ My apologies, dear gods of the intarwebs, I shall strive to be better ;o)

Anyway... work has been crazy the last few days. The kids have been insane and screaming constantly. It's enough to make me want to clamp my hand over their mouths and say, "Shut up!Shut up! Shut up!" We've also had an issue with a student whose shoes are two sizes too small, and he has blisters the size of nickels on his toes. We've been struggling to deal with the issue for a couple weeks now, and notes from the teacher hasn't helped. Notes from the Occupational Therapist hasn't helped. Finally, the clinic got involved and told Dad (Mom is really the problem here, but she wouldn't answer the phone) that the child couldn't come back to school until he has new shoes. YAY! Go nurses!!! Actually putting their foot down and standing up to neglectful parents! :oD If it were the case that they didn't have the money, that would be one thing, and the child would have a pair of "school" shoes by the end of the day. However, that is not the case, as Dad works for Web MD, Mom is a stay at home mo... - sorry, stay at home DIVA, and Deidree saw Mom and his sister shopping for back to school clothes at GAP (with bags from Aeropostal) this summer. When asked what she was getting for our student (who has been wearing the same clothes for three years, and I am not exaggerating), she flat our replied that the shopping was only for the sister.

You can bet the farm that he'll be here today, with a new pair of shoes.

In other news, it is Thursday morning, and in a couple hours Alec and I are flying to Seattle to go to the Penny Arcade Expo! We're going to be staying with his friend Brian, and coming back Monday. Alec is very excited about PAX, and I am more excited about Seattle :oD While we're there we're going to take a peek at real estate in the area, because you never know :o)

Going to finish up packing! :o)