The Teacher Has Class

Maddy thought it quite funny, and loved the idea of her "skipping" school on Friday so that she and Kenna could stay with Nana and Papa for the day while I went to the local junior college to take the first day of a 2-day Food Service Sanitation class. Even the thought having to "make up" her work didn't bother her.

When I came home from the 8 a.m. - 4 p.m. class with homework on the first day, Maddy again thought it was funny. I wasn't laughing as hard - I had 112 pages to read, 33 essay questions to answer, and was supposed to be at the Friends Trivia Night to help with concessions and I was in charge of the Table Decoration Contest at 5 p.m.. Maddy offered to help me with my homework, and I may have taken her up on it (well, probably not) except that she was already in bed by the time I got back home from the Trivia competition. The girls had stayed home with Alan. I got started immediately on my homework (actually took it with me to the Trivia, but there was no time for studying there, plus a storm came through and the power went out in the town...but they continued to play Trivia thanks to cell-phone lights and flashlights). Enjoyed Pizza Rolls the girls had left me for my supper while reading. When the instructor told us it would take, at a minimum, 2 to 2 1/2 hours to do our work, he was serious. It was 2 a.m. before I was finished - 5 hours! A friend of mine who also took the class and was in charge to the Trivia concessions, told me she was up past 2:30 a.m. and didn't get her questions finished.

But I am very happy to report that, although our grades from the state won't be back for 4 - 6 weeks, I am confident that I passed the Food Service Sanitation test. Which means now I go apply (once the Certificate comes back) for my Cottage Operations permit. My goal is to be able to sell baked goods and produce at our local Friends Farmers Market to bring in a little extra income. My ultimate goal is become a licensed facility so that I can also create and sell my own spice and tea mixtures (and start a small family business). Little steps while homeschooling a kindergartener with a 3 year old, too. But one of these days...