I'm So Ashamed

Wow.  It's been an extremely long time since I've posted.  For that, dear readers, I apologize.  I'm ashamed of myself!

It's not that I haven't been posting. I've been posting to my sister blog nearly every day so I don't forget things that have happened during school hours. 

My personal life has been a little less dramatic, so you haven't missed much.  Let's see.  I've been spending my evenings checking homework (of my own children and my class) from the comfort of my sofa while my ice-covered knee is perched on the ottoman.  (Still dealing with the torn meniscus.  Was seen by doctor again on Wednesday and put into a temporary brace until my MRI on Monday.  They'll make a decision on how to proceed after that.  I'll keep you posted.  Let's just say it's a little cumbersome trying to keep up with folks lately.)

Anyhow, back to the busyness of life.  I'm trying to keep up with posting, nursing my knee, have gotten interviewed by a local reporter for a news story about teachers, attended two parent nights, and started my new part-time weekend job at a facility geared to help underprivileged children.  (The cool thing about the program is that my family is part of it as well; we are sort of models of what a proper family should be.  We also teach them life skills, how to be responsible citizens, and how to handle conflict in a positive way.  We've done two weekends so far and we love it!)

I know, I know.  It's been crazy and you've missed me (maybe), but I promise I will try to be a bit more timely in my postings here.

One Week Down

Well, I've made it through the first week of school. Check out my day-to-day musings about teaching elementary school at http://www.lia-180days.blogspot.com/.  In a nutshell, I taught through a five-day heatwave, dealt with several massive nosebleeds (from one student), started teaching routines, and discovered I have a torn meniscus (THAT was discovered on the second day of school.).

In motherhood news, my oldest started middle school (tear, sniff) and my youngest began second grade (in the classroom right beside mine).  The mornings have been streamlined, thanks to having the kids operate on a "school schedule" for the week before school started.  The kids got up like they would on a regular school day and went through their morning routines of washing faces (showers are done the night before), brushing teeth, getting dressed, and eating breakfast.

To help with the mornings, clothes were put out and lunches were packed (except for sandwiches) the night before. Now that school has started, forms are signed, and backpacks are packed and ready to go along with the other things mentioned above.  Things run much more smoothly in those groggy, hazy moments during the sun rise.

I wish the rest of my days would go as smoothly sometimes.  But then, life would be boring, and who wants THAT?!?