Back at it

Well, vacation is over and we are back at it. School resumed for the girls and I on Monday, 1-12-09. I cannot tell you how many times I have been corrected by 4th graders that it is 09 not 08! However, since I didn't have a reason to write the date while off on vacation I am now being retrained. Returning to work always brings mixed feelings. I do love my job and am extremely attached to my kids. However, it breaks my heart to hear the stories of the holidays that they shared with their families. Some of my students truly desired to return to school to, “have someone be nice to me,” or “get good food.” I can only imagine what they ate for the last three weeks if they look forward to coming back to “good” cafeteria food! Truly our family, and especially our girls, are blessed to not have to worry about some of the things that are reality for so many of their classmates. Knowing that I, in some way, brighten the day of students who face more struggles than even I know, makes the early mornings, late nights, and meager paychecks all worth it.