Friday, January 8, 2016

Part of the Life of a Teacher

So...

It is just before 9pm, and I am eating dinner.  Although I often eat later than some people, I try to finish eating before 8pm.  Today is an exception.

This morning I was thinking that I would be able to leave school early because I didn't have much to do, then I would pick up a few groceries and head home to cook dinner.  You have to understand that I don't actually cook that often - I usually reheat leftovers from the freezer.

It ended up being a busy day at school - not because of any specific thing, but probably because other than recesses, I don't have a break on Fridays.  There were also a few random things that I ended up needing to do today - like analyzing placement tests that my new student took.  I also had to do some extra photocopying and finding papers because I am getting another new student on Monday.  This included a trip to another building to find a couple more chairs for my room.

I think it was around 5pm that I actually started my daily grading and planning - so I didn't leave school until after 6pm.  The trip to the grocery store still happened.  Thankfully I had a short list, though I did have to add a stop at Walmart because I needed a balloon for science.

I got home about an hour later and had to unload my stuff and put groceries away.  I snacked a little while I did so, and then decided I was still going to cook something - even though I knew it had to bake an hour after some prep.  Since I wasn't too hungry after my snack I decided to wait until it was finished.  Hence I am just finishing my supper.

I did make a new batch of muffins while my dinner was in the oven.  And, in case you were wondering, there is a difference between mild and medium rotel.

In a few minutes I will eat a fresh muffin, until then I have some clean-up to do.  Then I need to convince my body it is not three hours earlier than it actually is so that I will go to bed.