Crazy Week

Today I want to wish Jen a very "Happy Birthday". I hope the boys behave all day and Scott treats you like a queen.

Yesterday was so much fun. I just love kindergarten. Those kids make me smile all day. They are so innocent. They still love their teacher and they are so free with how they feel. I had a little boy who had been naughty all day, but at the end of the day, he gave me a huge hug. My heart melted. You have to understand that we, as teachers, are not allowed to initiate hugs. This makes me a little sad, but when the kids initiate it, it makes it all the more sweet. I read three Munche books to them. He is my favorite children's author and the kids loved it.

Today, I am off to fourth grade. Not my favorite, but I will like seeing the kids again. In fourth grade, the kids don't like school so much. They are not in awe of their teacher and they will usually try to get away with whatever they can. At least fourth graders are usually potty trained and don't need as much help. There are some special kids in the class that I have today and the teacher I am filling in for is one of the best. It should be a good day. Today is picture day, so at least I should have a class of "good looking" kids.

Tonight we are off to a wedding rehearsal. I am assuming the groom is gonna be there. As of a couple of weeks ago, the bride wasn't sure the groom was going to make it home from Iraq in time. We asked her mother what the plan was if he doesn't show up. Her reply was "we are gonna have a huge party". After the rehearsal we are going to go out to dinner to celebrate the end of this crazy week and the beginning of our crazy weekend.

I want to enjoy our time as a family as much as possible. September is going to bring two weeks of our family being apart. Tom is starting busness trips and training classes again. This is good for our budget, but bad for time together. I am traveling to Virginia for much needed "toddler boy therapy".

Of course, if you add Pookie and the fact that our roof and car still need repair, things get REALLY crazy around here. I am sure that someday, I will look back on this time and wonder how I did it, but be really glad I did. I hope.

This quote sums up how I feel this week.

"At work, you think of the children you have left at home. At home, you think of the work you've left unfinished. Such a struggle is unleashed within yourself. Your heart is rent."
Golda Meir