Having my Cupcake and Eating it Too

"Careful with that light at the end of the tunnel, it might be another train coming."

-Anonymous

Did I say cupcake?  Because I really meant 6.

ALL SIX

It was one of those days; a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day.  I went to bed and woke up feeling crumby.  Sore throat, post nasal drip, hot and cold flashes, achy and tired.  It comes with the territory of teaching I guess, so many germs constantly circulating.  I can't pick up a pencil without touching, at least, 3 boogers.  Why can't kids keep their fingers out of there noses?  Or flush the toilet.  Or not pee on the toilet seat.  Or keep their hands out of their pants.  Kids are gross.

To add to my feeling low, I started my period.  So add bloated and crampy to the list.  And of course, I didn't have any tampons at school or in my purse.  UGH.  For someone who is typically always prepared, I was just down and out of luck.  And then I got a run in my tights!! And with no hesitation I repaired it with scotch tape.  Yep, I'm a resourceful teacher.  I had a student get sick, one who crawled on the floor all class, and one who thought that saying Moby Dick instead of the actual swear word wouldn't get him into trouble.  Nice disguise, kid. Another boy who peed his pants, one who tried flushing a diaper down the toilet, and one who spit in a another students ear.  I swear I work in an insane asylum.  Bunch of wild animals.  And this was nowhere near my worst day! 

Last year, I had a student bring an electric powered sawzall to school in his backpack.  This was also the same student who colored allover a teachers Dansko clogs , called 9-1-1 during a dance party, threw a students hearing aids in the trash, hid my smartboard markers in multiple places around the room, and colored with permanent marker on my whiteboard. I've told you before, you can't make this stuff up!!

Let's not forget to chalk up a win for my most difficult student who, on more than several occasions, has threatened to kill me.  I'll save his latest story for another day.

So now as I'm home and reflecting on my day, half laughing at this nonsense yet still feeling like crap, I plan to indulge in the jumbo cupcakes I purchased at Costco on my way home from school.  So please excuse me while I develop an eating disorder for the next hour and eat dis order of cupcakes.

Another chaotic day in the books, but boy do these cupcakes look delightful!

Ps.  Sydney just peed on Ryan in her sleep.  She "leaks" in her sleep from time to time.  I'll take it as a sign that tomorrow will be better; my luck is already turning around, she didn't pee on me :)