running of the teachers-each person for himself..herself..themself?

today we had our half day workday at the summer school campus. we went down to get our supplies and it was a little messy-have you ever heard of the running of the brides? well, that's what it felt like!

The rolling racks full of dresses will be stripped bare in roughly 12 seconds. The whole scene will smack of viciousness and greed.

much of the supplies were picked through, but we got most of what we needed from our list. as we were getting our stuff (we were next to last because we are 4th grade), when i looked up, the teachers from the younger grades were back and circling like vultures..kinda like the church potluck dinner when people try to come up for seconds when there is still a line of people who have not eaten. (when it comes to food and supplies, every ounce of dignity is checked at the door) then i found out that for the first day or two my co-teacher and i may have up to 38 students. umm...i did not sign up for chaos, so these students better have a good sense of self control, or it will not be pretty in room 317.

i noticed the bathroom in the teacher's lounge. obviously there are more women teachers and they control the bathroom.

it just kinda sticks out like a tampon box. oh, wait, it is!

anyhoo, got everything set up and i'm kinda' ready to go.

so i got home and i had to make a decision. i'm pretty sure i made the right one. for this weekend, i'm going up to oklahoma to visit with some friends. i was debating whether or not to go because my back is still bothering-which means i may not get to do everything i want to do. also bruno is still not acting quite normal. he's doing better, but he's still acting a little stand-offish (and he won't tell me what's going on).

did i mention that the other 4 4th grade teachers are wanting to have a potluck every thursday of summer school? to be completely honest, because i really don't know any of them, it scares me. i may bring my own lunch anyway just in case. one never knows what to expect.

now i have to clear out my car so that i have room for everything i need to take on this trip. despite the fact that i took a lot of stuff up to my classroom, i still have a full load in my car. hmm. it's like gremlins-odds and ends are multiplying in my car.

on that note, i'd better get down there and do it before it gets too late.
julie