It’s been awhile . . .This last week has been a busy one. Randy had to go out of town for work, and I had a full week of subbing. Monday started with junior high and teaching 4 math classes and a social studies class without a break in-between or prep time. . .I was looking forward to it, but was a bit worried about how I was going to get there at 7:45 am. Brennen usually wakes up around 7-7:30 am and his school is a good 50 minutes round trip for me. So, I skipped his nap Sunday, and he was out by 7:10 pm. Regardless, I still had to wake him at 6:30 am! Thank goodness he was in a great mood! This was sort of our routine all week, except for he did take his usual naps at school, which are early enough not to disrupt our nighttime routine too much.
Tuesday was upper elementary again, and Wednesday was kindergarten. At first, I was a bit apprehensive to teach kindergarten, but then I grew excited. By the end of the day, I absolutely LOVED kindergarten! It’s hard to be too objective because each school and its children are so unique, but these kids listened so well, and were not the out of control, totally hyper children that I had imagined. So, in this regard, subbing is turning out to be the great eye-opening experience that I thought it would be. Thursday was my only day off for the week. I kept Brennen home with me, and we ended up going into the coffee shop for three hours in the afternoon to close for one of the girls. B loves going there with me, and his job is to hand the customers candy. Friday I was at Trent Elementary. I had first grade in the morning, and second in the afternoon. These kids were sweet, but a handful to say the least. Like I said, each school has a different make up of children, and some are definitely more challenging than others. Next week I have a full week, four days of which I will be in the library/media center at Trent Elementary. I am so excited for this!!! Lorri Reilly (who has Patrick, born the same day as B) is a literacy teacher there, so we are looking forward to being in the same building.
Randy returned home last night, and got Brennen today. I am relishing the quietness as I type this; however, it is a bittersweet feeling. I was getting used to having him around every day.
I’m heading to church as usual in the morning, and hoping that the rest of the day is quiet. . .I intend on finishing my current book (Monster by Jonathon Kellerman), so I can start The Secret Life of Bees.

XOXO