What's up with that?

What's up with the weather around here?  I'm not really complaining....well, maybe just a little, because I could really use a snow day, but I like when the weather is really nice on the weekends, like it was this past weekend.  Claire loved being outside this weekend.  She did this REALLY annoying thing when it was time to go in, (which she does other times too, when she's not getting or doing what she wants) where she just flops.  Like won't support herself, or when I pick her up, her back arches, and I'm doing a terrible job explaining, sorry!  It drives me nuts.  It's usually followed by a whine of some sort, but then I distract her with something else, and it's over.  Thank goodness for being easily distracted right now!  We went for walks, and even had an outdoor tea party.  She's not too good at pouring the tea yet, so it ended up all over her.  But, she had fun!

Claire got moved up a class at day care.  If you know me, you know I was nervous about it.  What if she didn't nap, what if she didn't get enough to eat, what if the new teachers didn't like her, what if, what if, what if?!  Get over it, Michele!  Right?!  It's been awesome!  She is doing great, sleeping better than ever at nap time, eating like a champ, and learning so many new things.  The sign language she knows now is great!  She was doing things I didn't know, so I needed to look it up, so we could practice!  She's a happy girl, and for that I am so glad.

I know this is kind of premature, but I'm totally ready for summer.  Is it still too early in the school year to say that?  Sometimes I get so annoyed with middle schoolers.  Sometimes I just love them.  Recently, not so much.  They just don't get it sometimes.  They don't understand why I have rules, why I ask them to do something (10 times over), why they need to BE QUIET and listen while I talk, because much to their disagreement, what I'm saying is important!  Ugh.  Another example are these BIG BRIGHT PINK signs on the women's PE office doors that say: "No students allowed in this office".  It's all in capitals, but I didn't want to yell at you!  Well, do you know how many kids just walk right in, sit down at one of our desks, or just walk in and wanders around?  Do you know what they say when I ask them if they can read?  Usually, it's something like, "oh but you like me, you don't care that I'm in here."  Ummmmm, no, that's wrong.  I am starting not to like you because you can't follow directions!  Geesh!  They think these rules don't apply to them.  But when I tell them there might be something private on our desks, or computer screen, they don't seem to care, and that seems like a stupid thing to them.  I tell ya, these kids know how to wear me down and turn my hair gray!  It's a good thing I really like the people in my department, because they are the ones who keep me laughing and not taking things too seriously.  Ok, I'm done.  That was rude.  I shouldn't be complaining to you about my job.  Especially when there are about a gazillion other teachers who have real problems, like kids passing an SOL, or working for someone who is all over you all the time, or who need to show their lesson plans once a week.  It's not that bad, it's really not...but it's what I live with, so it's what frustrates me, I guess.

Ok, I'm tired.  From that rant, and from it only being Tuesday!