Classroom Work.

I have been spending many hours getting my classroom ready and I am happy to say that it is finally coming together. I am consumed by my classroom. I have made lists of things to do, what should come first, and what I will be doing last minute. I work all day, usually with breaks in between for doctors appointments, piano lessons and quick trips to Hobby Lobby and Walmart for supplies.

This is probably the quickest I have ever made trips to Walmart. I have stuff to do at home!

So I guess that my school year has already started. It is a strange feeling, knowing that even if I left right now (at 8:15 a.m. - I am usually already there!) that even if I stay until 10 p.m. I will still not be finished. Last night, I came home at 8. I sat in the sunroom, and looked at the blank walls. It was strange because a. there was no primary colors anywhere around, so my eyes hurt. and b. I saw no apples anywhere, either.

I did smell hot glue all night long, for what its worth. :)

I sit at my desk, sometimes, and I think about all the children that I will get to know over the next year. I think about all the struggles that will happen in the classroom. All the happiness and all the learning. I am so excited to meet all of these creatures. I am looking forward to re-reading this post next year and seeing what a difference a year makes.

Behind.

I am so behind in posting. Not that I don't have the time, because I do. I have time. I am just a slacker, I think. I sit down to write, and there is all this stuff in my head, nothing comes out quite right.

Only a few more weeks until school starts. While that usually is good for my children, and me, to get in the routine, this year it will be different. This year, I will go to school with them. As a teacher.

This summer, we have been swimming, and been to the beach, and been to the pool. Alot.

Now, I am still getting things in order. Believe it or not, I still don't have the house completely "fixed" from my work/school season. I have made lots of progress. But then, I now have the mess upstairs on the walls to fix (we let the girls paint their room and then a couple weeks later they left). I hoped to have that done before school goes back. I wish I had the money to hire a painter for just the ONE ROOM. I am not even sure I can stay in there long enough to paint. And Emma and Tripp tell me that is why they don't like to sleep upstairs.

Also, I only have one wall of pictures left to fix. Now that I have some beach pictures, I can replace the other pictures that don't belong.

I guess I should get to work.