Monday Again

     I was beyond thankful to have the day off from work. I did however end up doing stuff for work on my said day off. I ended up having to drive 2.5 hours to Asheville in order to pick up snacks for our field trip on Wednesday. The kids have been fundraising here and there and we needed snacks to feed the kids on our extended trip that goes past our eight hour school day. Although this was something extra that I had to do, there will be no thanks or gratitude shown to me in the morning. I don't think people realize how much time teachers actually spend outside of school doing school related things. I think I can easily say I clock in over nine hours per week on extras. 

    It's all part of it though. Maybe one day things will change and we will see a shift in public opinion, but for now I will just keep on trudging through. Man... it was a rough day to have a toddler out and about because most schools are on spring break. 

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