Reprieve

Stephanie got a call back from the IN Department of Education today during school (IN state capitol and state government office complex in Indianapolis pictured above). They said she had a short, two-year IN teaching license because she had come from out-of-state and not participated in a mentoring program. But Stephanie was in a mentoring program when she taught in FL, and she had provided the IN school district with that information before. If she clears up some paperwork like that, Stephanie will apparently not have to take two graduate-level education classes within the next month to keep her license and her job. Instead, she will get her two-year license extended into a five-year license. She should also get credit for continuing ed-type programs she goes to periodically with colleagues in Indianapolis and Bloomington. She’ll still need to take some classes – hopefully sooner rather than later – but she may be able to plan them out so they configure with an effort to earn 30 more graduate-level credits, so she can get a raise. So, once she’s taken care of the paperwork, the pressure is probably off. Not so with boy, who has that 2:30 p.m. appointment Friday with a court worker about the possible terroristic threat charge. Vincent did OK at the meetings earlier this week, but he hasn’t impressed us with the amount of school work he’s done since then ((probably only a few hours worth at most) or walking the dog (the dog had an accident today). Hopefully, tomorrow will go more like the meetings earlier this week than the rest of the week.

P.S. It seems possible that the dates just announced for summer school at Stephanie’s school (8 a.m.-12 noon June 15-26) may complicate possible Mom knee surgery plans.

P.P.S. Mom went to her orthopedist today (even though she’s sick). Reported Mom: “[Dr. Fahey] says that, as long as I am getting along so well having had one knee done, there is no reason to do the other knee unless/until it gets worse. Good news!”

So maybe there’s no scheduling conflict with Stephanie’s summer schedule and I’ll have to find some other way to spend the furlough (though it may still involve being in Florida).

P.P.S. Stephanie reminds us how weak Mom was after the surgery last summer and wonders whether she'll be strong enough to recover from surgery if it's a couple of years from now.

-- Perry