Up and Over

I think yesterday was the most enjoyable day of work I've had thus far. It was a day of getting all the little shit done that no one actually wants to do. I like doing that stuff (I know, I'm weird). At the end of the day, it may not have been fun, but I feel like I've actually accomplished something. M and D were meeting with the social studies mentor and N was meeting with the science mentor, so I had a free day. So I set myself to the task of getting the teachers' kitchen ready and cleaning the boys' bathroom. I actually had a good time. Started the day with getting my mini-fridge out of storage (aka, the beer fridge to my friends. Remember that thing? Can fit two and a half thirty racks. I love that freakin' thing) and hauling it into the school. Then I cleaned and mopped the kitchen and the bathroom. I find it very relaxing doing physical tasks.

Then I got to stamp the library books. That was kinda fun. Took a trip down memory lane, reading titles I haven't seen in years. I'm getting really excited about actually getting in the classroom.

The most exciting part of the day was unlocking one of the boys' stalls from the inside. I didn't feel like getting down on the floor and going under (even though I had just mopped the whole floor with disinfectant. call me crazy, but crawling around on a bathroom floor just doesn't appeal to me). P came in to see how I was doing and decided to help me unlock it.

At first he tried to just climb over the top. He's a BIG guy. The thing starts to shake and he looks like he's going to get stuck, so we nixxed that idea.

P "I know!"
Carp "What?"
P "Hoist me up!"
Carp "What?!"

I'm not exactly small. Pretty strong. Played rugby in college. But P's a big dude... 6"2, 210, something like that. But, I go, what the hell? Give it a try...

So I hoist him up, no problem, he unlocks the door, no sweat. Then the door swings inward...

P "Shiiiiit!" He starts to fall. I actually catch him. I help him stand up straight and think "Whew. Tragedy averted. I don't have to make up a story about exactly how the principal fell and broke his neck in the bathroom."

He's just standing there looking at me. Like I have four heads.

P "Uhhh, in retrospect, I probably should have been lifting you up, shouldn't I?"

I think people forget I'm a girl sometimes.