August 26, 2002~~7:27 a.m.
Back to work...

Ug. Morning is.... early. Though suddenly I'm thinking of those winter mornings when it's still totally dark at the waking hour. Oh my. I love nearly every single thing about my job. If only the getting up part wasn't so ... early.

I've joked a zillion times about night school. I remember being a kid. I was never one of the ones who popped out of bed with the sun. I was a need-fifty-reminders-before-the covers-move-from-under-my-chin kid. I suppose it is no surprise I continue to be like that in adulthood. I could have used a night elementary school then and I'd most certainly be a prime candidate for heading one up now.

Plus we could study cool things like astronomy and nocturnal animals.

So today is the first official day back for teachers. We report to the high school this morning for breakfast and the "pep rally" headed up by our superintendent. And when they are done bombarding us with analogies, we'll report to our school sites. I've been at mine so much this summer that I've grown used to the place being empty of people. It will be strange to have everyone back again. Louder. Lighter. And a longer line at the copy machine.

Students come Wednesday. That's when the real fun will begin.

~Alice