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i'm feeling very short fused lately with the parade of minor complaints coming into my office. Chapped lips -holy crow - i must have seen 50 kids looking for the little packets of lip balm yesterday - i just stopped charting it at one point when i got too busy with actual issues. Dry skin, stuffy noses. I can't believe that students are let out of class for these non issues. Yes, i get that dry skin is irritating, but it's also not worth leaving in the middle of a lesson for.

And, yes - i've mentioned to staff and admins that perhaps the children don't need to leave class for all of these small crises. Some of my admins are supportive, some of the teachers are cooperative - others not so much.

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Not me! I love my summer vacation-days spent at the beach, nights hanging with my family. It's a great chance to recharge my batteries and my brain!! Ours is usually 9 or 10 weeks depending upon breaks during the year but July and August are my ME months!!

I still have to pick up a few shifts at Urgent Care over the summer but mostly it's spent on the beach. We move our RRRRRRRVEEE to a RV park right across the dunes from the beach from June 1 to August 31. Spend the days and nights, cruising the beach on our golf cart, sunnin, kids surfing and skim boarding, fishing, beachcombing, boiling pots, grillin, throw in a few bud lights and general relaxation - bam!! The only negative part is leaving.

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I still have to pick up a few shifts at Urgent Care over the summer but mostly it's spent on the beach. We move our RRRRRRRVEEE to a RV park right across the dunes from the beach from June 1 to August 31. Spend the days and nights, cruising the beach on our golf cart, sunnin, kids surfing and skim boarding, fishing, beachcombing, boiling pots, grillin, throw in a few bud lights and general relaxation - bam!! The only negative part is leaving.

ABSOLUTELY! Summers spent at the beach keep me sane (well as sane as I'm going to get anyways...)

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I still have to pick up a few shifts at Urgent Care over the summer but mostly it's spent on the beach. We move our RRRRRRRVEEE to a RV park right across the dunes from the beach from June 1 to August 31. Spend the days and nights, cruising the beach on our golf cart, sunnin, kids surfing and skim boarding, fishing, beachcombing, boiling pots, grillin, throw in a few bud lights and general relaxation - bam!! The only negative part is leaving.

I think I wanna spend my summer with you and your fam!!

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I think I wanna spend my summer with you and your fam!!

Anytime - anytime!!

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I still have to pick up a few shifts at Urgent Care over the summer but mostly it's spent on the beach. We move our RRRRRRRVEEE to a RV park right across the dunes from the beach from June 1 to August 31. Spend the days and nights, cruising the beach on our golf cart, sunnin, kids surfing and skim boarding, fishing, beachcombing, boiling pots, grillin, throw in a few bud lights and general relaxation - bam!! The only negative part is leaving.

"That there's an RRRRRRVEEEE." National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation??? heehee!!

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"That there's an RRRRRRVEEEE." National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation??? heehee!!

S#@&%#rs full

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This became the summer thread.

Last summer I worked FT as I trained for my HH job. This year I plan I working 2 days a week all summer.

The rest of the time will be on the boat. She's little, but she's sassy.

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I do per diem in LTC all year and usually beef up the vacation schedule in summer, not sure how that is gonna work out this year, the census is WAYYYYY down...

THE DON loves me though, so I am hoping to pick up time. 3 days a week would be awesome. On the other hand I have worked 2 jobs since 1987....so.......time at our local beach sounds better and better everyday!

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I do per diem in LTC all year and usually beef up the vacation schedule in summer, not sure how that is gonna work out this year, the census is WAYYYYY down...

THE DON loves me though, so I am hoping to pick up time. 3 days a week would be awesome. On the other hand I have worked 2 jobs since 1987....so.......time at our local beach sounds better and better everyday!

I work at an SNF every other weekend. In the summer I try to pick up a couple days a week. Pads my savings account for the year :)

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I work at an SNF every other weekend. In the summer I try to pick up a couple days a week. Pads my savings account for the year :)

I try to target my fuel bill for the up coming winter and look at the rest as a bonus!

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I try to target my fuel bill for the up coming winter and look at the rest as a bonus!

I don't LIKE having to work two jobs, but it sure is nice to be able to make a little extra money when it's needed. Want to take a trip? Pick up a couple days on spring break. Unexpected car repair? work an extra shift. Nice.

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Today is Lice Tuesday. Monday was Lice Monday. Last week was Lice Week. I am drowning in lice complaints, combing and nasty calls from parents. We've not had what I'd consider an outbreak or anything. It's the same 4 families, over and over and over again. I've sent one student home 17 times this year. Parent just does not do follow up. SW and District nurse have been out to home, they can't do any more. I'm sick of getting yelled at by parents!!!! Or or worse, they sit in my office ALL DAY because parents don't/won't pick up their phones.

Not feeling the love lately.....

:banghead:

I could have written this myself! And to top things off, our local newspaper published a front page article about lice in our district, saying we had 5 "confirmed" cases... Um, know for a fact those weren't confirmed by me or administrators because they called and we declined comment for privacy reasons. And seriously, out of nearly 800 students, I wouldn't really call 5 cases an outbreak or newsworthy. *rolls eyes*

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