Week before Spring Break

Well, if you stumbled onto this site, congratulations! You're about to learn a lot about my classroom :) If you didn't stumble onto this site, and you chose to come here, congratulations! You're also about to learn a lot about my classroom.

So, this week is actually Spring Break! It is the time of year where I am sent home to collect my thoughts, catch up on television, sleep in, and get ready to head into the busiest time of year! However, it is also quite a boring week because without my seventeen munchkins running around, life isn't nearly as interesting. That being said, I'm going back a week.

Last week was an extremely fun and hectic week! It started with trying to complete my Teacher of the Year paper. Yes, I consider it a great honor and I am still amazed by it because I know A LOT of great teachers! However, winning meant completing a chunk of work.

In the middle of completing my paper, I also had several dinners out with friends, softball games, my best friend having a baby, and more rain than we've seen in a year. I'm sure you're wondering why rain matters. Well, it matters a ton when you have Field Day planned for Friday and God has rain planned for Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday.

Usually, I love Field Day, but this year I was completely stressed out! I was frustrated by the wet ground, by the noise, and by the confusion. Okay, now I'm not sure what all the other classes did in the building, but at 9:15 when the chaos got to me, I took Room 116 back to Room 116.

No, we didn't skip Field Day and I followed all the rules as usual. However, we were done 15 minutes before our next station - ooohhh! Restrooms! Fun! Which by the way, was overcrowded with 50 other first graders! So, we went back to our room and chilled. I'm not sure if it was more for my kiddos or me, but I felt 100% better and they enjoyed watching a movie and snacking for awhile.

The rest of the day went great - had lunch, played outside, hot dog party, best friend had baby, etc. However, the most important lessons were learned that morning.

1st Lesson: Always be willing to be completely disorganized... life is less stressful
2nd Lesson: When you're not willing to be disorganized, change plans to fit your needs... you can do this without breaking laws :)
3rd Lesson: When the 1st & 2nd Lessons fail, drink a Coke and call it a day! There isn't anything that is going to make you happy (LOL - I'm talking to myself)