I'm back...

Life does get in the way of my writing here, but rather than start a new blog, thought I'd pick up with the old one.

Things have been interesting since returning to the classroom. My rose-colored glasses are now quite skewed. I wanted to teach, I wanted to share a love of books and writing. No one told me that the kids simply did not care, would not care, and there was not a damn thing I could do to make them care.

First week of school one of the little twits decided it would be fun to start a fire in the bathroom, so he brought a lighter to school and started in with the paper towels. Welcome to school, Mrs. Teacher.

Then one of my little darlings decided that it would be fun to drive off in a school bus and head for the big town to the north. He did it - and drove the blasted bus through three towns, evading state cops, police in three towns and three sets of sheriffs' deputies.

And I'm trying to teach them reading and math??? I'm awfully dull compared to real life.

I've had to force myself to take some of my life back. When I started, I was getting to work by 6:30 a.m. and if I left before 6:30 p.m., it was a good day. At some point, I decided that there had to be some way I could have at least a bit of my life, so I decided to force myself out daily...and it really was a forced effort. But there has to be life beyond school.

I am going to start getting to the gym again, and I've already started knitting again. I missed it. Right now I'm working on the second in a pair of socks in an Opal Rain Forest yarn, and I'm close to turning the heel. I've also started the Great American Aran Afghan, which I may finish in this lifetime, considering how hard it is and how little time I have to knit.

Eventually, I will figure out how to put the picture where I want it, but that is a picture of the block I'm working on that I found on the net. When I finish my block, I'll replace the picture. Hope it looks as good as that one.