SnowDance

Friday night, I chaperoned a dance at school. Boy, talk about the more things change, the more they stay the same... As far as changes- many of the girls were wearing strapless dresses and stilletto heels. The music was a strange combination of hip-hop and heavy metal. Funny to watch the black kids trying to teach the white kids to dance to Snoop Dog, and the white kids trying to show the black kids how to dance to AC/DC! Several of my kids who should not have been allowed in were there... I didn't say anything, because I feel like school-sponsored activities are a much better choice than leaving them to their own devices. Several of the other teachers had gone for cocktails beforehand, and they were really enjoying themselves!! Afterward, we all went for drinks, and I had a great time there, too.

As for things staying the same... why is it that at every dance, there must be girls in the bathroom crying? ALWAYS! I could actually see several of the girls' hearts breaking when no one asked them to dance. I was really proud of a couple of my girls, though, who went and asked boys! One of my girls stood and talked to a couple of us most of the night. I could tell she wanted to dance, but she's a little awkward and no one asked her. I was trying to catch James' eye; I was hoping he'd ask her. That is another great thing about him; he's very empathetic.

I'm trying to plan for the week while high on codine cough medicine. I have bronchitis, and they gave me the good stuff so I can sleep! MMMmmmm, codine! Anyway, I'm going to get this done and do some laundry. Hope you all had a good weekend, I'll try to post soon.