So this morning I went shopping for all of our remaining supplies for the After-School Program. I went to WalMart, Dollar Tree, and Dollar General. Dollar Tree was by far my favorite because I bought lots of prizes for our BigHouse Bucks Prize Shop (BigHouse Bucks is the reinforcement system I came up with).
I've technically been working since 7am - I didn't even go home for lunch and nap time like usual - but several things have been thwarting my progress since I got back to BigHouse. First, one of the three staplers I bought at Walmart broke - the spring came apart. Now, it was only $3, but I thought I could fix it, so I tried and tried and tried and finally after a ridiculous 45 minutes, gave up. It's in the "to be returned" stack on my desk. Next came the mouse poop. We have a dresser type piece of furniture in the outer office for our volunteer computer and printer. In the bottom drawer I was going to put our first aid kit and flashlight. Well the drawer was dusty and dirty inside so I took it out to shake it outside, and -hello!-mouse poop all in the bottom of the dresser. Gross. First I tried to sweep it, but because there was a lip, I ended up having to get out the vacuum, which worked like a charm. So next I moved on to organizing the catch-all drawer in the kitchen, which was when I noticed a busted package of grape jam (not naming any names here, but his initials are MBM)...as you can see, there are no quick tasks at BigHouse! Oh and meanwhile my computer got a virus. "My Security Shield" is a virus that looks like Windows popping up with alerts about unwanted programs. Just so you know. And then it won't let you download anything to get rid of it, so that's how I ended up having to use a computer in the tutoring room to download the files on a jump drive and go back and forth between rooms to read the directions.
So, I'm exhausted. And starving. The good news is, Micah and Blake are home! And I'm going to eat with my Bible study girls tonight. But first I need a snack, and maybe a nap. Happy weekend to you!
