Eyeball Madness

Today I got the nuts and bolts check up at my doctors. Needless to say, it was a late morning start at work. I felt productive, meeting with several seniors, and writing a recommendation letter.

I met with a colleague to discuss our presentation for parent nights for seniors this week, when my contact popped out of my eye. Well, to be more specific, half my contact popped out of my eye. The other one was still in there, and she had to help me get it out. Three and a half hours after I got to work, I left again, driven to my home by my colleague so I could get another contact lens. Whatta day!

I was just thinking today how important it probably is for some of my kids to hear me tell them "I care about you, and want to help." I do care a lot about my kids, and tell them, especially when they seem to have lost hope or shut down. Two such kids, who I never really saw last year, came by a lot (3-4 times) this year already, ostensibly for scheduling stuff, but one can tell when that's not the (only) reason. Makes me feel good inside. Hope it makes them feel good, valued, and worth it, because they are.