Life is CRAZY right now!

Hi friends!

I apologize for not writing more often. Life is rather crazy right now.

I started work last week, as I wrote in my last post. This week, the children arrived. There are twelve kids in my class, but 7 of them only come M/W/F and 5 come all five days. So, the week is broken up a little that way, thankfully!

The young mom that I am working with is driving me crazy!! Her approach to classroom management is almost the complete opposite from mine! This is her first time teaching and she is so disorganized and unprepared! It is frustrating for me because I have so much experience and I have a slight bit of a "control" issue! Haha! I want to take over, but I am trying hard not to. I am trying to give her "suggestions", but she seems to insist on doing things HER way.

Yesterday, she came to me in tears and said that she felt like I was criticizing her for everything! --- Not so!! I am merely trying to "help" her, but I guess she sees it as being critical. Ugghh!!! I am trying very hard to be patient with her, but it is hard. She is just SO overwhelmed!!

She also has a VERY "high-strung" personality and has a hard time focusing on one thing at a time. Her brain seems to jump from one thing to another.

Today, I will be in the copy room, making a million and one copies of the worksheets that she needs in order to teach. Thankfully... the other 4 year old teacher is a veteran and is willing to share her ideas and skills with this unprepared, new teacher.

I am dealing with a lot because not only am I trying to learn the rules and ways of a new school, but I am also trying to be supportive AND patient with her, as well.

On to other news.....

I have decided to quit Curves and join the YMCA. Curves just isn't in a convienient location for me now and if it's not convienent... I won't go. The YMCA building is only two blocks from the school that I work at, downtown. It will work out perfectly for me! I turned in my cancelation letter at Curves yesterday. I plan to go to the Y on Monday to join. Right now... I plan on working out on M/W/F, but we'll see how that goes! I HAVE to get back to exercising!!!! My clothes aren't fitting!!! UUUGGGH!!

Yesterday, I got a letter in the mail from the library, saying that I owed $40 for a book that they say I never returned!!! I DID return that book!! Of course... I can't find my reciept!! UGGGH!! But, I know that I returned it! So..... I have to go down to the library tomorrow afternoon and see if I can get that taken care of. I would go today, but I have to meet with my C.R.

Miranda looked so cute in her scrubs for Nursing School, yesterday! I wanted to take a picture of her, but she wouldn't let me!

Ashley is already frustrated with school. She has a "sculpture" class where she has to "build" sculptures. She prefers to paint, so this is NOT her favorite class!

She has started "talking" to a guy that she met thru Facebook. They went to the same high school, but he was a grade behind her. From everything that she tells us about him, he seems like a great guy. He is a Firefighter/EMT. He drives a Harley motorcycle and he is an athlete. The only problem is.... Miranda found out through a friend of hers (who also "talked" to this guy for a while), that this guy is "weird" and can't be trusted. Apparently he was arrested once, too! (I don't know yet, what for.) We haven't said anything to Ashley about what we heard about him, yet. We know what her reaction will be!! She will say that she needs to form her own opinion about him... which is true. But, we would also like to put this little bit of "info" in her ear, just so it is there.. whether she wants to hear it or not. It's SO hard being a parent, even when your kids are basically "grown"!

Better run. Gotta get my act together for work and get out the door!

Have a great day!