Day 51/Day 14

When we first started the academy a few weeks ago, the 3 hours I spent at one site would go like this.....

.......Help supervise students in the gym as they waited to be dismissed to their classroom.....head up the stairs to check on 2 classrooms....down a flight to check on another room..... monitor hallway.....up two flights to check on another classroom....down to the gym to see if dinner arrived....back up to check on the first classroom....and the routine continued until all students were sitting and eating dinner......and then it would begin the next day!

I soon began to call this "Carpe Diem Academy -Weight Watchers Edition".....as we entered week 3, I realized the soles on my shoes were worn....so I purchased a new pair....

As we began week 4 and have worked our way to week 5....there I stand.....in the hallway....as still as can be.....with new shoes.....all alone....

Leanne and I are no longer needed.....our staff has it under control! We went from doors flying open with staff eagerly inviting us in, to staff closing the doors with a smile that says we've got everything under control....

Not being needed brings joy and sadness.....what is happening now is what we hoped for....we could not have a better staff and we have complete trust in them.....it's just hard standing still.....alone....in a hallway.....

But in that stillness....in that quiet.....I will often see a smile of success or hear words of encouragement.....

In the quiet hallway......where I stand....no longer needed....I catch a glimpse of the world changing....

Carpe Diem!

Amy