{update.}

Let's just say working at a preschool is extremely exhausting. I started last week and I love it! I teach the half day 4 year olds everyday from 9-12, take my lunch break/catch my breath, after that I "float" throughout the different rooms. The first week was very, very stressful. On Monday, Wednesday and Friday's I am the Co-Lead Teacher; and on Tuesday's and Thursday's I am the Lead Teacher. Well, apparently the Lead Teacher on Monday/Wednesday/Friday didn't tell the parents she wouldn't be there (she's in school and has class in the mornings) so they proceeded to take it out on me. I know I look young, but come on--at least speak to me before judging my teaching abilities. Long story short, a parent started a rumor about me (on my first day there) saying that I supposedly taught some class at the YMCA, and they had to withdraw their kid because of something that happened. Another parent (not the one who started the rumor) went to the director and she basically told her that she had my background check in front of her and that I have NEVER worked at the YMCA. In the end three kids transferred out of my Tuesday/Thursday class and into the Monday/Wednesday/Friday class (which, mind you I am still the co-teacher in the room, so if there really was some problem with me they wouldn't want their kid in the room with me at all). I'm not happy the director allowed them to transfer because it's like she's admitting I did something wrong. How juvenile. What's funny about the whole situation is that the Lead Teacher basically only reads books to the kids, goes over the calendar and that's it. I am still the one doing the one-on-one activities with them and actually being involved in their small group time. I'm trying not the stress out about it too much, but it's kind of hard when the Lead Teacher is doing nothing. I'm trying to be in the mindset that the effort I am putting forth will pay off somehow.

Now for some of my experiences so far while "floating". I don't like the baby room (6 weeks-10 months). For example, today I got peed on. I went to change a 12 week old little girls diaper, and as soon as I got her wet one off she started peeing everywhere. But that's not nearly as bad as what happened yesterday in the older toddler room. There's a little boy that speaks so quietly (and not quite english....) so neither me or the other teacher in the room could understand what he was saying. Well, I made the mistake of asking him to "show me" what he was talking about. He proceeded to reach behind him, into his diaper, and pull out a huge piece of poop. Oh my god. It was horrible. We were right by the bathroom, so I brought him in and he immediately started touching everything. We had a talk about how you never, ever touch anything inside your diaper; and next time he needs to go into the bathroom and take his pull up off. Lesson learned. Oh, and today was "show and tell" in the 4 year old room and I had a kid bring in an "invisible coconut". He explained to us that he drinks the milk because it's good for you, then uses it to store money. Also, when I asked the kids on their first day if they knew what season it was, I had one kid reply "football season." This same kid also informed the class that his baby brother was being potty trained and hadn't gone to the bathroom in his underwear yet today. I couldn't help but to laugh. It was interesting to say the least =)

Other than that-- I have been doing a lot of school work. I come home so tired that I have been going to sleep between 9:00 and 9:30.

That is all for now =) The USC game is on and Ginni & Jake are over watching it with me.