As always my husband thinks that "blogging" will help me in my emotional turbulence. As a high school teacher, I am forced to be flexible but times arise that I realize (as a three old might) that I don't want to be flexible, and I don't want to accept change.

All this comes in reference to major changes that are getting ready to occur at my school. The largest of these - the principal is leaving. Normally this would not be such a large deal except that I have been teaching a total of twelve years now and this will be my seventh principal. I am tired of the change and, in addition, I really like this principal. He is a respectable and honorable man, but more importantly, he is a wonderful leader who has the fortitude to support the teachers and fight for our students.

We also had a teacher die of cancer this year - a friend I love and miss very much.

I hate writing like this - I feel that I am just whining about things that ultimately don't make a big difference. So many people in this world have real problems - but I am so disappointed. I bought into his plan, his dream of for our school and now I feel like he is abandoning ship. He is going on to an assistant superintendent position, therefore we will have a voice in the "muckity muck" department, but I don't want to share.

I am tired of people leaving. I am tired of people leaving!!!