I Changed the Title

This was a challenging day. More so than most. Is there a full moon on the rise? The students were more talkative than usual, less attentive than desired. The school day has come to a close, for the students at least, and I find myself wanting desperately to be home sitting in a sunny corner of the family room with the two cats vying for my lap while I blissfully read the latest find from www.bookbub.com. 

Reading is an escape for me. I don't worry while I read. I don't do a mental creating, tweaking, recreating of lesson plans. I'm not distracted by the mess in the kitchen, the laundry that was washed, dried, folded, but then left in the basket waiting to be put in the dresser drawers. I don't think about what lies ahead in the days and weeks to come. I am totally lost in the words crafted by a clever author. Reading rejuvenates me.

Alas, I've too much homework to do. One being to post on my new blog. As much as I would like to just put things off until tomorrow I know that would not be in the best interest of my students. If the teacher won't do her homework, how can she expect her student's to do theirs? 

So,here I am, tackling the "to do list" as I should. Keeping my nose to the grindstone because I know that eventually there is a book waiting for me and that will be my reward.