This week was ARMT/SAT 10 testing, so I was really looking forward to a week of no grading at home, no late afternoons at school, no real teaching to do. Monday through Wednesday were great days; I finished all my grading, the kids watched Radio and were pretty cooperative the whole time. Then, Wednesday night, I get a text from Mrs. R, saying that she was in a car wreck and wouldn't be there for the rest of the week (fortunately, she was feeling okay, just a little bruised and sore; thank God nothing else happened to her!).

The children behaved somewhat well in Mrs. R's absence, however, they are never as well behaved as when she is there. She is the rock upon which the classroom is built! Mrs. R's many absences (9 times this semester!) have really tested me as a future teacher because I get to have complete control over the classroom. There is a substitute present, but usually I am the one doing all the work.

Speaking of subsitutes... oh God. This week, the sub was someone we've never really known before. Today, she told my home room to "Shut the hell up".... Mrs. R is going to croak (hopefully not literally) when I tell her. She was nice enough, I just don't think that she understands that you completely undermine your authority as the teacher when you speak to students that way. I just hope no parents call. What a nightmare this could turn out to be.

Next week, Mrs. R and I start morning duty in the gym. I can predict that I will probably be in a bad mood the first hour or two of the day as a result. Poor students. They better not cross me! I'm hormonal and ready to write detentions!! :-)

This weekend is my second wedding dress fitting. I have been looking forward to it for so long! Dad is probably going to come with us to the dress shop... I wonder how he is going to react! Also, next Wednesday is Interview Day (education career fair), so Mom and I are going to hunt for me a new professional looking outfit that says, "Hire me!"