Oh the Joys of Teaching...

Hello all! Sorry I have been MIA for awhile once again. Megan, I am so happy for you that you found a home! That is very exciting. Hopefully sometime in 2009 I can come to visit. I hope you do get to come to the Topeka area so I can see you soon! Gracie-Poo, I am so sorry to hear about your classroom struggles... it reminds me of some of mine last year. Hang in there girl! But seriously, the kindergartener called you that? Wow. White Stuff, I hope you are having a good year. I will be in Lawrence, along with Aubs, the weekend of November 8 so hopefully I can see you! We will be in town celebrating Brandon's 21st birthday. I seriously cannot believe he is that old. It will be nice to go back to my old stomping grounds since I haven't been in awhile. I'm still trying to convince Nick to come along, but it will be hunting season so we shall see. He's one of those stubborn K-State fans too, so I'm not so sure how excited he is about entering Jayhawk country.

Things are going well for me right now. I love my class this year, so work is much better than last year. Funny how your class can make or break your year! I have the funniest story that happened last week... All of my students were working on their math assignment at their desks. I was monitoring the room to make sure everyone was working. Some of my kids stand at their desks when they work and Austin was one of them who was standing up. Well, all of a sudden, his pants fell down. I started laughing hysterically and could not quit. The moment he realized his pants had fallen down, he said outloud, "my pants fell down!!" and threw his arms up in the air. He then picked up his trousers and came running over to me. The mental picture I have still makes me laugh! He came up to me and said, "Miss Fox, my pants fell down!" And I replied, "I saw that, Austin" while trying my darndest to cover up my laughter. Then he asked if he could go to the bathroom. I am still trying to contain my laughter, though with little success. A few of the other students saw what happened, but then the others who didn't see were trying to figure out what all the commotion was about. I told the class they needed to get back to work and not worry about what happened. Then all of a sudden one of my students said really loud, "they really fell down?" Obviously, the news of the event spread quickly. Austin finally comes back and when he enters the room he yells out, "I got 'em fixed!" And of course, the room erupts with laughter. It's a good thing that Austin is a sort of goof ball and this didn't bother him at all. If it had been a girl who was embarassed, I would have felt bad about laughing. So, it made for a funny story and I finally got my class under control and back to work. I swear, some things only happen in teaching.

I hope everyone is doing great right now! Remember, we should work to live, not live to work! Enjoy your spare time and don't let work get you down. Should I be an inspirational speaker? :) Talk to you all soon!

Fox