My Bad...

School started and that means I have even less free time than I did during the summer! Summer just flew by and then, before I even realized it, I had 23 little bodies and 46 eyes and ears ready to tackle 5th grade with me.

I'm so blessed to call my job, my job. It doesn't feel like "work," it's just school. It's just what I do! My class is great - for those of you who knew anything about last year, this bunch is a significant improvement. Now... I had students in my class that I really loved last year, but the combination of them was challenging to the point of almost daily frustration. If I had to endure another year of that, I would most likely quit my job. :) Luckily, I won't have to because this group is fantastic!

Funny story of the day...
I have a kiddo in my room who is pretty serious ADHD and is on medication but still struggles with staying on task and focusing - and really, he's 10 so you can hardly blame him, but still. Our school was broken into over the weekend and the medicine cabinet was broken into and guess who's medication was stolen? This kid's. Yesterday was so hard for him. You could just see it in his eyes that he couldn't make choices, he couldn't follow directions and he just wasn't THERE. He ended up having an ear ache and because of that along with the lack of meds, his mom came and got him around noon.
So this morning, I said, "Kiddo, how's the ear today?"
He replied, "Well....It's not so bad. BUT... I think the pain must have traveled through my body, all the way down to my foot because it really hurts. I think it's sprained."
Not buyin it... :)