Hot chocolate knees, spit-filled hair, and a lil' bit of sappiness...

The part of my job that I love the most is that there is never, ever, a dull moment. I had a new student start today. My, is he precious! Quite the busy little six-year old with autism. He likes to clear surfaces of things in his way. Today, that included the traveler mug of one of my assistants filled with hot chocolate that made a nice addition to our carpet. Later in the day, I was helping with another student (who, mind you, was repeatedly spitting at me) and had to kneel down on the carpet. After a few seconds, I felt a wetness seeping through the knees of my pants. At first I thought the child I was currently with had spit so much that the carpet was REALLY that wet. Ewww. When I stood up and saw my brown kneed jeans, I realized the carpet was still wet from earlier in the day. Awesome. So I was off to a do a group presentation later that evening with dirty ass pants, spit stains on my shirt, and most likely spit in my hair. How hot am I?! Yeah, baby. I made sure to inform Larry when I got home that if our child EVER spit at us or one of their teachers, I would smack their mouth and he needed to do the same. I am SOOOO not down with spit. Bleh. Kick me all you want, but spit, and you will have hell to pay!

This has also been a very reflective past few days for me. I have done a LOT of complaining about school lately. Yes, I have been legitimately stressed out about it, but in retrospect, I am okay. A dear friend of mine lost her father to cancer this past weekend. Another friend had to check her little sister into rehab. We all fight our personal battles and most of us (especially in my profession) keep everything to ourselves and put on a happy face. I have been underappreciative of everything that I have in my life. Sometimes being positive is just so HARD. The one thing that puts a smile on my face everyday is the thought of meeting my baby in 5ish months. Thanks, Lil Lui, for reminding mommy of the amazing things that happen in life. Despite my new-found backaches and "popcorn" feeling movements when I am trying to sleep, I know everything I am dealing with in my life right now will all be worth it in the end.