And I thought LAST week was bad...

This is why I miss teaching on the elementary level, and one of the, if not the ONLY thing I hate about the high school level (well, this and the bitchy girls)...We lost another student this past weekend...that would be 4 in my 3 short years at Old Town High School. This young man did not die of a car accident like the other three students...he OD'ed on God knows what! His poor mother, who has done everything in her power to keep him in school, found him in his bed yesterday afternoon...gone. He had been on vicodin for pain after burning his hand from falling into a campfire after being drunk (seeing a trend here yet?). Apparently the vicodin didn't cut it, so he calls his father who "gets him something else"....and lo and behold, he ends up dead. We will see what the toxicology report shows, but since the State Police is involved, they will follow up as to where he got the latest of drugs....NOT GOOD!
There is a drug ring still going on that involves a number of our former and present students...this boy was one of them I fear. Then there are the idiot "friends" who announced that they were going out to get wasted, cause Eric would have wanted them to....J.C!!!

So, it's been a hell of a day...I am tired of reading these "announcements" to my homeroom kids. It's getting old fast! A lot of students are a wreck, as is typical of losing a classmate. Then, there are the "wannabe's" who just put on a show for reasons of getting out of classes, etc who never really knew this boy...pitiful. I am glad vacation is coming up....this is a bitch!

SNOW SNOW SNOW!!! Super Sib #1 is right....this is getting old too! I was outside today with Kyle trying to clear the drifts, and my hands were freezing even in mittens! I can live with some snow, but I really HATE the cold! In 72 short hours though, I will be warmer!!!

Ok...gotta go do some more packing. Warm wishes to you all....wood stoves help FYI!

Kimmie