Stiiiii-rike One! Way to whiff on it buddy boy.

Now we gotta adjust plans ever so slightly. This is where my working from home part time most days comes in super duper handy. Not just for appointments and sick days for the kids, but for online learning and strike-work action interruptions to the regular school day. Let us hope this doesn’t become another 20 week on line school stretch like earlier in the pandemic. I can do 7-10 days, but after that it’s going to get tense with Christmas right around the corner, and the cold bitter weather rolling in. But for all those walking off the job, you’re in a tough spot. Purposefully. Stay and get shit pay, where after inflation you earn even less than before, or stick it out and get hate from parents and politicians alike. 16k raises for some without batting an eye, $3.25/hr raises for others and you gotta shut down bargaining powers and tremble over the Charter of Rights. Ugh. Not a fun position to be in for anyone.

As far as I know the clocks wind back one hour on Saturday evening at 2:00am. Or very early Sunday depending on whether you are out partying at that time, or have been in bed asleep for four or more hours by then. We were up to about 3am last Monday with a sick kid, and being out drinking and dancing with friends hits different, than a worry induced insomnia. I do not recall the last time I went out to a club or went dancing, beyond any weddings I have attended in the last decade or more. I know we went before we had kids for a friends halloween party downtown, and stayed in a hotel. I’m just not certain if we were married yet, which could put that more than 12 years ago. Sheesh. How time flies.

Luckily we have a large class playdate set up for a few hours tomorrow to run all the kids about outside. I’ll bring a back pack with snacks, drinks and maybe even lunch. I hope it takes up 2 full hours, but with my kids it could last 45 minutes, or drag on for five hours. It is supposed to be warm and over cast, so not a terrible time to hit the park with friends. In that case perhaps I will string up some Christmas lights today, and get that out of the way. Decisions to make.