Scar

I was looking through some old photos...and in one, even though I'm wearing a long-sleeve hoodie, you can still see the bump of my PICC line through the sweatshirt. Most of you probably have no clue what I'm talking about, and that's fine...but for those of you that do, guess what? I looked at my arm, and you can barely see the scar from it! It was a small one...and clearly I still have another scar that's not going to fade nearly as well...BUT I really never thought that one would go away either.

Sure! I was there! Spring Break 81! Woo hoo!...In 1981 you were 13!!

On a regular basis I decide I'm going to update about what's going on in my life...
...then on a regular basis I get distracted by one of the following things:
1. Watching a TV show
2. My dog
3. Grad school work
4. Teacher school work (a.k.a. planning for my kiddos)
5. Cleaning
6. A trip to Starbucks
7. Emails and phone calls
...and the most popular distractor:
8. SLEEP.

Right now, it's a combination of all of the above. I'm on spring break right now (and no, not spring break "woo hoo!"), and so it's my chance to:
-deep clean my room and apartment
-get caught up on work and planning
-watch a TV show without falling asleep during it
-go to Starbucks just cause I want to not because it's 7 A.M. and I should be sleeping
-try to backpedal through emails and phone calls and return as many as possible
-sleep ALL day long if I want

As a perfect example, today I:
-woke up at 6 A.M. but then went back to sleep until noon
-crawled out of bed at noon and made some soup (very exciting)
-took my dog on a walk
-read through some books filled with AWESOME kindergarten activities
-watched Royal Pains on Hulu
-sent out a Tri Delt alumna newsletter
-slept some more...
-cleaned

...Oh what a wonderful life it is when I'm on break. I'm looking forward to some starbies tomorrow just because I want some. Not because I need it to survive daylight savings.

School has been GREAT. Things are going very well, and I cannot believe the end of the year is almost here. I've stopped feeling as anxious about my kids going to 1st grade. (No joke, in January and February I felt somewhat panicky about sending them to 1st grade...it still makes me nervous...). They are DEFINITELY going to be ready, and I am so very proud of how hard they've been working.

Now, I'm going to watch 24 (if I can stay awake)...maybe tomorrow I'll be more eager to delve into the details of my life. For now, just know I'm oh-so-very happy.

Let me summarize...

Thursday March 4: Emergency staff meeting. 6 teachers are going to be let go because of the budget. 90 teachers overall in the district. Bad news bears since I am #2 on the list...but I knew it was coming so I'm not really upset at all.

Meet with my principal so she can officially let me know about my pink slip.

Friday March 5: Get a note in my box that I have to fill out on where I'd like to teach next year...if I am called back. Teachers hug me and tell me not to be upset...fortunately, I'm not upset, so it's really not too big a deal.

Monday March 8: My principal comes into my classroom while I am teaching to give me a hug and let me know the pink slips are being rescinded! Either the parcel tax will pass or teachers will take 4 furlough days next year. I cry this day, because while I wasn't upset about my pink slip, I am SO happy to be returning to my school since I love it there!

Saturday March 13: My official pink slip comes in the mail. Even though I will be re-hired, the parcel tax vote is not until June, so I still have to be given my lovely packet of papers telling me that the district will "no longer need my services."

Monday March 15: Find out I will most likely be teaching with the lead kinder teacher Katherine next year. Excellent. :)

And now you are up to date.

A kinder garden from a student...

...Let's see if the picture works! If not, I'll upload it again when I get home!

I just woke up from a nap (in case you can't tell by my hair)...

This little doggie has no boundaries...not that I don't love her...but really?