I was back to school today for a bit. I needed to organize my classroom. I moved rooms this year after 10 years of being in the same classroom! Our staff had 2 sixth grade teachers leave due to downsizing, so I was sent over to the sixth grade quad from my cozy little home in the 7-8 quad. I was not very happy about it because that may mean I will see less of my friends from that quad. So I am hoping for a good lunch schedule! (We have two lunches, so I am hoping to be with those friends!)
My cupboards were quite the "hot mess". (It's the new catch phrase, apparently). So I went in to organize. I had a very productive four hours of work. I feel like I have most of the stuff in my room in place. I just need to do some decorating. And untangle the mess of cords that are attached to the sound system in my room. I pulled out two cords from that mess that aren't attached to anything and don't go to anything. Weird.
It's sad to be back to school already. Summer was quite shorter due to the fact that I taught summer school this year. There are technically 11 weeks from the time school got out until the time school starts. Four of these weeks were taken up by summer school and half of the last week is a work week. But, I can't complain right? At least I had time off. Dan has been a temp at his company for almost a year and so he doesn't earn any sick or vacation time. He is on the list to be hired, but they are in a hiring freeze right now, so we are just waiting. "Wishin' and hoping and thinkin' and prayin'. Plannin' and dreamin' each night . . . "
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