I love my garage, I can pull up and say "Can somebody check the air in my tires?" and someone will pull out the air hose and professional pressure gauge and top it off. I know I could do it, but the bending and squatting and hoping my cheap tire gauge is accurate are more annoying and painful than I want to deal with.

I went and had it checked the tires were just low enough to have the sensor go iff. Which is annoying but on the other hand despite being anxious anfor upset it wasn't the same level as it has been in the past.

I also know the sensor will go off at something basic.

Hey, y'all! I know I've not been around a lot lately but it's Pencil Pouch Audit day and I just wanted y'all to know. *grin*

One can never be too young to be audited.

I think I will use Pencil Pouch Audit Day to audit my team's office supplies.

some of the convenience stores here have fancy new-fangled automatic air pumps. Drive up, hop out of your vehicle, push the button to start it. Default setting is 32 psi, there are plus and minus buttons to customize your tire pressure experience. Then you unscrew the valve cap, put the nozzle on, and the thing checks your tire's current pressure, fills it up, and beeps to let you know when it's done. It's a dream come true for someone who wants to do it themselves.

ETA:Remember to put the valve cap back on.

Man, I'm emotionally fragile. My coordinator at the AMA just sent out an email announcing that she's retiring at the end of this year. And so I've been sitting at my computer crying about it. I just don't want any more change. (Except, okay, I'd be thrilled if the election results changed, although I don't think that will happen. But that would still be change I'd welcome.)

Things just need to stay put, damn it. For a little while, at least.

I am having Lego Set Audit Day. It would be more fun if I could find the missing pieces.

Pencil Pouch Audit Day!

I so love this idea.

My annual purge, scour, organize, file event has started early this year.

Not that I don't do this sort of activity routinely, but there is something comforting about resetting at the end of a year...especially THIS year.

I might just run out of stuff to nudge before the 31st.

Last weekend's yard sale helped, but not enough. More to go.

Though, I am really happy with my 'stuff.' Not minimalist, but less motivated by unnecessary influences.

Now, if I could just find that perfect place that is not here, but in a village I can love.

If wishes were horses...

Adventures in Teaching Autistic Kids:

One of my girls, L, is significantly autistic. Exceptionally high functioning, but has her quirks. One of them is that she has a hard time with group time. She has a hard time sitting still and not wandering off and paying attention. She'll do it for a little bit but then gets silly.

She also has this high pitched voice with the most awesome affectations. It's almost Valley Girl but little girl voice Valley Girl. With a little bit of New Englander thrown in.

She's honestly one of my favorite kiddos. I adore her.

Well, she almost killed Ms. Idrissi (her aide) and me the other day.

We were at group time and L was being silly and ants-in-her-pants-y. Her carpet spot is right next to the cubby shelf that holds our math supplies. One of the bins was out and right at head level SO OF COURSE SHE STUCK HER HEAD IN THERE!! Ms. Idrissi told her to get her head out of there and L did and sat for a minute and then went to put her head back in. Ms. Idrissi said, "L! Don't you dare out your head back in that cubby!" and without missing a beat, L responds, "But there's such a magical land in there!"

Ms. Idrissi had to leave, she was laughing so hard and I had to stop teaching and turn my head. Tears streaming down my face. So. Hilarious.