Sometimes life is crazy

Today was a long day, though not as long as it should have been. I was crazy enough to take a 7am shift this morning, knowing that I also had school from 11-9:30. Yeah. Good move, Julie.

However, despite its early hour, I loved work this morning!!! I got to do kindie care, which was a new experience for me, and so so great! School . . . well, it definitely was not so good. After falling asleep in my first class, I gave in and went home. That felt good.

I did manage to go back to school for my remaining two classes, and it was during that time that I began musing about the contrast of pleasures and pet peeves that seem to pervade each day. Here's my list for today:

Pleasures:

• Children's speech impediments ("What is tis? Some tind of jote??")
• Reading aloud
• Teachable moments
• Afternoon naps
• The ridiculous chalkboard drawings of Physics teachers
  
• Running into old friends on the bus

Pet Peeves:

• "number b"
• eyes that insist upon closing, no matter how sternly they are told to stay open
• waiting for the bus
• not enough sleep

That's all I have for now. It's so time for bed, since I'm off to student breakfast bright and early tomorrow morning. Good thing I actually like all these early morning things I'm doing this year. Now if only I could find that same love for school. . .