What a Week

Yesterday was miserable. That is the best way I can describe it. Things started off well enough... I woke up early (5:30a) and got to school at 7a. My co-op had an inservice so I had a substitute helping me out all day. Things were going well until 2nd period. That's when my supervisor showed up. Usually it isn't so bad. I've always liked and respected her. She is a good teacher. But last week she came in and found out that I had not written my unit plan yet.

A unit plan is supposed to be done before you start teaching a unit. It is a way of deciding all the objectives you want to teach to and the tasks you want to use to achieve those tasks. I never did mine. I skipped that step and went straight to the lesson plans. Well when my supervisor found out, she was not happy. She told me to catch up last weekend.

Needless to say, when she came in yesterday I still hadn't done it. Perhaps my priorities were out of whack, but I had other stuff to do. I still had to do my daily lesson plans after all. She told me to meet her at her office after school to discuss the situation.

That put a total funk on my whole day! All I could do all day was think about that meeting. What was she going to say? Was she going to hold me back an extra week so I could fulfill my requirements? If I had to stay back an extra week it could screw up all my plans. If I really had to spend more time teaching, I would have to postpone Spain!

School finally ended (it was a long, busy day) and I went to NAU to meet with my supervisor. It was a semi-pointless meeting. She didn't tell me what I needed to do to fix the problem or get caught up. She basically just told me she was frustrated with and confused about the whole situation. I don't know what she wanted me to do about it. If she isn't going to tell me how to fix it what's the point in meeting. We ended the meeting by saying she would be in touch with my co-op and see what to do from there.

After that stupid meeting, I went to donate plasma. But they said I couldn't because I had to wait one more day. I know it seems like a small thing, but when you are already pissed, grumpy, and feeling sick any little thing can just make you melt down. Luckily, Allison called me right then and she let me vent so I wouldn't have a total pitty party sob fest. So that was good.

Then I went to babysit my little friends. They are so cute. They are having a super hero birthday party. Can you picture 30 kids between the ages of 2 and 8 playing at a park dressed like super heros?! I think it is going to be hilarious. So babysitting cheered me up. We made cupcakes.

After finishing up with the kiddos I went to my bible study. It was my day to bring snacks (hence the cupcakes). The study went well. Trust is a tricky thing, but I think I'll have to chat more about that later.

When I got home from the bible study at 8:30p I started writing my lesson plans. I got four done and sent them to my supervisor. I also got an email that said I have until Friday morning to get my unit plan to my co-op. I have a ton to do, but at least I am feeling less overwhelmed. Now that I have a target I know I can handle it. My lesson plans are all but done and my unit plan is started. The unit plan will end up being about 16 pages long, but I can get it done. I have to or I can wave good bye to Spain... or at least post pone it.

That is not an option!

My roommates just surprised me with strawberry shortcake, flowers, and a gift card. It is very sweet. It is rare that the three of us are all around at the same time. I'm glad my birthday can bring us together.

Overly sentimental I know. But hey, I'm tired (I need to catch up on sleep!), sick (this cold thing has got to go!), and feeling old (just think... in one short year I can have my quarter life crisis!).