Totally with help I was able to be a working mom. I taught kindergarten at Maisie and Ruby's school. It took a lot of organization and energy!
First I had to get the troops up and running this am and to school - with mike on a fishing trip I got creative. I hired a sitter of mine to take Henry and Daphne to school after I left with r and m at 7:35.
I was running late to school so I walked into class WITH my unknown Kinders! I didn't know they get to enter the room 5 min after sub teachers arrive!!!
And it was off to the races.... there is no time for reading sub plans with 5 and 6 year olds- their activities are teacher led and hands on all day! No independent work on their part! And the snot.... one girl showed me a buggar on her finger and asked if she could put it in the trash! I said yes and then poured purel on her hands. They cry a lot and tell substitute teachers everything we do wrong!
But so cute---- and I made it thru!
Then after school I had Ruby go with a friend so she could get to gymnastics at 330. Maisie stayed with me and helped me trace turkey parts for an upcoming art project.
Daphne walked to my cousin charity's house where Henry was already safely playing since her husband Dan picked him up from preschool. Poor dan got a lecture intended for me - since I acccidentally included peanut butter in Henry's lunch- something in his lunchbox for after school....
Maisie informed me that she had a milestone herself when we got into the car after my job.
I went to drop her off at our house so she could have something to eat but saw that the appliance man was still there -- so instead we went to plaid pantry for a snack.
Next we went to Charity's to grab Daphne and Henry.
Then we went home so daphne could change for gymnastics. There was a note from the appliance man saying that the dishwasher was not fixable after all and now there was old dishwasher water (it's been broken for 3 weeks) leaking all over my hardwood smelling like kingdom come.
With no time I took daphne to grab her friend Megan down the block and on to gymnastics. I grabbed Ruby and we were off to the pharmacy and our favorite sandwich shop.
Home to eat.....
That's about it....
Oh yeah- lots of being a mom and watching a show with my girls and waiting anxiously for bedtime!
And thankful that I made it thru a day where I operated as a bad a** working mom- no dishes or laundry done today but still I gave back to my family's finances and to 18 kindergarteners day.
My favorite moment was when a little girl was not ashamed to tell me she got her coat at a yard sale. And when she shared the family project she obviously did all by herself. I'm so proud of her!
If she can take one day at a time I can too!
Thank you to my little elves!!!! Even Amy who took Tate out to go potty! Man I have an army!
"Only in America" - joe Harper
#blessed
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