Yuck! You know that horrible beeping sound that comes every 24 hours....... happened this morning. ALARM CLOCK....you are NO friend of mine! As I heard that obnoxious beeping this morning..... I wanted to gag, throw up, and roll right back over and sleep in another morning. Yet, I got right up and got to it. (I hate dwelling on things, hitting the snooze, hem-hawing, etc--- my motto is- get on with it!)
So I got myself ready, got the girls up and ready, and off to daycare. I went to my classroom, wishing that Christmas fairy had magically put away all of my Christmas classroom decor. You can guess that I was very disappointed when I walked in! However, I kept on with my "Get it done!" attitude, and had the tree down, the decorations down in a t-toal time of 30 minutes! go me! I was onto new things, planning for things, rearranging things within no time at all!
I had it going on! I had things copied off, planned out, and passed out to my collegues all before lunch time! I was pretty excited! I even have my reading and math lessons ready to go for the following me.
As sad as I am to kiss my break goodbye, I love returning after the break. Aside from all the "I got this and I got that", I love to see just how much my kids have grown up in 10 days. This is my first year for 1st grade, and maybe I won't see it. But I was always amazed after Christmas at my 3rd/4th graders at how much they had matured over the break!
As some know, our grade lost a very dear classmate over the break. I am sure some of my students will know about it, but I'm praying that those that know are also wise enough to not ask. Isn't that awful? I hate dealing with issues that involve kids hurting. I just want to it to go away. Don't ask me why I am so cold hearted about such things. I don't know. I just hate death. I hate funeral homes. (My uncle is even a mortition....how weird is that!) I hate "How Great Thou Art" and I hate caskets! It's just me, I know. I have lost many many people in my life, I am well aware that death is a normal part of life. I am a very devout Christian who knows that if I die today or if Jesus' comes today, I will be walking into the gates of heaven. I just hate talking about death. I hate explaining death. I hate even acknowledging death. I cry like a baby when no one else is around.......and hate for people to deal with a roller coaster me. I know God will be watching over Celina's friend's tomorrow. I pray a special prayer for Mrs. Slavin as she out of all the teachers is the most affected by this. Losing a student is just as bad as losing your own kid.
On a completely DIFFERENT note..... someone just down right rubs me the wrong way. How do you handle these people? Let me begin by describing the individual: bipolar, unsocial, strangely-odd, yet kind-hearted. I have never dealt with a ROLLER COASTER EMOTION MACHINE as I have had to this person. There are days when this person is just a happy go lucky, bee boppin, etc. then there are days that you get that cold, hard stare and when approached, they look the other way. It has been nice the past 10 days not dealing with the Roller Coaster ride, and as I returned today....BAM! Wouldn't ya know!? I make one remark about MY OWN CLASSROOM and out that person walks! So maybe I have another New Year's Resolution...... DO NOT CARE! I cannot deal with such petty individuals! Grow up and put on your big girl panties! Life is too short for you to worry about what I am doing and HOW I am doing it. So, how do you handle such individuals!? My mother always told me that I would encounter people that I did not like, didn't get along with, etc; but also told me that I had to be nice/respectful of them. I try my best, but it's truly hard some days.
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