Day 3

Well... I survived day three. I kinda feel like one of those sneeze guards at a salad bar. They cough, sneeze, and drool on me all day. My hands are cracked from washing them so much. And I still have the song "Hot Potato" stuck in my head from 3:30 this afternoon. Seriously though, I'm having a blast. Today was my first full day in the room. I won't lie, I did have to go to Wawa on my lunch break for a 24oz coffee to hold me over. But for the second straight day I laughed when I got home and emptied sand out of my sneakers. The kids are amazing & its a great feeling when one brings you a book to read, and before you know it there are two on your lap and the rest act like they can't get close enough. And come on,,,who else gets snack & recess at age 26?

What I learned today: When painting with two year olds, don't wear your favorite jeans.

the end of an era

My time at Safeguard is done. It felt like I was leaving high school again. The weather was nice & I couldn't wait to get the hell out, but as soon as I started saying goodbye, that's when the tears started flowing. I'll miss my second family more than I ever would have imagined when I started in August '05.

I just got home from Andy's, cleaned out my car, and drank a beer. Now I'm going to bed to dream of a life without plate requests & prod pickups. As of Monday, I get recess again.

Now I shall post an example of a proper Safeguard sendoff from Bill & Kevin. Yes, there's a Honda CRV somewhere under that tarp.

my farewell cake

originally it said: "deb, good luck. we'll miss you". this is what happened as people took slices. it's freakin priceless.

Stay tuned...

I don't actually start the new gig until April 28th, but in case you haven't noticed, I'm rather excited about it. I figure I'll get this whole blog thing rolling by saying that I had to go for a
pre-employment physical yesterday, and now thanks to the tetanus shot, my left arm is throbbing.

I'm going to go for a lunch time walk now. Then I'm going to sit at my almost empty desk, do the out of stock report, and eat a lollipop while I try to think of some more clever things to write here.

And Nikki,,,thank you for the blog suggestion. I'm looking forward to sharing my stories.