Okay, so I lied. I’m not having pie with my coffee. It’s strudel (apple). That’s as close to pie as I will be getting today because it’s cold and rainy and I just don’t feel like going out for pie. But come in anyway. The coffee is really good today. I’m on my second cup!
If we were having coffee, I would tell you that this week has been slow due to getting sick after my grandson’s birthday party. I think that’s where the bug came from. The party was on Saturday and we were all sick by Tuesday. So I spent the better part of the week in bed. Thinking. And it made me kind of sad. It actually started on the day I posted some old pictures of me in high school. The post about Journalism earlier this week didn’t help, either. It’s not really being sad about how times have changed. That’s not it. It’s the “happy” part of it. I keep hearing this line in my head over and over again and I think it’s going to be a blog post at some time in the future. It goes like this: “I remember happy.” I do remember it. Happy was good. I remember it. Happy was being me.
If we were having coffee, I would tell you that although I don’t have anyone that I can call and say “let’s meet for coffee”, I still have all of you that come visit once a week to share some coffee with me. You’re my coffee buddies and I know I just have to write the post, join the Linky, and you will come. I also love joining you at your place when you invite me to visit your weekend coffee share. I’ve come to depend on it. It’s a way for me to connect with you as a person, not just as a blog I read. I’m so very grateful to have each of you visit and to be able to visit each of you.
If we were having coffee I would tell you that on Wednesday I will be going to help out at my grandson’s Head Start classroom. If it weren’t for him, I might not do it. I’m a little upset at the director over there. When school started, I asked about volunteering in the classroom. There is a form to fill out with background information and other stuff that the state needs to be able to clear people to work with kids. They finally got me the form the first week in October. The form said I could go online and fill out the same information and pay the fee instead of doing it by snail mail. So I did that the same day. A few days later I got the hard copy of the clearance. Then the director said I had to go get a TB test but because I have tested positive in the past (it was a false positive in high school) the doctor at the clinic they sent me to preferred to do a chest x-ray. By October 14, I had my state background clearance, my cleared chest x-ray, and my application in to the director at our center. Then nothing. When I followed up, he just said he was still waiting for the main office to give him the go ahead. I waited. Then followed up again and he said he couldn’t get in touch with the woman who does the volunteer clearances (she’s a volunteer herself and was going through training). So Thanksgiving passed. Christmas was gone. Valentines Day gone too. And I still couldn’t help in the classroom. Finally, it turned out that the director had not turned in my paperwork. He thought he had but all the main office had was the health clearance that the clinic had mailed directly to them. So I went home and scanned everything and emailed it to the director. It took him almost two weeks to check his email for the documents which he then had to print out to take to the main office but the local center was out of ink for their printer and he had to wait a week to get more ink! Then one day he said it was all cleared so when could I come to help? I told him Thursdays would be good. We scheduled for this past Thursday but I was sick so when I called him to tell him I wasn’t coming, he asked if I could do Wednesdays instead because he had given Thursdays to another grandmother! It’s a good thing I could do Wednesdays. So I will finally start on Wednesday. I was beginning to think the whole school year would go by and I would not be cleared. Frustrating.
If we were having coffee, I would ask you how you’re doing. Deb, did you get that security system set up yet? And Trent, I haven’t been able to find any Beatles mugs. I’m thinking I might go thrift store shopping…bet I’ll find one there! Gene, I’m trying to get through the Tolkien posts but being a real dunce about Tolkien, it’s tough. I am trying, though! Oh, and Conny, it’s okay if you don’t have time to share much. I remember being a student and I know time is precious! Diana, I hope you read this post because I want you to know how special these are to me and they provide a sort of community to me and to others that have no “physical community” or RW community. And the rest of you, I’m so glad you stopped by! Thank you for sharing a part of your weekend with me!
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Hi Corina! Thank you for the coffee today. I might even pinch a forkful of that strudel, it’s been ages since I had a proper one!
If I were you, that director would get more than a (charming) earful! That delay is unacceptable, especially if it’s his fault for not checking his emails. Who doesn’t check their work emails daily? But I’m glad you finally get to volunteer and I can’t wait for next week’s update to see how it went!
I should have more time again in April to have coffee and visit everyone. I’d much rather be blogging than studying, but it’s not for much longer, so I can cope. Just this week has really taken it out of me at work, private life and college.
You’re always welcome to have a coffee and a chat at mine. I’ll make sure to make time 🙂 x
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I guess you could say I’ve learned to pick my battles. I’ll get to put in some time in Anderson’s classroom and he’ll like that. That’s all that counts right now. Thank you for making time! It makes all the difference!
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I am glad you are feeling better. I would suggest some Airborne to prevent it from happening again when you volunteer.Groups of kids are germy! I enjoy your coffee posts!
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You can get Beatles mugs from Amazon. I think the ones I have are a mixture of EMI and Apple ones. They’re about $10 each. I think the ones I have are all cut outs – each one has a flaw. I got them for about $3 each.
Hope you’re feeling better.
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I am feeling better, Trent. Thanks! I buy so much on amazon. I will probably go there for a mug but I guess I should try locally first. I’m trying to do that more and more. By the way, speaking of Amazon, I was finally able to listen to and purchase Hamlet Symphony. Now if I could only get my Echo to play the whole thing. It seems to only want to play one song (the second cut). I’ll figure it out, though.
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I’m glad your feeling better.
I buy -way- too much stuff on Amazon! I wish I had stock in them. It was about 2 years ago I found my mugs in a discount store, Ocean State Job Lots. Haven’t seen them since.
Thanks for picking up the Hamlet Symphony! Once your able to listen I hope you enjoy!
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So glad I was able to slip over for a late cup of coffee! Not long after my post went up I got company. My daughter, her husband and granddaughter, savannah, showed up. I earned extra grandma points by giving her my iPhone 4 that I don’t use anymore since hers broke. She is tickled to death! I received lots of thank yous, hugs and kisses! Then she wanted a perm…so, after trimming about 4″ off her super long hair, I gave her a home perm. It turned out really cute and again I was her hero!! 😊
No, I’m not a beautician. Just grandma. Taught myself how to give perms and cut hair. So far nobody has gone bald! I cut mikes hair all the time.
I’m glad to read that you consider me part of your coffee group and friend! That means so much more than I can say. I don’t have anyone to chat with either and enjoy our chats. Hugs!!
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I’ll have to virtually visit you for a haircut! It’s more than time. And way past time for a bottle of hair dye, too!
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Glad you are feeling better and the volunteering finally came through!
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Yum Strudel! It’s been years since I had some. It sounds like you patients with the director would far outweigh mine. Glad you finally have your clearance.
I must agree with you on the joy of the weekend coffee share. It sure is a refreshing break. Although rather humorous in the house here when I mention to one of the kids I’m going to visit a couple friends for coffee and then head into my office.
Thanks for the coffee and I’ll see you next week!
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Such a sweet post. I’ve come to really enjoy these coffee posts too. I feel like I’m pulling back the curtain and breaking the 4th wall.
Apple strudel would be amazing right now. Have fun volunteering.
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This is my first time doing the coffee posts and I’m grateful you stopped by for a cup. I can’t have strudel, but another cup of coffee is always welcomed.
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I’m glad you gave it a try. We’re a fun and caring group. I look forward to visiting with you again.
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Thank you.
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Ooo, strudel!
Sorry to hear about the tough time you’ve had with volunteering. That’s really unfortunate. I’m glad that you’ve been so adamant about being involved though and that you finally get to be. We need a lot more dedicated parents and grandparents who are willing to do that kind of thing, I think.
I am so humbled by the community that has grown up around the coffee posts and the way that everyone joins in, even though our blogs and viewpoints are sometimes very different. It’s fun. I was sad to miss commenting on everyone’s last week, but the photography business was really busy!
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