An act of Kindness

So today was really nice. I spent the day with three really neat kids, as I am babysitting them for the weekend. They are really great kids, and I've enjoyed my time here. It's been pretty typical too, we've played games, watched movies, and of course, the inevitable brother/sister bickering has transpired. It's been fun. There's even a cute little puppy to play with. Life has been fun today.

So, I noticed yesterday afternoon that I left my battery pack for this laptop at school. I was bummed. This laptop is very important to me these days, as IEP's are due and I find myself blogging as a form of stress relief. :-) So, having full power is important. Not to mention I have about 6 IEP's to fix tomorrow afternoon.

Normally, this wouldn't be a big deal. I have access to the school building on the weekend, but I don't have access to the room I left it in. I teach in two separate rooms, and I had loaned this laptop and the SmartBoard to another teacher yesterday in the room that is bigger in size, but I don't have a key that will open that door. I was pondering a solution, and something hit me...years ago we could gain access to some rooms with a secret way of doing it. But, that was years ago. I figured that wouldn't work.

So I called Mrs.AP. I explained the situation, and she said she'd meet me at the school. I was honestly hoping there would be a secret way to get to the room so I wouldn't have to bother her, but that wasn't possible. So, I loaded up the kids (With their Mom's consent to take them somewhere. Afterall, kidnapping is never a good thing.) and we headed to school. We got there, and sure enough, my charger was in the locked room that I didn't have access to.

I called Mrs. AP. and she came up and let us in.

I was HAPPY! :-)

Truth be told, she said she's done that once before too, so she knows what I was feeling.

So while it's not a big deal, it was a highlight for me.

Well, I see sleep in my future.

'nite!