‘Cause this is the last week of school, and I’d rather skip it. Horrible to admit, isn’t it? I am a teacher, after all. I’m supposed to want to wring every last drop of learnin’ out of every single minute. Hah. Maybe I would, if the kids hadn’t spent all of last week trying to invent new and unique ways to get out of their seats.
I’m tired.
Yeah, here I am, whining, when many of you are either looking forward to having a full summer at home with kidlets who leave toy and sand-laced detritus trails of their own all over your house OR actually have to get up most mornings of the summer to go to work.
After next week’s round of summer school, J will be my alarm clock most mornings, which is way better than the shrill screech I normally wake up to at 5 a.m.
(Maybe that’s why I’m tired…getting up at 5 a.m., working until 3:30, rushing around after J for a few hours at home and then settling back in for homework by 7 p.m, it’s a long day. Maybe not the longest in the world, but I’m a whiner at heart.)
I’m looking forward to my days at home: gardening (which, at this point, is mostly just tilling and pulling weeds), strawberry jam-making, photo card designing, camera-toting, blog reading and playing Sims 2. And taking care of the J man, of course.
My lord. If that’s all that happens this summer, you’re in for a load of boredom if you plan on reading this during the next few months.
Wait.
Strike that.
Beginning the first day after summer school, we’re starting a new chapter in our lives.
Potty training.
Yeah. Poop, pee and angst. I’m sure it’ll be not only disgusting, but strangely fascinating for you all, too. Stay tuned.
6 responses so far ↓
1 Michelle // Jun 1, 2008 at 8:22 pm
You are totally entitled to be D-U-N with the school year a few days early–I certainly was :) Good luck with the potty training thing–it’s a barrel of laughs (and a daily barrel of laundry)!
2 deb // Jun 2, 2008 at 11:57 am
Ah yes, the poopy chronicles. That will be something to look forward to. There is nothing more humorous than hearing another mom’s stories of potty training when you dont have to deal with it anymore. You may get the summer off and I may have to go to work all day - but you my friend are about to embark on a journey that can leave you wishing they stayed in diapers till they were teens. (heeheehee)
Actually with Stress 1 it was easy for me to train him - he gave no trouble. Stress 2 on the othere hand, he was almost 4 before he gave a crap (pun intended).
Look forward to hearing how it goes!
3 Kristen // Jun 2, 2008 at 1:34 pm
The title of this entry was not even funny after the winter we had this year! ;) Bring on summer!
4 Stacy // Jun 2, 2008 at 3:47 pm
We’ll send some of our hail your way…would that work for ya? ;)
5 Joanna // Jun 2, 2008 at 6:25 pm
I agree…Potty Training Chronicles is what my life is all about right now. Just had a set back, for no apparent reason. Its the poopies that are killing me! Good luck and may the good potty fairies be with you!
6 Andie // Jun 3, 2008 at 1:57 pm
Here from NCLM - I’m a teacher too and I understand the utter exhaustion of the end of the semester! Good luck finishing up :)
I’m in the throes of potty training w/ DD - almost 2 yo. I’m doing the same kind of potty training w/ her as with DS - once we leave the diapers behind, there’s no going back … we’re in undies all day, and training pants (ones that look different from diapers) for naps & bedtime. It’s a very intense week or so! I find they both caught on to pee pretty well but the poop takes awhile longer. Just not as much opportunity to practice I guess! Anyway good luck :)
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