Kindergarten...on the 3rd Day

Today I substitute taught for the first time in a couple years. During my junior and senior years of college I had a couple days in different semesters that I didn't have any classes, so I subbed. Well since I graduated college I have had full times jobs and haven't had the opportunity to sub.

So yesterday I got a call from our local school asking if I would substitute for Kindergarten. I of course said yes. I was pretty eager and ready to start working. Even if it was just a day, I was really excited to get some work in. This morning I woke up very early (well 6:30 which is early for me). Got ready and headed to the school, checked in, went to my classroom and met the teacher. I met all the students, read the lesson plan, sang some songs, learned all we could about the letter B, read many books, played a wiggle worm game, passed out blocks (the same number to each child), lined children up, walked them to recess, administered MANY potty breaks, walked them to and from lunch, helped color lots of pages, counted down from 5...a lot. Who knows what all I did, but I did it. I survived!

I loved subbing! Will I do it again? Of course! Will I do it again in the first week of school when children have had TWO days of structure? ...probably not. Y'all just say a prayer for me for next time!


Before I go, just some highlights from my day:

1. The boy who cried until lunch nonstop because he "just wanted to go homeeeeeee"
2. The boy that asked his friend if he liked his "scratchy hair" (his hair had gel in it, precious)
3. The girl who cried for 3/4 recess because "nobody will play with meeeeeeeee" (Yes I let her know that if she stopped crying they would probably play with her)
4. A cricket jumped UP my pants...yes UP. And I smashed it before I got it out...yes that happened.
5. I had to send a girl to another classroom because she would NOT sit in any chair...and when asked if she wanted to go to the Principal's office, she smiled and shook her head yes...
6. A girl had a mini seizure...luckily I had already called the nurse who called her mother, so they were both there.
7. Same girl cried at the end of the day when I told her to go with the car-riders/walkers. She begged me to "pleaseeeeee put me on a bus, I just want to ride a bus".
8. One boy, when asked his name would whisper "casper"...his name was NOT Casper.
9. During recess my crying boy told me his tag was itchy, so I checked...the price tag was still attached, I would call that itchy too!
10. I didn't pack a lunch because I thought I would have a good 30-40 minutes and this is such a small town I was going to grab something with Taylor. I had 20 minutes so I ate a snack...and had no water. I almost cried, funny now!

I think that's it. But y'all, it was a fun day! And I hope you got at least one laugh imagining me dealing with each!

WE MOVED!

Y'all! We are Texans!!! I am a Texan again, while Taylor is a Texan for the first time. This is very exciting stuff! We moved on August 1st from Mobile, Alabama to Overton, Texas. It was quite the move, but we made it! We have slept in a total of 11 beds...yes ELEVEN since moving back to Texas, and have slept in our own bed a total of...13 nights...HA! Isn't that crazy? The best part about it? It just shows how blessed we are to have slept in those other 10 beds! We have spent the night with many friends, some family and even a hotel! I cannot wait to take you on our excursion on my next blog post. For now I just wanted to update everybody that we are living in Texas! We are SO close to family and friends, it is just amazing. Puts a smile on my face anytime I think about it. If you need our mailing address, just let me know and I'll send it on!

For now, Taylor & I are signed up to substitute teach at the local schools around us. School just started today so we haven't started working yet, but we are looking forward to those teacher conferences and teachers calling in sick soon! :) I'm also signed up with a couple temp agencies in the area. Just ready to work when we can.  Taylor & I are not sure how long we will be in Overton, so as you can imagine we don't want to make any commitments that we cannot uphold. Thus why are subbing and looking for temp positions.

Lastly, sorry I was gone for a little while! I know I keep saying I'll get better...and hey, it has only been a little over a month. And that was during packing and moving, so hopefully it is understandable. As always, thank you for reading and being interested in our lives! We love you all!

Love, Kauffman Krew