lately...

• classroom in order and ready for children.
• children come, we bond, i fall....in love, and no really i fall.
• hospital visits and coaxing my ankle (that appeared to belong to the marshmallow man from ghostbusters) back to a normal size later, i'm good again.  the chiropractorr is working on getting it completely aligned again, too.  (dear student, remember that all 4 chair legs stay on the floor please. love, ms.G)
• re-construction of the classroom complete (as in me redoing a lot of the darn room...no more falling, you know).
• a hula hoop and blue tape working miracles to give a child boundaries and help him feel secure in his body/space so he can take a second to learn.  sometimes i think he needs to be swaddled but it might look a little too straightjacket-ish with him being 8 and all.
• a pre-evaluation conference warning to my prinicpal that there are 5 of my peeps winging it with no meds and no coping skills and their version of "engaged" will not be the same as his expectation.
• 2 evaluations checked off my nerve racking to do list followed by 2 really good reviews. (sigh)
• grades input and ready for report cards.
• 2 big fights and 2 big make ups with my teammates.  we're good now.
• literacy night adventures, over with. including a movie we spent a lot of laughing minutes to film and a lot of decorating.
• parent conferences planned, conference forms written, and meetings had. still trying to get the last few.
• 2 day training away, and sub plans and nervousness about being away- all over with.  how would the sub ever "handle" the 5???  (i can happily report that they all survived)
• my sweet, mess of a boy student from last year who i'm mentoring...who is also struggling his little days away, now piped up that he's moving (at which point my heart broke).  then he said next week (my heart shattered).  and friday he called me to tell me the uhaul was coming this weekend (i can't even acknowledge my heart). 
• the boy i birthed broke his arm in his first football game of the season.  then he was casted in a jazzy purple cast that he grew to hate.  he missed the whole season.
• the bones shifted. they are fused broken. the growth plate is keeping anyone from doing anything about it. so we wait for the boy to become a man and decide what to do from there. "98% chance he'll never feel it or have a single problem" "..........but if he plays sports it will break again." (ummm) 
• cast is off.  the boy is careful as can be. plays basketball one night and he brilliantly comes back to life feeling like his old self. i think we're risking it??  appointment in a week will give us more direction.
• another tumor brewing in my body.  dumb thyroid. not worrisome, we're just going to monitor it, yada yada.
• fell again at school this time in the middle of the hall walking backwards and tripped over a big orange cone.  my arms were flailing windmill style and the video from the school cameras is HILARIOUS. i volunteered it to any video of the school year because i am happy to donate my awesomeness for a good laugh.  absolutely not hurt in any way whatsoever;)  and my students said recently, "ms.G, you haven't fallen this week!"  i'm so the cool teacher;)
• the treehouse has been beyond neglected for weeks now.  just awful.  i finally got it in order-ish today, after sleeping in and staying in my pjs til 4:30pm. my room is another story...but i'll get there.
• went to the green smoothie girl seminar and was inspired to be better.  i can do it.  she's awesome and funny and adorable and i totally love her and her ideas.  12steps...got it. on my way.
• payday comes this week and i can't even explain the anticipation in a way that truly represents it. OMgosh.
• pinterest is the new blog. and the new facebook. and the new way i function. i've been really lost in it and all the quick ways it simplifies my life. i feel so resourceful...in 52 categories. (i have 52 boards!)  who would ever think they could come up with 52 categories of things they want to keep track of or need ideas for?!
• i've got a new amiga who i've been getting to know the last few months or so (our kids are peeps) and she text me tonight with a fantastic money making idea.  even easier than the ice cream truck (which i'm still working on by the way).  i can use another idea in my life! she's going to help me with a few things cause she is awesome and smart and has a degree in business, some connections, and totally knows how to make ideas actually happen (unlike moi).  i'm just sayin one of these ideas has to get me out of treading water mode cause i'm getting tired.  plus the ideas sound fun and who doesn't want to have fun making a little extra dinero?!

that's a lot of what's been going on here. my blog posts are so lame these days.  eventually i'll be able to give myself to blogging in a more interesting way again. for now, goodnight;)