I was having a good morning yesterday. I slept well the night before, enjoyed a productive morning, and got to school earlier than usual. One of my colleagues saw me in the faculty room and asked me the whereabouts of my noticeably absent laptop bag that is usually slung over one shoulder in the mornings. Oh. Forgot that. Don't need it anyway. I'll be able to do my attendance and everything I need on the desktop computer in the back of my room. Good thing I took the time to set that up last week!
Then it dawned on me that I was showing a brief video clip from iTunes and two PowerPoint presentations as part of my lesson plans for the day. Panic set in. I began thinking of ways to modify my lesson plans. Would the PowerPoint presentations or video clips add that much more value to what I can ramble off the top of my head? Not really. Still, I wanted the comfort of my school provided laptop. My desk looked lonely without it. I do need that video and the presentations. Sure, I could go without, but I thought I'd give my wife a call to see if she would bring my laptop bag down to school for me.
She was surprised to hear from me so early in the morning. She was unpleasantly surprised when I made my request of her, but she obliged, and I gave her directions to my school (it's downtown, confusing if you're unfamiliar with the territory) and she told me she would get there in a little while, which was fine because I did not need the laptop for another two hours as my first two periods of the day did not require computerized doohickeys.
Halfway through second period, my phone rang, and I ran downstairs, grabbed my laptop bag, and thanked my wife profusely for bringing it to me. I also got to see my daughter for about 30 seconds as an added bonus. They were off to Music with Mar, a music class for preschoolers. I ran back inside, got up to my classroom, and was able to setup for the rest of the day and knock out my lesson plans as written.
It's times like these that remind me of how lucky I am to have such a great support system and best friend in my wonderful wife. Without her intervention, yesterday might have been a trainwreck.
Your story reminds me of a time that I drove downtown to rescue my husband who had forgotten some papers for a business meeting. I was so scared because I just don’t like driving downtown. Having a support system is awesome. I’m glad you got your laptop.:)
March 3rd, 2009 at 7:37 am
It is amazing how examples like this can remind us of the remarkable blessings in our lives. I really liked how you used the word “support system” when you were discussing your wife comming to your aid. It’s also really cool that your school gave you a laptop.
March 3rd, 2009 at 7:16 pm