thursday

Mr. Bojangles is sitting on my lap and purring up a storm. He likes when I rub the sides of his mouth and his eyes. I love my little furry friend.
My best work friends birthday is Saturday.
Since my work hours have been cut I really don't want to spend money on a birthday gift. She lives out in the country. Her and her husband spend mornings on the front porch, when the weather allows, having their coffee. She loves her porch. So I have a couple things in mind that I might do for her birthday that will be budget AND porch friendly.
If it turns out okay I'll post a picture.
We need to admit two more patients at work to get our hours back. I'm keeping my fingers crossed! Things usually end up working out.........

Daughter is doing well in school.
Her English comp 1 and now comp 2 teacher graduated from one of daughters high schools biggest rival schools. The rival school is upper middle class and rich kids.  Our school has students from mostly poor and lower middle income families. Students at both schools have misconceptions and prejudices about each other that feeds the rivalry. We call them Cake Eaters. They call much worse.
 Daughter and teacher had an instant positive connection though.........he reassured daughter right away that he wasn't from one of the rich families. As though being rich is in some way wrong or immoral. Daughter didn't defend herself against any misconceptions he may have had about her. She didn't feel the need to.................anyway..........
He's been great with daughter I think. Really helping to build her confidence where academics are concerned.......and pushes her in a good way............told her after she confided in him she was considering dropping out, that of all his students she's the one he had pegged as the one most likely to be successful in school..........she says she has learned more from him this year than all of her years in k-12.
I don't even know the guy but I'm grateful for him.