School Days, School Days

Well, we've almost made it through two weeks of school now. As I am typing I am sitting at my computer in the library. Tonight is our open house and of course no one is visiting me. Actually, I've had a couple of visitors. One of my favorite students (even though you aren't supposed to have any) brought his parents to visit me. This kid is the most awesome dancer ever. Seriously. The other is a former student of mine who goes here now. I had him in fourth grade and he is so grown up now. His mom said he was really excited to see me here. I was probably just as excited to see him. I love having my babies here with me so I can keep an eye on them for their parents. Finally, the best guest of all has been my former co-op student. He was the best worker I could ever ask for and I miss him terribly every day that I am here.

Celebrate good times, come on!

I'm pretty sure it is no secret that I am trying to lose weight and going to Weight Watchers. I just celebrated losing 10% of me on Saturday! I got my fancy key chain and everything. I'm very excited and proud of what I've accomplished. I am working out with a trainer this month to try and tone more. She kills me, but it is totally worth it. High school reunion....here I come!

Gotta Go, Gotta Go, Gotta Go Right Now

Today concluded the first week of school with students attending. So far, things have been going pretty well. My computer system hasn't been updated to include the 6th graders or any new students so I have to hand write all of their info down when they check out books, but it is completely doable considering what I went through last year.

We had 6th and 8th grade assemblies in the library so that is always a good time. Cramming 180 students in a library is super fun. They handled it pretty well, and I do enjoy seeing the assemblies-just not the exact same assembly twice. I have one more to live through on Monday for the 7th graders and then they are done for at least a while. I'm looking forward to getting into a routine.

The most exciting part of today was that we had no water for half of the school day. They are doing some construction outside of our building and hit a water main. It is quite a sight to see your principal dressed very nicely hauling in buckets of water into the bathroom so the toilets flush. She stayed pretty positive and I'm glad today was Friday so it should be fixed by Monday.

On a sad note, one of our teachers had a seizure at school on Wednesday and ended up with a brain aneurysm. An ambulance came and took her to the hospital where she had to have emergency brain surgery. Yikes! She came through the surgery ok but lost most of her mobility on the right side of her body. Luckily she is young and fit, so recovery should hopefully be quick.

More later!

I'm in a New York state of mind...

Ok, I just realized it has been over a month since I last blogged. Shame on me! I'll try to do a better job at this since a know at least a couple of people read this.

I've been super busy since the last entry! Let's see, I finished summer school, went to NYC to visit my bestie Erin and my brother, and now I'm back at school for another year.

I had a fantastic time in NYC with Erin, Jered, and Brad. My hosts were all great and in spite of sweating profusely and never having ice in my water it was fun. Erin, Jered, and I went to see Spring Awakening and it was great. It took a little while for the show to sink in and for me to decide I loved it but I can't wait to see it when it comes to STL. I've been mildly obessed with the music since the show. If you've never heard of it, google it now...it won like 8 Tonys in 2007 and is based on a play written 100 years ago and was banned for being too racy. Crazy thing is...it is still racy in 2008! Erin, Jered, and I also went to Coney Island and rode the Wonder Wheel. I survived even though I am terrified of heights. Oh, and we also ate a hot dog at Nathan's. Brad and I went walking across the Brooklyn Bridge and to the Met. Both were amazing. I loved looking at the art and artifacts at the museum and probably could have stayed another 4 hours! I love visiting NYC and look forward to going again next year, if possible.

Now, I'm back at school. I'm exhausted and it feels like this should be the 4th week of school, not the 4th day of school. Kiddos are pretty much the same just a year older. I do have to say that the 6th graders seem to be awesome this year. Plus, some of them are so stinkin' tiny that you just want to, as my friend here at work said, pick 'em up and put 'em on your hip.

More later!