The night before the first day

So here we are then. Tomorrow's the first day of school and I think we're pretty ready. I left the building today probably much earlier than a lot of people and with activity buzzing everywhere. This is because we've had more than the usual share of teachers working on the classroom. I will be part-time in the afternoons this year, and the teacher who does the morning class is on maternity leave. (Her son was born TODAY!) But this means that she came in and took care of a ton before I really even started on the room, and the assistant that we share, and the other teacher's substitute, have all been working together with me.

So with all this buzz and anxiety, it's funny to think that I actually can sleep in a little to have my first actual part-time day. (I've been going in all day for all of these prep. days.) It's hard for me to slow down about that. I almost want to go in and help in the morning. But this is what I agreed to, this is all I'm being paid for, and I'll be extremely grateful in 3 months.

Oh yes, have I mentioned that I'm now enterring that famous third trimester? September, October and November are all that's left...