Have you ever felt the world spinning while you just sat and stared? (like that student that finds staring at the wall all day long more interesting than working?) But in the midst of that fog you still did all your normal 10,000 jobs as mom and teacher?
I had a LOT going on at school {You know what I am talking about: Valentine’s Day, staff meetings, parent conferences, progress reports, Excel spreadsheets filled with data and TEENY TINY boxes to fill for each student, doctor’s appointments, house showings, my own sick kid, sub plans, son’s almost birthday, and rainy day inside recess}
In all that craziness of last week, I realized that I missed out on the blog world almost completely. I felt a void that I tried to fill with chocolate and Valentine’s cookies. It didn’t work. So I kept trying the chocolate but alas…the only thing that worked was sleep and a Saturday. God’s provision can be as simple as sleep and Saturday.
After having to make sub plans and feeling frustrated to have to leave a sub some lessons that I want control over to teach to my students my way. I decided to make a printables packet that focuses on the skills in language arts that my students can never get enough practice with! Now whenever I need some seat work or some homework or some time filling while I give assessments, I have something to pull from. I am really happy about this printables packet.
Also on the planning side of things, I have seen some teachers do some cool things with calendars and lesson plans all mapped out by the week. We do ours weekly too of course, but I realized that I like to make things for the entire month. So here’s what my March looks like
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It kind of cracks me up the way I just threw them on there. Spring Break is in there somewhere!!! It won’t be forgotten! I don’t usually do any Seuss stuff. There I admitted it. Total teacher sacrilege I fear, but I didn’t even know it was that big of a deal before blogging. I don’t think I can possibly cram it in at this point. We are up to our beaks in penguins and math. This week we have take your family to school week so there will be a lot of goings on! I hope I can keep afloat!
I wanted to link up to the how I met my hubs linky, but all my scrapbooks and pictures are packed up and taped up in the garage. insert longing sigh… I am visual person, so I hate to tell you this very short story without pictures, but I can at least tell you I met hubs the Summer before my junior year of college. I was a 7th Grade Camp Counselor at a Summer Camp in Northern California. He was too. He put a frog on my head as his introduction…should have known…but alas…we are married with a daughter that will be a 7th grader this Summer…so full circle!!! There ya have it. 18 years later! (oh and an almost 10 year old son!)
To anyone else that is barely making it by! I am in your boat. It’s full of chocolate and diet coke. It only has one oar…
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Oh sweetie…your week sounds like mine..minus the house showings. Hang in there..Spring Break is just around the corner..that's what I keep telling myself. 🙂
That's pretty much exactly how I felt last week too. Nothing like a 3 day weekend to help a sister out!!! 🙂
Jodi
Fun In First
Keep your head up girlie! I know right now is a stressful time for everyone. Just think spring break is right around the corner and then summer break. I hope you have a relaxing and stress free weekend!
Yup. I definitely feel the same way–and now I'm feeling guilty because I don't have kids so I am nowhere near as busy as you are!!! But it's just one of those years. I hope things calm down for you soon Reagan. It was so nice to read how you met your hubby!
Kristen
I have missed you in my life!!! I hope everything slows down for you!
My cooperating teacher during student teaching was obsessed with Dr. Seuss….. like she wanted me to suspend all lessons for Read Across America week and do ONLY Dr. Seuss stuff all day every day. I'm down with the Doctor but I couldn't bring myself to do that!
Marvelous Multiagers!
I am there, too!
Hope things calm down for us all! =)
Jennifer
First Grade Blue Skies
oh girl! how I've missed you! But I totally get it…I fear I may disappear when I go back to work in a week…ahhh! lol. Glad you got to sleep and I sure hope your house sells soon so you can stop worrying! {{{{{{{{hugs}}}}}}}}}
I've missed you!!!!!!! But I understand 🙂
Hope things calm down for you soon!
Journey of a Substitute Teacher
That feeling seems to be going around. I don't miss the house showing days…I feel for you! Sadly, no spring break in our school to look forward to. Keep paddling!!
2B Honey Bunch
The Best Endings
As I was typing on my blog you popped in my head and I was wondering where you were….so glad to see you here. I know how you feel…our gig has lots of ups and downs in terms of feeling on top of things and then completely buried.
Hugs to you!!!!!!
Holly
Crisscross Applesauce in First Grade
I must have been sleeping in the back of your boat!!!! I have been sick and barely hanging in there all week…….to the point of finally going to the DR. Wednesday and home sick from school Thursday….so there you have it…we are boat buddies:))) Now I'm feeling the same as you because I slept alllll week..not just today:( So, I will be playing catch up for a while….hang in there and miss ya:)
4th Grade Frolics
Love the idea of your packet! So great for subs. I feel te same way about wanting to tech new lessons MY wAy! Thank you!
Melanie
Yup, you were right girl! I am the other passenger in your boat! What was it about this past week?? Hopefully next week will be better and the boat will dock somewhere warm, sandy, and around 5 o'clock!
Haley
Following Optimism in 2nd Grade"
Welcome back. I feel like I've been in that boat as well. Pushing and pulling that one oar through something as thick as pea soup, too.
I do one teeny, tiny kind of Seuss thing… and that's it. So you are not alone. 😀
❤ Dragonflies in First ❤
One oar is better than no oars! Hang in there! 🙂
Reagan – We all seem like we are in the same boat. It seems to that your followers all have missed you, which puts us in a whole other boat! I pray that you will see His sufficiency for you this week! I know that is what i am trying to focus on!
-Simone
busyasahoneybee.blogspot.com
Hang in there, girl! ::Hugs::
❤Teri
A Cupcake for the Teacher
They all look awesome!!