Two weeks today...

...and still no word. I was supposed to have a routine, monthly meeting with the whole team this morning, but I texted head-chickie lady (the one who hasn't called me back) that I am not feeling well and won't be attending. No way in hell am I going to a meeting when she hasn't had the decency to call me in TWO WEEKS. I have been SICK over all of this. I can only assume at this point that they are trying to get me to quit, and it's going to work. I am currently trying to determine what was in the contract I signed with them....of course, I never got a copy of it but didn't realize that until I needed it. A friend of mine who also works with them is looking for her copy so I can know if my non-compete obligations are just not to take clients with me, or if indeed I am not allowed to do this particular job anywhere. If it's just not taking clients with me, then I am probably going to quit if I can work out the situation with the other employer. In that case, I would be working directly under the psychologist, with no "middle man" like I have now. That would enable me to avoid a whole level of oversight and maybe even get paid a bit more since we wouldn't have to pay a third person to get their finger in the pie too. I am still sick over this, more so at some times than others. Today is bad because I had to miss this meeting. But some days I am just like f*ck 'em, who cares...I feel that way more and more lately. How rude can you be???

We had our first parent-teacher conference of the year for Annalise last night. Her teacher, Mrs. Deschler, is very young and wonderful. She is the perfect fit for Anna's personality type-gentle and loving and a "soft place" when you're upset, but still able to be firm and not let anyone get away with anything. She says that Annalise is doing great. She's already gained about 12 levels on her reading ability since the end of Kindergarten...she's reading at 17/18/19 and chapter books now, which is where they want the kids to be by the end of first grade. Her comprehension is very good and she can recount the story in great detail, including the names of characters, events, settings, etc...She loves to read and I am so glad. I hope it continues. As frequently happens, she's also a wonderful writer as far as being fluent, getting lots of details on the page, etc...We just need to work on the actual mechanics of it-getting her writing neater, using lower case letters for most of the sentence, etc...Mrs. D. said she thinks Anna is so stream-of-consciousness with her writing that she's just trying to get it all down while she thinks of it without necessarily worrying about how her writing is mechanically, and that she'll get it. She's also a "super citizen" in the class, helping others, following the rules, etc...and is doing great in math. We need to work on getting her to be more confident in sharing her math work, because she is getting it but seems to feel that she's a good reader but not necessarily a good mathematician, which isn't true. I am not very confident in my math abilities at all, and I hope she is able to be different than me...I want her to KNOW that girls CAN be good at math. We're so proud to hear of how well she's doing. She may be a handful at times, but she's a good girl. :)

I have a midwife appointment today. I'll update later how it went. *** They are at a birth and called to cancel, so I won't be going to see them until next Thursday. Just wanted you to know and not leave anyone hanging. :)