oh, good ... I wondered a bit. The salesman at the store said it made him think of Tim Burton.

Nice article, Jilli!

I just turned in my timesheet for the last two weeks. This is the first time since I took this job about 4 years ago that I've had payable overtime. Oy! I'm looking forward to relaxing this weekend.

I'm hoping mother's day involves brunch and The Avengers. And someone else doing the dishes.

Wicked rocked last night. Galinda was played by the understudy and she was AMAZING. The Wonderful Wizard of Oz was also outstanding. This was my third time seeing the show, I think this was the best performance.

Ha! Not a Sarah, but my mom called me that too. For my dramatics apparently.

::high-fives Laura:: My younger sister totally outdid me in the dramatics department, to the point that a relative nicknamed her "Brattila the Hun."

Jilli, very cool! And I hope you are pleasantly surprised by Dark Shadows. Or at least it's good eyecandy.

This weekend: tonight I am most likely not doing anything. Tomorrow, normal Saturday stuff (Doggies and Donuts, farmer's market) and then celebrating a friend's college graduation and then another friend's birthday/moving away party. Sunday? Don't know. Maybe seeing Avengers again? Or doing the work I was supposed to do today. Calling my mom at some point.

Gah. A classmate/karatemate of CJ's applied to join Arapahoe Rescue Patrol and was just accepted. I've known this kid for 4 years and I'll be shocked if he can make it through the first two weekend training trips. This kid is all talk and all excuses. CJ doesn't want to have anything to do with him on the patrol. Oh, oh, oh - for those of you who remember, this is the kid who stabbed CJ with a pencil a couple of years ago.

I was both a poor loser and a poor winner as a child. Forget as a child. Always. There's a picture of me winning hanafuda during a visit home from college where I'm levitating in joy at having beaten the family.

But I am not as bad as my friends who shall remain nameless because they're kinda famous although not to you. But seriously, that family will beat you down and crow over it. You better not sit down to cards with them unless you a) have several hours and b) a lot of emotional fortitude. Super fun though. They invented the term "Flossieland" which we still use today. Named after their grandmother, it means when someone is more than 50% behind in points.

Today: Vet visit - went well, Biscuit didn't even squawk, and got a clean bill of health especially with his teeth, and I got a preemptive topical steroid for his expected allergies during his trip to the midwest this summer.

Tonight: company meeting.

Tomorrow: crazy work and housework.

Sunday: Hockey, finally!

Next weekend: New Mexico trip, where the SO has been requested by the graduates as commencement speaker. Should be exciting, but it's a big honor even if it's a little school (two graduates). He hasn't worked with those boys in years so it's awesome that they wanted him.

After that is the year end programs. And summer travel. Blargh! Not ready!

Aims, I agree with Kat. I would go to the guidance counselor, document your observations on the behavior, have it on file.

And, as a mandated reporter, we reported ANY reports or possibilities of abuse, especially at the teen shelter. The documentation for a good paper trail is a PITA.

It totally sucks. I'm really sorry; I've been in some fucked-up parent-child-teacher situations and they just make you want to scream and/or throw up.

I am going to make butter chicken, then take a shower with a mani and pedi, because YAY warm weather and things to do involving patios and drinking.

And clean my office up some tonight. It's Heavy Item Pickup Day tomorrow and we hauled a couch and three freaking heavy chairs from the garage to the curb, plus some other stuff. UGH. Please, I just want it out of here!

I am actually taking a 2 hour yoga class tomorrow, buying a present for my friend, working and then going to her party that evening.

SPN on Sunday, along with errands and working.

Yeah, you want the minor things on file so when the big things inevitably happen, you have documentation of a pattern of behavior, and you can document what you did in response.

Work has been crazeballs for me, too.

I think I'm going to sleep a ton and watch all the MST3K expiring from Netflix Instant Watch this weekend.

Aims, I agree with Kat. I would go to the guidance counselor, document your observations on the behavior, have it on file.

The very basic of basics is that the kid told his mom that he was "touched" at his former day care. I use the air quotes to quote - not to lessen the events. We know because mom told Mrs H. We asked our school counselor if she was going to start pulling him out for help. SC says she can't because she (SC) wasn't told by mom and just Mrs H telling SC wasn't enough to warrant pulling him and if SC did and mom finds out, then everyone's in trouble for violating mom's confidence in Mrs H or some such shit. I believe that the principal agreed with SC. I said, "Well, he told me that he was touched at day care and Mrs G heard it. Isn't that enough to call in the SC?" and I was told no. It wasn't enough.

I don't know.

Basically, this kid has been sexually abused and NO ONE is helping him deal with it. He is out of the daycare, there are reports against the daycare (which had numerous other reports regarding the same damn thing) so that's good. But damn it - the kid needs something. And I don't know that calling CPS on the mom is going to help the situation any.

Well, I called.

And I feel like shit about it.

The intake worker said that it probably would get screened out and not assigned, but still. I feel like shit.