This is Life Folks...

I have finally figured out what it means to be exhausted from life. Every morning I wake up at 5:45. I will often wander around the apartment, turning up or down the heat, feeding and watering the cats, checking to see if I have something to wear, all while trying to brush my teeth. What can I say, I like to multi-task? After showering and gathering up my bag full of school materials and graded papers aka basically luggage, I head off for a full day of teaching.

I guess I never realized how much time I put into my job. From the time I get there, til the time I leave, which is about 5ish, I never sit down. Now, as I remember pretty clearly, when I was in 4th grade, my teacher would ocassionally sit down to grade papers or even read! Not now-a-days. I hardly ever get to sit, unless I am reading to my class or its lunch, which I dont eat anyways. I remember sitting quietly, which is possible, (side note to all 4th graders) as my teacher did her own thing for awhile. I swear I am bound to write some sort of thesis paper on why children in today's world have the most difficult time keeping themselves quiet! Its such a mystery. I often crack up to myself when I hear my students talking like 15 year olds. Some times it sounds like a soap opera. "She doesn't like her" "I dont want to be her friend" "s/he's talking about me" I sometimes think they believe the world is coming to an end. So, even though I spend a lot of my life right now planning, grading, assessing, and organizing, I have found that laughter can turn any day around. Here are a few quotes or written messages that have made my day....
(will add on more as they come...)

Journal on persuasive essay:
My brother tried to convince me to lending him 20 bucks, but I said no. I know much better now that I am in the 4th grade."

"Finna=going"

"How old are you Mrs. L? 39 or 40?" WOW!

"You're married! So what is your husbands last name then?"