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Practically imperfect in every way. Start with a lot of silliness. Mix in some insecurities and a handful of awkwardness. Add a pound of naivety, innocence, and child-like wonderings. Blend well. Half-bake and top off with a sprinkle of imagination and dollop of dreams. It’s the recipe for me!

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quote of the day

  • "Moral of the story: Do not look at the gap. The gap is the mind-killer. Remember how Wile E. Coyote never fell down until he saw the chasm? It’s just like that." --Taylor "Tei" Lindstrom, Rogue Ink

dumbass quote

  • "I personally believe that U.S. Americans are unable to do so because, uh, some people out there in our nation don't have maps. And I believe that our education like, such as South Africa, and, the Iraq, everywhere like such as. And I believe that they should, our education over here in the U.S. should help the U.S., or should help South Africa, and should help the Iraq and the Asian countries, so we will be able to build up our future for our children."

    --Caitlin Upton, Miss South Carolina Teen 2007

kids say...

  • Jacob: "I need to operate on my frog, but first he needs some amnesia."

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Moving On

September 23, 2006

Thank you to everyone who responded* to my last entry with well wishes for my family. It took a little over two weeks for me to get back to a more normal me, though I feel the experience has changed me forever. I don’t mean to sound so dramatic, but I feel like I’ve aged, or that I’ve lost years off my life. I’ve stopped reliving the accident in my head, and I’m not in constant fear for the boys’ safety when they’re away from me. But when I’m alone, there’s still a sort of numbness and somberness hanging over me, but it’s bearable.

I’ve taken a part time job at the boys’ school as the primary caretaker of between 40-65 kids during extended carpool. Surprisingly, the experience has been much different than the experience I’ve had as a substitute teacher. I’m finding relationship building with the kids to be very rewarding. I’ve also joined the Parent Council as a representative for Brendan’s classroom. Rob is a rep for Jacob’s classroom, so that basically means I get to do both. I’ve volunteered to help in the front office after morning carpool as well, in hopes that it will eventually lead to bigger and better things.

The vocational school training was very disappointing and a big waste of my time. I’d still like to get the training, but this particular program in its current form will never be a good fit for me. I’d like to believe that Brendan’s accident had no influence on my decision to withdraw from the program, but I think the timing alone may have been an influence. I was forced to be away from him to work on mindless tasks before I was ready to leave him at all. I thought I was ready to pursue a real career, but for now I’m more than content being a part timer at the boys’ school.

So, yeah. Life goes on.

* Genius that I am, I deleted my previous entry while trying to delete an old draft. I had it cached, and so was able to rewrite it, but the comments all went bye-bye. BUT I did read them, and I THANK YOU ALL (Lilie, Oz, mike, Amber, ker_thwap) for them. :)

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4 Responses to “Moving On”

  1. Lilie Says:
    September 23rd, 2006 at 8:35 pm

    Glad to see you posting! :) Glad you found something part-time with your boys. It will feel right to you when its time to move to something full-time.

  2. mike Says:
    September 24th, 2006 at 4:35 pm

    Yes :) It’s nice to see you’ve picked yourself up and dusted yourself off…

  3. Oz Says:
    September 29th, 2006 at 9:54 am

    I hesitate to say this, because you might change your mind down the road, but I never quite saw you as a nurse.

    Glad things are going better for you now.

  4. Janet Says:
    November 10th, 2006 at 3:34 pm

    Wow. I wish I had gotten to visit the site sooner. I am so sorry to read about your situation and I’m so glad that in some small way you found a positive note to take from all of this. A teacher at our school investigated into a grant that will supply al the children in our school who do not have a helmet with one, hopefully by the end of the year. We didnt wear them when I was a kid, but its definitely a change worth making.

    Hope all is well with you and yours.

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