a good day

tuesday was quite a day. at the mother's day out where i work 2 days a week, i had a 5th child join my class. she's several months younger than the other 4 kids... her mom and grandma dropped her off and i had little instruction beyond "when she gets really upset, she vomits. she's not sick." that was it (because the other 4 kids were already there, i couldn't really take the time to chat.) i thought...ok, i can keep her from hyperventilating. no, no hysterics required. regular crying...then *boom* she vomited--not spit up but brown, chunky, smelly vomit--on me. okay. i don't get paid enough to be vomited on....

the rest of the day was a bit better, she settled in and ended up taking a really long nap. (mercy) and my boss brought me a mocha. but toward the end of the day, child A bit child B in the arm. very badly. the victim of this bite has been the victim of several incidents this year. this child's parents were not happy. rough day.

but this morning, we got in the car, i turned on the radio and this song was playing. besides being a fun and funky song, i have a bit of sentimental value attached to it. my brother roger--the musician and artist--is a big fan of this group. i knew the song somewhat, but he was the one that really introduced me of it. and this was about the same time we had the opportunity to really get to know each other...kind of a definite moment in history when two siblings, who, because of a 12 year age difference didn't grow up together, became friends. i'm sorry to say i haven't really explored any of rusted root's other songs, but i do enjoy this one.

so the song made me decide that today would be a good day. and indeed it was. new girl still cried plenty of tears, but hey, i didn't get barfed on. it's the small things in life, right?