Wednesday, January 14, 2015

Observation.


Above is a picture of Elsie on her way to preschool for the first time. This was yesterday. It was a Tuesday. 
She was very well behaved and attentive, albeit a little over eager.

Right now, i am on my second day of observation of her class. 
I am sitting at a long counter behind a one way mirror, looking over a room full of preschoolers and their wares. 
Terri and i spent the entire 2 hours and 45 minutes here yesterday.
I am spending the final hour here today, before i release Elsie into the staff's more than capable hands. 

I am not going to lie: i am here because i aldready miss Elsie and am having trouble detaching myself from the 3 plus years we spent mornings together.

But this will be the last of it, as i will only come to puck her up and shuttle her to her grandparents homes, while i go to work. 

This is Elsie's time to learn and to develop.

And in some ways it is mine too. 

Tuesday, January 13, 2015

Solidarity.

As someone who has self published since 1990, and most of it being semi political satire, i offer this: