OGT Week is Over!

The state test for graduation was this week. It is stressful for everyone involved. Our whole school schedule changes making it hard to plan for. This year as a part-time teacher I am suppose to be done at 12:20. I arranged for the girls school to do lunch/recess as an extra to the day but not to have to pay for the whole day. I have to pick them up by 12:45 or I have to pay for an extra hour at $8/hr/child. So $16/hr for me. They are really lenient and if I am few minutes late they never charge me. In fact, they told me to just keep track of the hours and add it to my monthly check. I make an effort to get there early when I can just to make up for the extra few minutes here and there.

Anyway, this week we have testing in the morning until 10am. The school then starts an abbreviated schedule which means I don't get done teaching until 1:25pm. All of this week I have had to pay for an extra hour so it has cost me $80 extra. In one week the girls have spring break but my break is the following week. One of the teachers at their school is kind enough to keep kids at her house during the break but it is $25/day/kid, so $50/day. Uggg, an extra $250 for that week. My sister is going to help us with 2 days but still. I will have an extra $230 is school expenses this month.

I wanted to do something small for me during my break but I will be spending our "extra" on school so I guess I will be home digging in the garden and sewing that week.

In garden news, we started some seedling this past week and several of the plants have already sprouted. All five small lettuce starters are going 3/5 spinach, 2 of the tomatoes and 3 of the cucumbers. Make me feel like it is the start of spring for real today!