from teaching the kids, to teaching their parents

i didn't leave the school until 7:40 last night. it was parent orientation night. that's the night first grade invites all of the parents (minus the kids) to talk about school expectations and stuff. i had a really good turnout and think that most of my parents will be cool to work with. i do think there are some parents that will not be overly involved and some who are a little more sensitive with their kids than i really enjoy working with. oh well, i'm sure everything will be fine.

after i gave my big schpeal, i dismissed all the parents and was standing around talking to a few when one late couple walked in. i sighed and quickly went through the most important things again. they are really great parents and had a good excuse for being late so i wasn't all that annoyed.

when i got home, my feet hurt so badly i just sat in my chair before watching a few minutes of tv with michael and then heading to bed early. i always forget how hard the first week of school is. it's constant physical and mental trying. not that i have a big time physical routine, it's just standing and walking and walking and standing all day long. i was so tired when i woke up this morning, my feet still hurt and i took my complete shower with my eyes closed.

sad thing is, i don't get to sleep in this weekend. michael and i will be at the south african festival sleeping in a tent. wahoo. i can hardly contain my excitement. kidding. it really will be nice for michael to have the chance to talk about home and feel at home again with the cooking and the less than texan accents, i just wish we had an air conditioned room we'd be staying in there. :)

regardless of where we'll be staying this weekend, we get monday off so i'll choose to sleep in then. plus-on another unrelated note, tomorrow is jeans day. friday=jeans, school shirt and comfy new balances. hallelujah.