The Eve of School

We're on the cusp of big things... School is about to start. Tonight was "Back to School Night" for one of my girls, and tomorrow night is the other. This is the last year we go to two of these nights for our girls at this elementary school. Next year they're both on the same night, and then after that I'm sending my Big Girl on to... *gulp*... middle school.

I'm just not ready for this girl to be growing up so much. This year, for her school shoes, I had to shop for her in the women's department.

Anyway, today both of the girls got phone calls from their homeroom teachers. It's one of those exciting things... Who will it be?? I'm very pleased with both of the teachers they were placed with. It's going to be a good year.

I've got my classroom ready. I've been at work for about 2 weeks already, with new teacher orientation and meetings and such, plus the regular days all teachers have to do. I'm just about ready to start planning and getting things ready for students to come next week. Next week... It's so close. I'm ready to meet students, and teach choir. I'm tired of the training sessions about entering purchase orders and boring stuff like that. It's important stuff (mostly), but those sessions are so BORING.

I have been exhausted this week, and last, now that I mention it. I've been putting in long hours at the top of a ladder to get things up on the walls in my very tall classroom. Every day that I've been at school without my girls, I've been working at least 2 or 3 hours longer than I had to just so that the days when I did have to bring the girls with me, I'd be able to leave at a reasonable time. When I finally get home, I've been completely useless. Hubby has stepped up quite a bit, and that helps.

I look forward to when "real life" starts. My new job means that there will be a new normal around here, and I wonder how that will work out. I have a longer commute, and longer hours. Who knows how it will go? I guess we find out next week.

I just love the rhythm of the school year... It helps me so much to always have things to look forward to. At the beginning, it's exciting, and everyone is positive. We have holidays, and weird days off here and there to mark interim goals. And then the end... It's so fun towards the end. Everyone is ready for things to be over, and looking toward the summer. It's a good life. There's lots of positive perspective. It's good for me.

As I work in my room, I've been listening to music, playing my iPod on speakers. At various points over the last two weeks, I have had a myriad of songs in my head, and right now, I can't think of a single one... I'm such a failure of a blogger. *Shrug* Oh well...