summer is alllllllmost here...

on the one hand, i am really looking forward to not getting up early to get into ridiculous arguments with 10-year-olds all day. i am looking forward to warmth and skimpy clothes (on me and other people), lazy days, reading for pleasure, enjoying all that chicago has to offer...

on the other hand, i am not looking forward to saying goodbye forever to those 10-year-olds, some of whom i really adore, nor to losing the excuse "oh honey, i've worked so hard all week, would you mind doing the dishes again?" and most of all, not looking forward to the job search.

I think my new anti-depressants are working... I feel less angry at my students and we are all nicer to each other..... Also i seem to have stopped counting the days til the end of school.... But I still don' wanna go to work in the morning!!

two funny mistakes

1. This afternoon a child brought me a piece of cake from another teacher. I was screaming at my students as usual and they were tearing the room apart as usual. In the middle of this I thought...I'm just gonna eat this damn cake. So I did. Unfortunately the principal happened by at that moment and thought she saw Nero fiddling while Rome burned (tho really, "Rome" is already in ruins and Nero might as well be Bobo (the clown)... So I got chewed out but didn't cry... The whole thing was really quite funny and while I was getting chewed out the two vice principals were trying not to laugh.
2. After all that I got out to Loopy's car, which I've been borrowing lately cuz I wrecked my own, and saw that I'd forgotten to remove the magnetic bumper sticker that reads, "if you're gonna ride my ass at least pull my hair." sigh.