If there is one thing about teaching that is predictable, it is that it will be chaotic. This week was incredibly so.
It started with the not so pleasant realization that I had been given the gift of ringworm from one of the kids at my school . I've since had to field and redirect the questions and stares that my band aid covered arm has attracted.
One example:
Guitar shop employee: "I see you have a band aid,"

Me: "Yeah, I'm a Kindergarten teacher..." (hoping that would be enough of an explanation)
10 minutes later:
Guitar guy: "So really, what is the band aid for?"

Me: "Really, you don't want to know; it's gross."

Guitar guy's rebuttal: "I work at a guitar shop." As if that was supposed to assure me that he could handle the reality that I have a contagious fungus on my arm (sorry readers, I know it's nasty)!

Me: "I got ringworm."

Guitar guys: silence (exactly)

So ringworm brought in the new week and is still lingering on my arm. Tuesday morning the power went out for the first hour of the day while there was a huge rainstorm happening outside. As a result, I spent the morning holding flashlights over bathroom stalls and trying to think of group activities to keep the kids near the light of our classroom window.

Wednesday I locked my keys and all of my materials for the day in my car. Luckily I had my cell phone and my coffee (the essential) and was able to call a locksmith and resolve the situation rather quickly.

Thursday a kid flooded my home center in pee.

Friday I almost got puked on at recess after one of my kids took one too many spins on the tire swing.

Friday night I fell asleep at Borders while reading a book before 9:00... if the reason isn't obvious to you, come visit for a week and you'll find out.

Just another predictably chaotic week with the Baylor Bears