We have just concluded our 19th day of school. It feels more like we should have 19 days left.
It has been a long year.
A very long year.
It seems like the 2008-2009 school year has already lasted forever… and as I mentioned in the title… forever is a very long time (don’t quote me on this because I am not that good with measurements… I am not a science, math, or a shop teacher).
I can’t remember a time when the beginning of a year has given me this type of a feeling.
Usually, once we get started, the just time flies. If anything, I am usually hoping things will slow down a little bit.
I generally look up from my desk and it is already Thanksgiving. Not this year.
It is September 12th and we have such a long way to go. Did I mention the whole “forever” thing? Again, it is a veeeery long time.
Every one of the 19 days has felt like a Monday morning. A Monday morning with a full-moon. A Monday morning with a full moon and some bus troubles.
Maybe by now you are starting to understand the feelings I have been experiencing.
I wish I could put my finger on what has made this year feel differently than years of the past, but I can’t.
Things just seem to be a little out of sorts.
I haven’t been this out of kilter since I was the only father at the Girl Scouts Orientation Meeting. Or at my Senior Prom when I was fast dancing only to realize 25 seconds into my flailing the DJ was actually playing a slow song.
I just can’t get in a routine. And I thrive on the routine of school. On most days I couldn’t even tell you what time it is. Or even worse, I can’t remember what day it is.
The good news is I do know it’s September (it is September right?).
Nothing has gone terribly wrong at school (please do me a favor and knock on the closest piece of wood), but there has been enough bumps in the road to throw me off my game.
And by game, of course I am referencing my ability (or complete lack thereof) to just hold on for dear life.
I guess the good news is things are likely to improve as the year moves forward.
Suddenly, I am filled with hope and good feelings.
But I guess there is always a chance that things will continue to spiral down into the bottomless pit of hopelessness and despair that is the life of an administrator.
Wow. I just got really depressed.
I feel like grabbing a pillow and smothering myself.
I am glad it is the weekend. It is the weekend isn’t it?
It sort of feels like a Monday.
Next week, I really need 5 straight days of Thursday afternoons. Nothing ever goes wrong on a Thursday afternoon.
Why do I have the feeling that I should be knocking on wood?
