Ex.haust.ed.

That is what I am! Tomorrow is a Professional Development day, so no students. Hallelujah...I need these precious three days to build up energy for next week!

Made it Through Week 2...

27 kindergarteners who miss their mommies + never having been to school before + a cramped classroom + a cold = a tough week.

But I survived week 2! Barely!

OMG

This school year is getting off to a rough start! That's all. I just need a pep talk. Feel free to leave comments!!

Summer Storm

Yesterday our friends, Erin & Matt, came over to hang out and grill. They brought their dog Wrigley (otherwise known as Laila's BF). We watched football, let the dogs play outside, and later we grilled pizzas on the grill. Those were delicious by the way!

Later on in the evening, it started getting rainy and then began storming. We knew some severe storms were coming through and the weather channel wasn't lyin'. There were some ridiculously heavy winds going on, which is always worrisome because we have such huge trees in our area. Erin and I were in the living room in the front of the house when all of a sudden we heard something large hit the house. We ran screaming from the room, of course. A big branch had fallen and knocked our gutter partially off. Luckily it didn't seem to damage my car, which was parked right near where the branch fell.

The branch that hit our gutter

Lots of leaf debris going on!

Lots of branches down in the backyard

Luckily nothing came down that's too big for us to handle!

We have some large branches down, but nothing too bad- luckily! After the storm died down yesterday, we went out to get ice cream. There were some really large branches down in and around our neighborhood. I'm sure everyone will be out cleaning up their yards today!

Ready or Not...

School is back in full swing on Tuesday. There is a lot left to do and some things won't get done by Tuesday, but I'm feeling okay with that right now. My room isn't perfect, but it's good enough for now. I've definitely made some progress in there.

Before:

After:

Pictures are a bit dark, I was getting ready to leave & had already turned the lights off!

Little classroom library area in progress

Blurry, but paper & borders are finally up.

Math materials organized & labeled

Calendar , easel, and Polyvision board area. I'm excited because I'm going to be using calendar notebooks with my kids this year and using the Smart board for Calendar time. I was able to embed days of the week, ABC songs, etc. into the calendar program. Fun!

The first day is always so stressful- having new kids enroll & get added to the class list throughout the morning, making sure I know how kids are getting home, making sure no one pees their pants...

I will be glad when the first month of school is over and we're into a good routine! As of now, I'm excited to meet all my kinders!