Mickey D's Overload

I'm beginning to think we keep McDonald's in business. Today we hit the drive through twice (Yes, you read it right!) The whole ordeal actually started yesterday at 1:15 when we were leaving the school to pick up our son but summoned to the bookstore instead. There, I was shown a tall stack of boxes labeled "English Department" and asked to take care of them asap since they were in the way of today's orientation meetings. It seems the junior highs had sent us a plethora or novels and workbooks for our new freshmen classes.

Soooo, at 7:30 this morning Jeff and I wheeled on campus to sort some books. (It turns our there were even more boxes stacked behind the counter!) We loaded about 40 boxes of books onto a large cart and played push-me-pull-you across campus to the department workroom where we unloaded them all again. Next, each box had to be opened, inventoried, re-boxed into class sets and labeled. Then, we had to rearrange another 40 (or so) boxes full of (heavy!) novels to make room in the storage area for all the new arrivals. This process only stopped for two things: new English teachers introducing asking questions and lunch, which entailed a burger from Mickey D's. By the time we left the school (at 5 p.m.) we decided more fast food was in order. We planned to hit Chik Fil A, but when we saw the prices ($3 to $6 for a sandwich sans fries or a drink), we decided that McDonald's was the best choice once again, so off we went.

While it was a long day of physical labor, Jeff and I are happy it is done. We now have two days off before we report for district meetings on Friday. (It will probably take me 48 hours to recuperate.) Although I still haven't made it to the grocery store (sorry, son) I don't think we'll be eating at McDonald's again soon, but I am considering purchasing stock.