DOG TIRED!

Ok, so my last post, I was "sleepy tired!" Today I am DOG TIRED! I was the substitute teacher for my son's preschool class today. Picture this: 8 twoyear olds-7 of whom don't like being seperated from Mom anyway, and now their teacher is not here, so we're all gonna cry...all day...and never stop... + the fact that one of them is MY SON which means he takes advantage of my being distracted by 7 other children whom all need my attention and is being a bit bratty! (yes,l my sweet angel has a dark side!) + the fact that it was an emergency sub (teacher is very sick with kidney stones!), so there was nothing prepared for me to do...I just had to find things to fill the 5 & 1/2 hours of the school day + the fact that I had to feed them and get them all down for a nap! (one guess as to who DIDN'T go to sleep!) I now have a new love and appreciation for that teacher! I am praying over the passing of that kidney stone harder than I have ever prayed before! When I got home this afternoon, I made my 5 year old lay down on the couch to watch a movie, and put my son to bed for nap (which he was so ready for!) and I crashed on the couch for about 2 hours! AMAZING! (I looked like the dog in the picture, I'm sure!) As room mom of this class, it really was great for me to get to know the kids and get a feel for what the class is like. And for the most part, I do enjoy being a sub...it's just that today was rough! So hands down, teachers are great people! Today, I tip my hat (or maybe I'm taking a sip of my Margarita-you decide!!), to all teachers, and especially preschool teachers! God bless you all!
J
PS: By the way, I'm also praising God, because about 6 months ago, I was praying about possibly being the teacher of that class! He knows me better than I know myself! I'm glad it didn't work out, because I would never have guessed how hard it would be to have my own son as a student. It would be too difficult to give each child the attention they needed! Thank you Lord for knowing what I need better than I do!