... have some hot chocolate?

And so it goes. It is March 9th, the first official day after losing an hour of sleep and - wait check that. I lost about 3 hours of sleep: one for "springing forward" for day-light savings, and the other two for the amount of sleep lost while worrying about my first day in Room 20. And then there was - SNOW! For the love of butter if I could pay the snow gods to go on a vacation I would. I am done. Nothing gets a classroom of students more fired up than the fact that there is snow on the ground and all of the "what-ifs" that goes along with it.
I would compare my day to that of a salad spinner. A whole lot of things going into the bowl while being stirred to get all of the excess water out. Only, I would replace the water with energy and disdain from the students as they subconsciously pushed at buttons to see if they could get a rise out of me. Ha-ha. All said and done, I think that by the end of the day they knew that my business there is to teach and their business there is to learn. Transaction completed. Hopefully they will remember this tomorrow.
So here's to a good first day on a cold, mushy Monday and a request for some silky, steaming hot chocolate with whip to keep warm.

And for all of you baseball lovers out there - West Salem Little League is going at it hard core with teams throwing ball in less than warm temperatures with flakes of wetness creating red and raw little faces and hands. Pray for SUN! Our boys need it!

...take two steps forward?

So I am readying to take those two steps forward, those first two steps on my first day of school. I remember back to when I was six, standing in front of a tree in my cute little St. Thomas More uniform, navy blue knee-highs perfectly in place and a goofy, gappy-toothed grin to match my equally goofy Peter Pan collared shirt. I can say with out a doubt that I will not be wearing anything remotely close to this special outfit, for my role has changed a little. I will still - and always will - consider myself a learner, but I will now officially hold the title of teacher rather than student.
The trek for me to get to this point has been a tedious task and I don't regret one tear, one sleepless night or even fighting to keep my 4.0 G.P.A. (Even if it did drive my husband crazy). Over achiever - YES, but with humility and self-doubt to keep an even keel.
And so - here is to making it; to being given the opportunity to see what I am really made out of and to going out and making a positive difference in somebody's life.
I will keep you all posted on this new lifetime endeavor... with my trip-ups and laughs along the way! I will post a picture of my first day of school - teacher style on Monday!

Oh - and on another note - Marek told me that it was "brown" day today, as he came out in his khaki pants, brown shirt and brown sweatshirt. I am thankful for his own way of matching - even if it is a brown day.