A Love Hate Relationship....

So I have a Love hate relationship with teaching Year Round School... I LOVE being off track and having my breaks 4 times a year instead of all together at once... BUT I HATE when it's time to go back to work after being off track. It messes with my head, and my heart!!! I get to relax and play, and enjoy things i just don't have time for while i am teaching. But then the time approaches to return to school (MONDAY to be exact) and a few days before, i get anxious, and i know the end is coming... And like today, I am slightly apprehensive for the return to school. I Know I know, once i get there and my kids come i will be FINE. But It's almost like that nervous first day of school feeling all over again. Except less intimidating cuz i already know my kids. I think i am just way NOT excited to get up that early again! And have to actually get really ready each day!! BUT i do love that i get breaks at different times of the year. It really is amazing. And i dont know if i would like having ALL summer off. I would probably end up getting a summer job or something and working my entire break...

Now i know some of you are thinking. WOW teaching, what an ideal schedule and work load. WELL rest assure, yes, i don't physically have to go into school. BUT i do still do work and projects when i am off track. And i stay late almost every day i am at school. So while officially i only work 9 to 10 months out of the year... I promise you i work 12 months out of the year and every thought I have is about school. I can't even go to the store without a thought creeping in like "OH i could definitely use that in my class!" Not to mention my financial investment into all the cool projects i create!

YES, It is official I do LOVE my job... But I also HATE that anxious feeling i get when i have to go back to work....

PS i am also super sad i only have nine weeks of school left and i have to say goodbye to my AMAZING class... and begin the worrying and anxiety of a new school year!! (That will only start 3 weeks after my goodbye!!) Oh the wondrous cycle of teaching!!! GOTTA love it!!

Haunted Village!

OK so last night me Mikel, Kristen and Eric went to the Haunted Village. Which is the haunted house up at "This is the Place Monument... Any of you that have ever been ANYWHERE with me, let alone somewhere scary know that i am very very jumpy. Heck i scream when my landlord opens the door in the garage when i am in there. I am very very jumpy. SO you can assume how it works when scary creepy guys pop out and scare me... I ran through the thing screaming.... I think i almost peed my pants atleast three times! It was a weird set up for a haunted house. It is both inside and outside, you walk a lot in between the different buildings. But it was way fun! I think the funny thing is, i am not afraid of the people dressed up all dead-like. Its just the intial jumping out that scares the shiz out of me. And then ok ok it is pretty creepy when they follow you... They just get too close for comfort.

I love it. It's one of my very favorite things to do. I just hate that it is getting so freaking expensive to go! That's why i am excited to go to Mikel's haunted house, "Terror on 84th". Him and his friends have built a haunted house throughout his yard. They put it on the last week of October, BEST part is, it's free! You just bring a can of food, and they donate it all to the food bank! What an awesome thing to do!?? It's pretty dang awesome too, you should check it out!

Anyway I love HALLOWEEN!!! yahoo! But sad and lucky? i am off track for Halloween! yahoo one more week of school! One more BUSY week of parent teacher conferences, but still 5 more days of school and then i get a break!!!

Everyone say YAHOO for Year Round School!!