First Day #2

4:40am
 It is really dark out and my head feels like it is in a cloud. After a Shower and some breakfast, I was coming around and ready for the day.. or so I thought. It shoulda been an orange juice morning like in the commercial where everyone tells you want is going to go wrong... but that doesn't happen. By that, I was already on my way to work with the early morning rush that is set on just getting there and is too sleepy to change lanes and cause traffic  to get slow, while listening to "The Time Travelers Wife" over the speakers. It took less than an hour to get to work because there was absolutely no traffic. A great start to the day, I thought.

 6:35am
 I walked into my classroom and nothing was where I had put it the week before. My heart sank and I could feel tears rushing to my eyes and that thick feeling that you get in the back of your throat just before you cry. I wanted to shout IRENE what have you done??, but was able to keep that to my head. I knelt over my containers of colored pencils and watercolors and could feel those tears coming slowly down my cheek. My co-workers were great and two of them just came over and gave me a hug and reassured me of the day and that it would all pan out in the end, which I knew, but was just having a moment. They also reminded me that as teachers we all have our MOMENTS. After this short breakdown, I ran upstairs to attempt to make my copies for the day, which of course took longer than expected and by the time the copies were done students were starting to funnel into my room and I had no idea who belonged and who didn't because we had no rosters. CAOS!! But the teachers and I were just rolling with the punches and trying to make jokes to keep the others laughing and somehow we managed to make it through the entire day. Many of the students were really sweet and seemed exited about math for this year. Others didn't seem so sure, so hopefully I will be able to win them over soon.
 3:15pm
 Buses were supposed to take students home after school, but there were too many children supposed to be riding the buses that another 2 buses had to be called. aye aye aye.

So the words of the day were Craziness and Flexibility. I wonder if I shall ever have a NORMAL first day of school where something crazy or disorganized doesn't happen. And this was all in One Day's Work.
May God bless through me as I am there. Not sure what this new ministry will be, but I am sure it will be QUITE the adventure. I never get the easy roads.