1st Week Survived.

Though I pretty much need to get to bed soon, I figured I would update last week's happenings before the second week starts tomorrow.

The Best Quotes of First Week of School
1. Imagine a kid not coming out of the bathroom after 10 minutes. Then you have to go in there to say, "It's time to come back in the classroom now. If you have a tummy ache, we need to take you to the nurse." Then you get this reply...

"But I haven't gone ALL summer break!"
She gave this line twice that day.

2. My class makeup consists of one white kid, one Pacific Asian, and the other 13 black. This sets the image for the next one.
Boy: "Miss F, T likes you."
Me: "That's wonderful, I like him, too."
Boy: "Miss F, he thinks you're fiiine."
[insert near-burst-out-laughing moment]

3. We're talking about what makes us special. I chose as an example that I love to bake, especially chocolate chip cookies.
T: "Miss F, I wanna go home wit' you today! I want to help you bake the chocolate chips!"

4. The setting is the cafeteria where we are eating lunch. The menu today is shepherd's pie.
Me: "Did you know that shepherd's pie is a dish from England?"
V: "Really? I can't believe this food came all the way from England!"

There were some other priceless moments but these were the gems.

In my class, I have the "you know what, Miss F?" boy, chatter 24/7, "a little too wise for his britches," and a few other characters. Overall, I love my class; they're really great. I just have to keep my eye on a few of them.

I'm pretty exhausted by the end of the day and pretty much end up crashing when I get home around 7pm. Yeah, I'm gone almost 12 hours a day due to late buses and prep for the next day. I really hope it gets easier after a few months. As much as I like being prepared, I don't like having to spend 80% of my day at school. It's going to get old really fast.

One final amusing tidbit... Every morning, Miss P and I carpool to work since well, I don't have a car yet, and she lives with me. So, because of our convenient location, she has to deal with my saying, "I looove reverse commuting" every morning... because it's true! We go against the flow even though we have to drive through the Downtown Tunnel. We're just passing through and out! It's great.

First payday is this coming Friday!! My gals and I are definitely celebrating! :) We will be official real world employees then.

- Miss Chelsea :)