First day on the job

So I'm relaxing on the couch after the first exhausting day of rowdy 3 year olds. I had a blast but this job is definitely going to be a challenge. I spent an hour or so doing some research on transition activities and filler activities to keep them busy when there's nothing on the "schedule". This afternoon they were wild and I mostly think it was because they were bored. So I brushed up on all those fun games we used to play when we were kids like red light/green light, london bridges, and I spy. I also learned a bunch of new little songs and rhymes to keep their hands busy during group time and whatnot. I'm probably going to go to the library tomorrow to get some lesson plans and such because I only work the morning. All in all, it was my first day so it went about as well as expected. The kids are going to take a little while to get used to me and how I do things and to test what I will let them get away with. I'll give you an update in a week or so when I have actually been on my own and have a little more control.

Welcome to the world of the employed...

So I am proud to announce that I am the newest 3-year-old teacher at Play and Learn Children's Center here in Ames. I went for an interview this morning and she hired me on the spot. I have up to 8 kids in my "class" but usually only about 6 at a time. (You never know in the world of Daycare) I get to do my own lesson planning and activities and get to go on field trips and all the fun stuff. I am waaay excited and I thank God for this wonderful opportunity to get great experience and a really good thing to put on my resume when I get done with school in a couple years. But anyway, I start next Wednesday with the old teacher so I can see kind of how she runs things and then in a week and a half I will be on my own.

Wierd neighbors get wierder

So I've become somewhat of an insomniac lately, I just have a lot on my mind and that always makes it difficult for me to sleep. Anyway as long as I was up I thought I would tell you all about my eventful evening. So I was sitting in the computer room talking on the phone and Zora had gone out to put the car in the garage and I could kind of hear a ruccus going on next door (the wierd neighbors) but I didn't really think too much of it I just thought they were messing around. Then I heard Zora come back in through the front door which I thought was wierd because the screen door was open. He came into the room and said that there were 2 guys next door that were fighting (like actually beating eachother with like a drainpipe or something) and that one of the guys had a shotgun and was yelling at the other one that it was loaded and the woman had come out with a baby and was trying to get them to stop. Then he proceeded to ask me if I thought that he should call the police. I just looked at him like are you kidding? Some guy has a gun next door and you're wondering if I think you should call the cops. So anyway he called 911 and reported it and I guess someone else had already called them and they were on their way but there ended up being like 6-8 officers with an ambulance and everything that showed up and wanted our statements and all that good stuff. I guess the good thing is if this doesn't get them evicted then I don't know what will :)