Three Days to Remember

We had a wonderful three day weekend---I think it was more fun than spring break this year.  I took the boys to the zoo, a birthday party and then, the icing on the cake?  A stay home day on Monday.  Their favorite!  Full disclosure, we did venture out to the dollar store.  Truly a great place because I can say "yes" to a lot of purchases --unlike Target or the mall.

The school year is winding down.  I've truly enjoyed teaching seventh graders this year, although the past week has been a bit bumpy.  I haven't had behavior issues all year and yet in the past five days I've seen much disrespect (and worse!).  I feel like the finish line was in sight and then it all fell apart--management wise.  I wasn't really prepared for it and had let my guard down because the students had been exemplary up until now.  Well, at least on most days.  No one is perfect--especially during transitions and it helps to remember 

I hope that my teaching spirit is renewed over the summer and that I can come back and greet my new students with energy and optimism.

In other news, I plan to read as many books as I can this summer.  Most will be anthologies or light mysteries (a la Janet Evanovich).  I need to be practical and make sure my literary choices can stand frequent interruptions.  And with two boys underfoot all summer, I do mean frequent.  Sometimes it takes 15 minutes to finish a paragraph.  I'm currently reading the much lauded All Joy and No Fun by Jennifer Senior.  I recommend it both for its content and its ability to stand up to being put down.

Speaking of no fun, I have to go turn off the lights upstairs for the fifth time tonight.  I'm not sure bunkbeds/shared bedroom was the way to go...