Rain, rain go away...

It's not just cold, wet rain that is showering down...it's also raining bad news.

* This weekend, I found and subsequently yanked my first gray hair. I named it Jason.

* I am losing another student which means I could get any number of new atrocities sitting at the orange triangle table...and of course she was finally starting to make progress.

*One of my students witness a huge fight between his parents and apparently his father kicked him and his mother out. He said there was a lot of yelling and that he was scared. I hate hearing stories like this but am also glad he felt safe enough to share something so personal.

* Then, the worst news of all came today. My long term sub job is officially over March 18. I was hoping with all my hope that she would not come back. I have been jerked around so much this year and it is SUCH! A! SLAP! IN! THE! FACE! for her to waltz in and take over the last couple months...it is incredibly insulting. The worst part is that I feel like I am abandoning the students and I have no choice in the matter. It is SOOOO much work forging a bond with a kindergartner and although they drive me nuts, I love them. We even had a big, grown up talk last Friday about how important it is to be kind to each other after I saw some disappointing behaviors at recess. I gave them my favorite speech about how we are a family...a school family. We are not like your real brothers and sisters at home...we are school brothers and sisters, and we treat each other with love and respect. I told them that I don't have my own kids yet but for right now I have 25 kids...them. Some of them giggled at the thought of being my kids, but I explained that they are THAT important to me. I told them it is my job to make sure they are learning, safe, and happy everyday and that I LOVE my job.