Don't Cry Over Spilled Milk....

That is how my day started, spilled milk. I was subbing in a kindergarten class today and before all the kids even got in the room a little girl spilled her entire carton, jug, container of milk. If you have never used the old brown paper towels to try to pick up a liquid mess it is not fun. They do not absorb much and I ended up pushing most of the milk in the trashcan rather than actually picking it up.

Everyday that I sub I realize more and more why I did not go into Early Education. I don’t mind being in those classrooms every once in a while but it is not something I could do every day. The kids need constant attention and very specific directions.
Today I was lucky enough to experience craft day. The craft was really neat making a ladybug out of paper plate with dots on each wing and when you open the wings then a math equation is on the body saying how many dots the ladybug has. Well today was the first day the kids talked about adding and I do not do the best at explaining what adding is. I thought I did a pretty good job when we talked about it and the kids seemed to get it but then trying to apply it was a different story. I had to have some moments when I had to stop and tell the kids that they would probably not be acting this way if their teacher was there and that worked for a little while. The kids aren’t bad but they wear me out! Kudos to all those that teach the young ones, they do a great job and have much patience!

Well invitations are in the mail other than maybe 5 that I have to still put together. I really just wanted to get them in the mail so instead of waiting on just a few to be done I put most in the mail and finished the others tonight. So far I think people have liked them. They are different and I LOVE them. I am so glad we didn’t give in a buy the ones we wanted originally. I wish we would have taken pictures of all the different stages we went through to get to our final project. I will post a picture soon!