What a week!!

Ok, It's been 7 years since I had any kind of "real job". I know motherhood is the hardest job on the planet, yada, yada, yada... Well combining motherhood with another job is even harder. At least it was this week. Talk about never having a moment to sit down! I had to bring Ellie with me to school all week and have her hang out in my room while I was trying to get everything decorated and ready for school next week. She did beautifully considering that she was basically ignored most of the day. Luckily my co-teacher also has a 4 year old daughter and they played together fabulously.

(I'm adding in the before pictures so the after pictures will make more sense.)

This week was non-stop since I was trying to do everything before today. I brought stuff home to work on everyday, not to mention that we had some kind of outing we had to do every afternoon. Tuesday we went to the gym because I knew I wouldn't be able to on Wed. since I had to go have a TB test for work. That evening Erica and I tried out an Adult Hip Hop class at the studio where Ellie and Grace are taking classes (BTW,I'm still sore). Thursday afternoon Ellie had a Dr. apt., then Friday afternoon I had to go back to my doctor so they could look at my arm and make sure I wasn't having a reaction to the TB test! Whew... It was a long week.

I'm really enjoying my job so far. Everyone is so nice and helpful. I actually look forward to going up there everyday. I know it's only been a few days, but at least I'm not dreading it already!

We ended up with just Dragonflies and Fireflies for the name. The room has lots of different bugs in it though. I think it turned out pretty well considering what I started out with (nothing). I have 9 kids in my MWF class and 7 kids in my TTh class. We still have a few openings. I had to call all the parents today to introduce myself before orientation next week. I think it went pretty well. It still sounds weird to hear myself tell someone that I'm going to be their kid's teacher. I'm sure I'll get used to it pretty quickly though.

As you can see I've sprinkled a few pictures of my room that I took right before I left this afternoon. It's come a long way and I'm feeling pretty good about it. I'm sure I'll keep adding to it and will change a few things, but it's great for right now.

Monday and Tuesday are orientation days, then Wednesday's the big day. I'll let you know how it goes, wish me luck!!