I had 6 kids absent today!!! If only everyday was like today

Did you know…………

Today is Carnival Day, National Pistacio Day, and Tell a Fairy Tale Day

Monday is Polar Bear Day and No Brainer Day

Tuesday is National Pancake Day, Floral Design Day, and Public Sleeping Day

Wednesday is Peanut Butter Lovers Day and National Pig Day

Thursday is Old Stuff Day

Friday is I Want You To Be Happy Day, If Pets Had Thumbs Day, National Anthem Day, National Salesperson Day, and Peach Blossom Day

Saturday is Hug a GI Day

***Interesting huh?

I pray for days like today and when it finally arrived, things changed. You see I had 3 kids out today because they were sick i’m guessing. The flu and some virus seems to be going around the whole city…lucky us. So i’m in the middle of a lesson and here comes the assistand principal only this time she wasn’t carrying her palm pilot ready to do a walkthrough. She was there to tell me that one of our bilingual kindergarten teachers had to leave quickly because her daughter was really sick…they decided to split up all of her students and put them in the rest of the kinder classes. So i got 5 new students for the day. After I was so happy that my 3 didnt show up I end up with 5 extras…i guess it really only seemed like 2. Then one of my students got sick so she spent all afternoon in the nurses office and one of my “students for the day” left early so i guess in reality, i came out even. Much better I guess than the class that had no kids absent and got 6 “new students.” It was quite interesting to say the least!!!

Great response on the last post!!!

Do you ever just need/want to cry and you are too tired? Do you ever just want to stop and drop to you knees right in the middle of a group of really unruly 5 year olds and pray for your sanity? Do you ever just despise a kid and pray that they don’t show up for school? Do you ever get tired of hearing yourself say things over and over again? Well I do!

My efforts will end shortly, my efforts to keep my extremely ADHD class calm throughout the day. I think i’m gonna hire a doctor to spend the day testing each one of my children because there are things they do that I just do not understand. For example, everyday when we walk in from lunch, they know they are supposed to go sit on the carpet. How could they forget…we do it every single day no matter what we are doing after lunch. Everyday, right after i tell them to go sit on the carpet, kids start wandering around the room….what the heck are they thinking. Yes, I know they are only 5 but I wonder if their parents ever ask them to do anything. I try to be patient and I am tested by more than a handful of students on a regular basis. All I can do at this point is to pray. You can help to…all you need to do is send a check or money order(to help pay for my couseling…ha!) to…………..ok, maybe forget the money, i can just use your prayers. Maybe i need to join some kind of teachers support group, or maybe i need to do something to get the inside scoop on next years kindergarteners to find out which ones are the good ones and which ones are the not so good ones and then buy the secretary at school (the one who does all the classroom assignments) a really nice gift, or a few really nice gifts…lol!!! That might help In the meantime i’ll just pray that I see the light at the end of the tunnel. I know it’s there, it has been the past 2 years and then i wish i was going to Europe this summer because that would be a great thing to look forward to. Ok, enough…i leave you with this great list that is completely true

You might be a public school teacher if….

1. You believe the playground should be equipped with a Ritalin saltlick.
2. You want to beat down the next person who says, “Must be nice towork 8:00 to 3:20 and have summers off.”
3. You can tell if it is a full moon without ever looking outside.
4. You believe “shallow gene pool” should have its own box on a reportcard.
5. You believe that unspeakable evils will befall you if anyone says,”Boy, the kids sure are mellow today.”
6. When out in public you feel the urge to snap your fingers atchildren you do not know to correct their behavior.
7. When in public you constantly look over your shoulder expecting torun into the little monsters.
8. Marking all “A’s” on report cards would make your life SO mucheasier.
9. You think people should be required to get a government permitbefore being allowed to reproduce.
10. You laugh uncontrollably when people refer to the staff room as’the lounge.’
11. You encourage an obnoxious parent to check into charterschools,private schools, or home schooling.
12. You can’t have children because there’s no name you could give achild that wouldn’t bring on high blood pressure the moment you heard ituttered.
13. You think caffeine should be available in intravenous form.
14. You know you are in for a major project when you hear a parent say,”I have an idea I’d like to discuss. I think it would be such fun.”
15. Meeting a child’s parent instantly answers the question, “Why isthis kid like this?”

FYI…Girl Scount Cookies are evil! I love them but hate them at the same time, especially samoas. This year I only bought one box instead of 2…i dont need any but I have to support the girl scouts. So my box was delivered today and i’m embarrassed to admit it but I ate 5 cookies. I know that may not be many if they are the thin mints that have like 50 in a box. Samoas only have 15 in a box and I ate 5. Do the math…so i think i’ll be giving the rest away or hiding them or I dont know, maybe i’ll just try a little self control. I’m always so good with that, unless the issue is girl scout cookies or chocolate cake. I don’t think i’ll be eating for the rest of the week since my intake of calories in those 5 cookies was enough calories for the next 2 weeks. Ok, they really aren’t that bad. I did work some of those calories off though in my turbo kick class…hiphip!!!

Here’s my question…………………..what is your favorite kind of girl scout cookie and don’t tell me you dont have one and that’s your excuse to not leave me a comment because everyone has a favorite and if you don’t have a favorite then you are deprived!

A few things…

*it’s cold…really cold!!! My hands and feet are really suffering and no matter how many layers I put on my feet, they won’t get warm.

*i don’t like freezing drizzle and 25 degree temperatures…especially not when I’m driving. Needless to say, I didn’t make it very far before I turned around and gave up.

*I was repayed this morning by the many phone calls I have never returned or missed…i called my brother 5 times this morning and he never answered or called back and he still hasn’t called back. Maybe i’ll do better on returning phone calls and making sure my phone is not on silent.

*I am a new fan of kickboxing classes. They are great!!!

*On Demand has some interesting programs that i’ve discovered while hiding from the cold weather. Besides the movies, and regular tv shoes you can watch anytime, they’ve got the ever so popular dating on demand. That’s so weird that you can sit in your living room and watch these people tell you everything you would want to know about them to not want to go out with them. Why do people do that?

I was reading a friends myspace blog entitled “so ready for love…”

“But have you ever just been so ready to be in love?! I mean, i know i’m not perfect…i’m so far from that but i do think i’m a great person and i wish i could fall in love. I know that God has shown me that He is protecting my heart but i’m ready for that time when i just can fall into someone’s arms and know that i’m safe, to look into someone’s eyes and the whole world disappear, and to walk into a room on his arm and know i don’t have to worry about anything…i’m soo ready for that!”

I’m right there with you sister, but I’m not at the same time, if that makes sense. There have been plenty of times that I have been ready to be in love, but obviously it was not God’s timing. There have been those times too that I look at myself and just say, “ok, i’m ready, i’m living my life for you Lord, I’ve fallen in love with you, I’m completely content in our relationship, now where is he.” Then there are times like now in my life. I am completely content 100% in being single. And I’m not just saying that to say it. I am being completely honest. I do get lonely and I think most people do. You just get to that point where thinking of “being in love” and finding someone just makes you tired, at least for me it does. I get tired to searching or thinking, “what if…” I’m tired of people always saying “oh i wish you would find someone…you deserve a great guy.”(KC, i’m not talking about you) I completely agree with the last part about deserving a great guy, because it’s true. There always is that thought back in the back of my head about all of that love stuff but it definetely does not consume me and I’m not ready. So there may be some guy out there that is thinking, “why can’t I find her, the perfect girl for me.” Well God’s still working on me (sorry to make you wait) and all of you others out there who happened to be single.

***Just some deep thoughts to start the week…what’s your thought?***

I had a horrible dream last night…when I woke up I was even crying. It has been forever since that has happened to me. I know it sounds ridiculous but it’s completely true! And you wouldn’t believe what my dream was about that made me cry. No, it wasn’t about me never getting married or someone breaking my heart. I was about my class. You see, the superintendent came to visit our school today and the principal has been making a huge deal about it. She has been on our backs all week about things in our classroom. Well I dreamed that when she came in my room I was right in the middle of a lesson and trying to get my kids attention and they were on the carpet and somehow got markers and paper and I kept trying to take it away from but they still wouldn’t listen. Then my principal didn’t think I had any classroom management which isn’t true at all. I guess my bad class really does get to me. When the superintendent did come in to my room today, it went very well. I had already given my kids the talk to tell them that she was coming to make sure they were being good and listening and learning. So of course they were on their best behavior. I don’t think it could have gone any better except for the fact that I was shaking but that’s normal when big head people pop into your classroom…you always wanna look your best.

On another note, the Petras gang is a great group of people. I got to spend some time with a group of them tonight and they are all really neat. Once again, it’s a small world. I met another teacher from my district…i knew she looked so familiar, she teaches first grade. I also met a fellow sky rancher, who knows lots of people I know. I think i’m gonna like it!

One last thing….a friend referred me to this website and it worked for me so I’m sure it’ll work for you too so give it a try and tell me what you think.

http://www.crushcalculator.com/content/love/444563135

I’ve been diagnosed and I think I’m gonna make it…the doctor was pretty confident too that I’ll make it. By looking at all the medicine she prescribed to me, you’d think I was really really sick. I’ve got “what’s going around.” I guess I should have gone to the doctor earlier and maybe I would have saved some money on extra prescriptions. I spent too much on dr stuff but i guess if it will all get me well I should fork over the money (what little I have). I was hoping for just the normal antibiotics, and indeed i got those but managed to walk out with 2 inhalers and a list of other stuff to get filled. Ok, i dont even know how to use an inhaler! Year after year at camp I’ve seen 6 year olds manage to use an inhaler and come out alive so I’m pretty sure I’ll be alright with it but you should have seen me with the directions. It was quite a sight! I figured it out, but I always worry about things I’ve never done before like that…i’m always afraid i’ll do it wrong or something and end up having to go to the emergency room. I need to stop worrying.

Happy Valentine’s Day!!! I must just say that I love Valentine’s Day, single or taken. I love it! Maybe it’s because I’ve always been around fun things being in the school setting, silly cartoon valentine cards, decorated shoe boxes, and tons of candy(I can do without all of the candy). I mean, I always get gifts…they may not be the greatest gifts, but they are from the sweet little hearts of my students. They mean well and I take every last gift home and most of it, believe it or not, goes in the trash…most of it is those little cardboard hearts full of those unknown candy treasures. I’d rather know what I was eating. If it was Russell Stover I might keep it but usually it’s not. I think my favorite gift this yeaer was this really long fake gerber daisy flower. It’s really fun and I don’t know, I just like it So I spent today taking care of myself except when I was at work…and as usual it was a bit frustrating. I think that’s part of the reason i’m not getting well…my kids!!! I’m finally going to the doctor tomorrow so lets hope she can determine what’s wrong with me, and she better not tell me to take some sudafed and go to bed because it doesn’t work. I hope you had a wonderful valentine’s day and instead of throwing yourself a pity party, you took care of your needs and remembered all your friends and family that love you very much!

PS…my calves hurt…alot!!!

FRUSTRATION!!! I can’t even begin to tell you how happy I will be when summer gets here. Spring Break will be just fine too. I think that if my class next year is not even a slight bit better than my class this year, then i’m gonna ask to be moved to a different grade where I don’t have to train them to do every little thing, such as sitting down and listening to a story without making little noises. You may think that it’s cute and it’s part of kids growing up and going to school, but in this day and age, IT’S NOT CUTE!!! I have so much that my kids have to know by first grade and I try so hard and so many times I just can’t see my efforts in any of them. Now I will say that some of them are great students and do try but others of them do not care about anything. And then there are the first grade teachers…I feel like if they don’t go to first grade knowing everything they should know, then the first grade teachers look at me and wonder what we did all year. The truth is, and you education people know this (not that anyone actually reads this but Ruth), that you can work and work and accelerate and tutor day after day, but sometimes it does absolutely nothing. There are those kids that are the sweetest most innocent kids but there is no one home upstairs. And the parents just dont get it! Ok, i’m done with my tangent here…..as you can tell I am just a bit frustrated.

BTW, I love sour ice breakers (the green kind)…………they just make my day better So if anyone wants to send me some or bring me some, that would be great!