Though it was a bit warmer today and sunny, not only was it not that warm, today's my double work day. I called for Uber. The morning driver thankfully only took 4 minutes. I arrived right at work right on time.
We were a lot busier than I thought we would be for a Wednesday morning. Everyone's panicking over the snow we may be getting Saturday night. People, the snow is coming Saturday night, not tomorrow! At least I manged to stay outside and push carts when I wasn't sweeping. After I finished, I quickly changed shirts and hurried out.
Walked behind the Acme and had lunch at Futomaki, the Japanese restaurant. They were dead quiet when I arrived at quarter after 1. I had a bento box - four pieces of California Roll (vegetable) sushi, two fried scallops, white rice, and in this case, shrimp teriyaki. Yum! Everything was so tasty, even the sushi. Oh, and white rice tastes great with shaved ginger.
When I went back to the Acme, I still had more than a half-hour before I had to be at the school. I bought bread and Head and Shoulders' curl formula. I don't have dandruff, but I do have an itchy scalp, and have for a while. I thought this might help. Called Uber after I finished. They arrived in 7 minutes. The driver took a wrong turn onto the next street over from Thomas Sharp School, but it didn't take him long to get turned around.
I still arrived slightly early, which was a very good thing. We had 26 younger kids and 20 older ones today. I have to admit, taking them in smaller batches does help relieve the bathroom problems. I had to change one of the littlest misses after an accident...but we had such a wonderful conversation about The Lion King and how it's her favorite Disney movie (even though the wildebeest stampede scares her), and she was so good about it, I recommended her getting a sticker for listening and using her words well to the head teacher.
Otherwise, things went the same as they did yesterday. We once again ended up in the library after snack time. Some of the kids worked with stencils in the back. Others drew on construction paper or built tall towers with magnetic tiles or looked at books. Most of them danced and froze in poses while listening to "ABC" by the Jackson Five, Elvis songs from the soundtrack of Lilo and Stitch (you've never lived until you've seen a roomful of 5-year-olds wiggling to "Burning Love"), and Taron Egerton's version of "I'm Still Standing" from Rocketman. The artists were fascinated by my artwork of C.J, Mackie, and the angry giant Pruitt from C.J and the Beanstalk. They loved hearing about a giant who could smash them, if they didn't knock down the beanstalk first!
This time, I finished at the normal quarter after 5. Got a ride in 10 minutes, not bad for rush hour. Once again, no trouble picking me up, and no traffic whatsoever.
Watched Remember WENN when I got home. The normally unflappable station manager Scott Sherwood is very nervous when his Aunt Agatha (Jan Miner) visits WENN. Seems he's fibbed to her that the station is a branch of the FBI and he's the head of it. Betty joins "Scott Sherwood of the FBI" in pulling the wool over his aunt's eyes, until it becomes clear that she was ahead of the game before they even began...but there's a real FBI agent who may not appreciate the deception.
Scott's perpetual lies catch up with him in the next episode when he admits to Betty he's been telling the sponsor of their bridal show they marry real couples, so he can pocket the change and use it to build a memorial for Victor. Not only is Penelope Cominger (Julie Hagarty) the wealthy sponsor, but she's also Mackie's former flame whom he left at the alter. Betty's ready to become "The First Mrs. Bloom" when they have to keep up the deception, but it's Scott and Penelope who figure out what Mackie really wants.
Switched to Match Game Syndicated during dinner. They finished off the week with Jon Bauman and Patty Duke and went into the next week with Stephanie Edwards appearing for the first time since 1973. The other key event from this week was Charles leaving at the end of it to appear in a (short-lived, as it would turn out) play on Broadway. Brett alternated between saying how much she'd miss him and declaring how happy she'd be when he was gone.
Switched to YouTube for the other Goofy driving short. Freeway Troubles is basically the same idea as Freewayphobia, but this time, they focus on what not to do on the highway...like pack too much in your back seat or trailer, drink and drive, not get a lot of rest before driving, or not take good care of your car. Honestly, as a kid, I thought these were absolutely hilarious when they turned up between shows on the Disney Channel, even though I'd barely seen a freeway at that point. Nowadays, it's almost scary how accurate they still are...and as all the trouble with people using smartphones while driving proves, the more things change, the less likely people are to be paying attention.
Finished the night at Paramount Plus with The Love Boat. Gopher's aunt (Jane Powell) discover that she and a handsome passenger (Howard Keel) were "Maid for Each Other," but she's afraid to admit she's no longer wealthy and is working as a maid for an eccentric older woman (Mary Wickes). One best friend (Joe Namath) hires an old female friend (Karen Grassle) to say "Then There Were Two" and make his buddy (Fred Willard) fall in love so he can earn a big pile of cash...but she really loves the other guy. An abandoned baby is "Lost and Found" when it needs a blood transfusion and only one man can help him...the nervous father (Gary Burghoff) who abandoned him.
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