so tired....

ok. so i made it. the first day of school is done. i had eleven (yes, thats right...only eleven) students show up for my homeroom this morning. second class....twelve students. third class...sixteen. folks, these are some seriously low numbers for a public school. you really can't get teacher-to-students ratios like this even in some of the BEST private schools in dallas.


of course, there is always a downside. as with every year....you have a couple of darlings who have been advanced to the next grade under questionable circumstances. which leads your coworkers to accost you at your break with statements like "how did this child get to my class? they can't read anything?" to which you reply...i did try to hold this kid back. or...well, you should see the one i failed. or...now that they are on meds...give them a chance... anyways, you get my drift. it was a long day...lots and lots of talking. lots and lots of practicing things like going to your locker quitely, or raising your hand and then waiting to be called on before telling me about how the sprinkles on your poptart melted this morning in the microwave. (i wish i was joking)


but, thats enough. but for sure i am stressed about those numbers. texas state law says we must stay at a 22-1 raito in the Pk-3 classrooms. so if someone decided to split my class up in to the other two sections (those teachers have more seniority than i) then you would have two homerooms of 20 students each. that is not good news for me. also not good, all the english gen. ed classes are low. only our bilingual classes are on the full side. that doesn't look good for me to stay at my school this year. i won't know anymore until levelling..sometime after sept. 3rd.


arg. cause, you know lots of pricipals are happy to inherit cast-off pregnant teachers!!!


oh, and here are some pics of my room before and after the two days of work in there!

before








and after....

watch for a milestone post tomorrow afternoon. little mama moves from her sitter (where she has been since 2mos old) to a pre-school for three days a week. did i mention i am stressed out????!!!??

not winnin' any awards tonight...

man. i. am. grumpy.

seriously.

just a grouch. could be because both my 3 and 1 year old have decided to say "no" to everything (with varying degrees of defiance) for the last three days. could be because i am a raging ball of hormones. could be because i have to go back to work (school) on monday. could be because i am extra-tired today. could be because...well, i think you get the picture.

i almost feel sorry for my kids. almost. had i not started to apologize and then heard "no" (just teasing!)

so i gave up the regimen tonight. not supermom right now. the kids are eating dinner, and the backyardigans are on. yup. that's right. tv on during mealtime. a habit we are not cultivating, and yet, it is working so well to keep them occupied...and the manners are good right now...i wonder why not? (i know....it's terrible)

and the boy has learned a new word. (he is actually learning a ton of words right now, but this one is extra-amusing!) he was getting his diaper changed..and i was talking with him about his socks, and his stinky pants...and then he grabbed his shirt and said....clear as day..."sh!t"

seriously. so i laughed. (oops) guess who has a new favorite word?

if you like pina colodas....

...and getting caught in the rain....

or as daddy so kindly put it (as the rain poured down and we were as far away from our house as we were going to get on this little walk) "gee, everyone say, great idea mama!"

to which i kindly replied "you are the one who noticed how dark it was getting, and did not stop us from going"

so we wound up walking most of the way home in the drenching rain. oh well. we'll dry. and it was nice and cool. and kinda funny...now that we are home and dry.

then again, its august, in texas...so we will take any rain, any time!