My UFO (unbelievably fabulous observations)

[hoosiermama]

Indeed. Haven't heard much, except that he got released yesterday morning. I believe he was planning to go to a football game yesterday evening--it's just amazing to me that you can resume your regular life so quickly after all of this!! We live in amazing times.

In other news...D13 got left out of an event at school we were both looking forward to. 8th graders were to have an opportunity to play at a high school football game with the high school band last night. Got some sketchy information about it a week or so ago, with the message that further info was to follow (what to wear, where to meet, music to learn). Never heard any further tho. Checked the school website--nothing, called other parents but didn't hear back from anyone. So we assumed it must have been cancelled for some reason. Until she texted one of her friends, who told her "too bad you missed it--it was so much fun!" So I'm not sure why she would have been the only one who didn't get the information she needed to be there. One would think that parents would have been informed too, but even so--why didn't any of her friends (and they are few) give her information? Why didn't the parents return my calls? The music teacher is notorious for dichotomy--loving you and advocating for you, or hating you and ignoring you--and in spite of 5 years in the school choir and 4 in band, D13 is on the "invisible" list. Sadly, she's had the same music teacher there for 10 years, and almost all of her extracurricular activities center around music because that's where her gifts lie. This is also the staff person I worked with for almost 7 years, who I supported through breast cancer treatment, who lied about me as I left the position. I feared this would happen to D this year, and almost didn't send her back for her final year at this school. Unfortunately, it appears I was correct. She has no speaking parts in an upcoming program (the only 8th grader to be so snubbed), she missed out on this event altho she saw her name on the list to participate, and I anticipate she may very well receive no awards or scholarships or opportunities to participate in other events. In spite of 10 years at this school (including preschool and kdg), countless hours of service by her as well as by me. I feel sick about this. And not real sure how to respond to it, altho I promise I will NOT let it pass.