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Lock down at school

Lea — Mon, 23 Aug 2010 02:01:36 +0000

Today my son’s school had a lock down drill.
I was there, sitting in an outside area, helping one of the children with their reading.
The boy’s teacher came out to lock the outside door – “What do we do?” I asked, not knowing what sort of emergency that particular siren meant. “Come inside”, she said, and locked the door behind me.
The children were all under their desks, with their chairs on top.
They were supposed to be hiding from the potential ‘bad man’ on the grounds.
At this point we still didn’t know if it was real, or a drill – I couldn’t believe it would be real in our country school!
Half the children were bored and talking – not doing very well at being quiet! – while the other half were… frightened would be too strong a term. Lets say ‘worried’.
Eventually the teacher and I managed to convince the children to be quiet – only to discover (smugly) that we were much better at being quiet than the children in the next room.
The siren went on for a long time, and I was starting to think maybe it was real, and I didn’t want it to be.
Attempting to fight off a crazed gun man wasn’t in my schedule for the day.
I know I basically never write here anymore, so I guess it shows the level to which I am disturbed that I am doing so.
I’m noting how well I am typing, while my mind skitters around the events of the day.
Drilling for a predator on the premises was something that never happened when I was at school – heck, fire drills didn’t happen until high school! It was just assumed that our teachers would handle it if something happened. Certainly not something we as children were confronted with.

And eventually – the siren stopped, and the hard-to-hear voice on the loudspeaker thanked everyone for their co operation.
A drill.
No danger to the children – today I would not be called to lay down my life for them, as I would if it were needed.
But who knows what will happen next week?
I don’t really like this modern world we live in, with all its perks and conveniences.

The Seven Habits of Highly Effective Mothers

Lea — Mon, 18 Sep 2006 10:13:03 +0000

1. Shake out the bath mat before you run the children’s bath

2. Empty the dishwasher as soon as you get out of bed
2a. Set the dishwasher on timer after you wash up in the evening so you can get those last few glasses in and clean for the next day
2b. ok, ok – go to the loo first!
2c. This usually takes just long enough for the kettle to run. Bonus!

3. Make the bed as soon as you get out of it

4. Lay out the kids clothes for the next day before they go to bed (then you have the whole evening to figure out where to find clean socks)

5. Never go to bed with the clean washing unfolded

6. When you arrive back from dropping the kids at school, bang out each of the door mats

7. Put the laundry on before you go to bed (on timer if you have one) so it is ready to hang out first thing in the morning

I am the empress!

Lea — Wed, 26 Jul 2006 00:33:43 +0000

Annie got the magician card, so I thought I would try it out. I’m an Empress – who would have thought. (but it doesn’t say *a word* about writing code!!!)

You scored as III – The Empress. The Empress is a maternal symbol. She is the mother figure who loves, nurtures and protects.
She will protect you, she will always be there when you are in trouble. When you fall over and graze your knee, the Empress will kiss it better.
Yet she is not a weak figure. Her compassion is strength. If her children are threatened she will stop at nothing to protect them. If well aspected in a Tarot spread, the Empress can symbolise security, protection and unconditional love. If badly aspected it can represent over-protectiveness, fear of risk taking and refusal to face the real world.

III – The Empress

100%

XIX: The Sun

81%

II – The High Priestess

81%

VI: The Lovers

75%

VIII – Strength

69%

XIII: Death

69%

X – Wheel of Fortune

69%

XVI: The Tower

63%

XI: Justice

63%

IV – The Emperor

56%

I – Magician

50%

0 – The Fool

44%

XV: The Devil

19%

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