Emotional Rollercoaster

Man... I have seriously realized I am emotionally spent for the week... I realized on Monday... which is sad in and of itself! One of the students I work with wasn't at school Monday... we later learned it was because his foster mom had had a massive stroke Friday. She's in ICU and unresponsive, and they don't think she'll make it. Fortunately when he returned yesterday, he seemed to be in good spirits and has been fine. My student, however, has worn the same pants 4 of the last 5 days of school. Undies change, pants do not... they're dirty... and starting to smell. I've been documenting this all, and need to speak with the social worker ASAP regarding all of this.

And on top of it all I've been pretty tired still... I'm not 100% over the "sinus infection" which I now believe to be viral... because I've been on antibiotics all this time (I have one pill left), and I'm STILL not feeling great... my vocal chords have been put through the ringer... my voice is still hoarse (I don't sound normal) and I don't quite know what to do... I can't rest it in my job. I'm hoping that the 3 day weekend will provide an opportunity to rest it well.

All these things have brought me down... I'm constantly trying to stay positive and optimistic through it all... but I'm just having a difficult time of it lately. Hopefully some time with the gals this weekend will cheer me up. JBear and I plan on a dinner/movie night... and Daughn and I will squeeze some QT in somewhere... I miss her dearly... we've barely seen each other in the past 3 months... just too much going on!