Pizza Muffins

Today at work I just wanted to tell the kids to be quiet and to just get over it and stop misbehaving or crying or wailing or whatever, they were so noisy and out of it today. It didn't help that I'm coming down with a rotten cold, so I didn't really want to be at work, I wanted to be at home in bed or spending time with Zoe (especially after reading the Herald Sun article about kids thinking that their parents don't spend enough time with them, not everyone can sell natural toothpaste and make enough money to work from home). We have soooooo much to do at work and very little time at school to do it, it seems that the more work we have to do, the more meetings we have which means less time for doing the things we really need to be doing. I'm now looking at working some time at home, extra to the hours that I stay back for not a single cent extra, in order to get assessment folders complete and up to date in order for report writing, which in turn of course less time spent with my family and especially Zoe who needs it the most. What a stressful time is to be had. I did  speak to Diana about my concerns re report writing and so on and she consoled me by saying not to worry and that we will be getting on top of things and writing reports together. Thank God! I suppose she has been working as a teacher a lot longer than I have and has written reports dozens of times, so I have faith in her thinking. So what am I to be grateful for today, I should really be grateful for Diana, and of course naturally I am, because she saves me so many times, I am learning so much from her without even realising it. But I am truly grateful for the pizza muffins that Dave cooked tonight because it meant that I could come home and not have to cook, which means I start unwinding much quicker and maybe even get to bed a little earlier (probably a good idea due to my cold). It doesn't always have to be a gourmet meal, just simple (but hopefully not pizza muffins every time).
Steph