Defy

Hard to believe the year is almost over. I had no idea this year would be so insane; figured it would be cooking and a little paperwork. Never counted on palace coups, money matters and guards shifting around my feet like I live on a faultline. But it has and some weeks are great, some I'm lucky just to get through, but I will continue to persevere. I like my school, staff and most of the kids even. My Dad always said that you're only ever as good as the people who work for you, and my people are the very best. Hands down. We're a happy kitchen. We may screw up occaisonally, with french toast sticks, but we come back strong with a mighty red gumbo. We try our best everyday, no matter what.
And I'm proud of what we do. No matter what the bigwigs say with their audits and inspections, we can hold up our heads. We defy everything, Flash financials, inventory glut, inspectors, maybe even gravity. No one is going to stop us.

"Kiss me goodbye, I'm defying gravity,
And you won't bring me down..."

--Wicked

Holi-Dazed

It's December and the last day of service for us is December 17th and everyone is counting down. Teachers, students, staff, we're all ready for a break. I'm writing my menu for January, for the first time all by myself. I'm learning to do inventory and deal with the money and all the logs they want me to keep. It's mind-boggling, but I will get the hang of it. Now, I'm tired but there's Christmas shopping to be done and I've no elves to do it for me. So off I go to the mall, wish me luck.