Swine Flu

So, admittedly, I probably accidentally wished it on myself, however I was stricken with the flu of swine. It was a miserable experience, and in case you were worried...I am perfectly fine now. Well, a tricky little cough still remains, but even it is waining. So as I sit here with my Golden Girls marathon, a simple twitter encouraged me to blog about the recent happenings in my room.

The contents of that twitter is as follows:

"My life as a teacher = up wide awake at 7am on Saturday"

That simple phrase pretty much sums up my life. As I type this, I realize that this was originally a commentary on how my quarantine upset the delicate balance of power inside my classroom. I was out for an entire week. I could not have been more worried about what waited for me when I showed back up on Monday. Honestly, I was pleasantly surprised. It seemed that we had entered a new honeymoon phase...my children were so well behaved. Then tragedy struck! I remembered I had to be out of the building on Tuesday and Wednesday for a professional conference. ( The conference was phenomenal, ultimately a good experience). Fast Forward....Thursday October 8, 2009: My children lost their minds! I left a class that was well-behaved and came back to chatty demons. Friday was even worse....PICTURE DAY! I don't know why street clothes make small and large children alike pretend it is the weekend?! This is a completely unfortunate relationship, because they could not look more adorable in their regular clothes. Fun Friday, was still fun...but at what cost? Hopefully Monday brings back my angels....and we can look forward to parent teacher conferences, with wonderful things to say.