One positive thing and another thing I just wanted over happened when I got my daughter from her math competition practice today.

First: The thing I am most glad to have over: Running into the school principal after the CPS case in September
My daughter's elementary school is not that large, and the principal learns all the kids by first name and recognizes the parents of a student, especially if the student participates in other school activities. Since my daughter is in 5th grade, the principal definitely knows me. She would have been notified about the CPS case, and since then, I have been so worried to run into her and how awkward it would feel. She came out with the students leaving the practice, saw me and spoke to me. Luckily, it was not too bad as I'd sent an email recently to the spelling bee coordinator (date of the spelling bee tryout coinciding with another event involving 5th graders). I guess the spelling bee person forwarded that to the principal, but it was an ordinary email involving dates. So the principal opened with that, told me they'd move the date of the spelling bee so the 2 events didn't collide, said it was nice to see me and moved on. She did seem genuinely glad to see I was OK, and thank goodness, I got that over with. Although truly, my T was right; I'd overplayed the event in my mind.

So: first post-CPS encounter with the principal over & done with

The good thing is the school counselor picked my daughter (along with several other children) as a child in need for the holiday season. The church next door to the school does a lot for the school; it is the church we attend when we do go, and we hear of all they are always scrambling to do for my daughter's school. They have a gift shop with donated new toys, and parents of the kids identified can come shop and choose 2 toys for their child without cost. I have to call tomorrow to set up an appt. time in December to do the shopping.

Finally, a couple small but good things