JP's Wonderful World

On days that I have a difficult time at work, it's always nice to have something to make me smile on hand. Today wasn't a difficult one, but this sure did make me smile. This is one of my students from last year and the year before, and we worked throughout the year in learning to sign "What a Wonderful World." JP took off with it, and was able to do it on the school morning announcements. And here he is now with his very own YouTube spot! This is an accomplishment for any kid, special needs or not. :)

THE LAST TIME

This term at UNF will be:

1. The LAST time I pay a ridiculous amount for books I will never read again.
2. The LAST time I will walk across the stage for a degree (at least, I think...)
3. The LAST time I have to ride on that annoying bus.
4. The LAST time I have to stand at that even more annoying bus stop to catch the bus to and from class.
5. The LAST time I have to worry about cramming everything in at work so I can get to school.
6. The LAST time I hopefully pay ridiculous amounts of money for a course (yeah right, I'm a teacher, I have to take classes, I should scratch this one.)

How Do You Stop Feeling?

I hesitate in posting this, because to me it seems like a terribly trite way for me to be feeling at the moment. Even so, I have to spill it somewhere, and this IS supposed to be my space to do such things. I feel like I've been a basket loaded with emotions for the past few days, for multiple reasons which I won't go into at the moment. But with the quiet I've had here while Fay has been slamming through Jacksonville, I can't avoid it. In fact all that has just intensified my feelings.

And all the above probably really doesn't make a lick of sense. I guess what I'm asking is how to stop feeling when something deep within hurts but you just don't think you have any right to be feeling the way you are.

Does this even make any sense?

How many times have I done this to myself?
How long will it take before I see?
When will this hole in my heart be mended?
Who then is left alone but me?

Oh, Solitude
Forever me and forever you
Oh, Solitude
I can't stay away from you

Everyone leaves me stranded,
Forgotten, abandoned,
Left behind
I can't stay here another night...

(from "Solitude" by Evanescence)