You Know You're a TEACHER when....

I'm sitting her enjoying my week long Spring Break, ready to head to Vegas and I was thinking about my lovely career. Believe it or not, but I have actually missed my 23 kids- for like 10 minutes, until I remembered how much I like sleeping in and not having a headache by 9:00 in the morning :) I was reminiscing about all the funny and lovable things about my job and thought I'd make up a grand list of them... Here's to many years of working with kiddos and teaching all sorts of things. This is for teachers out there who can enjoy and relate, moms galore, and anyone who wants a good laugh!
(P.S. These are all actual things that have happened to me in my teaching career :)
1. When you're out with your friends and find a scratch and sniff sticker on your fancy shirt.
2. Every pair of pants you own have some sort of pen, marker, or paint stain on them.
3. You're friend points out you have two black marks on your boobs from standing too close to the whiteboard- talk about good erasers :)
4. When you don't wear make up to school you automatically look like you don't feel good or are tired.
5. Every morning you get up just a little bit later- breakfast is soon eaten in the car, and you are soon brushing your teeth in the classroom.
6. Your hands are like the desert from washing ten times a day.
7. In a vaccine shortage you are allowed to get a flu shot along with the elderly and babies. It's nice to be grouped into that category.
8. You actually start caring about politics and government, seeing as that is who pays you.
9. Knock-knock jokes still make you laugh.
10. When you color your hair, it is perceived as being "painted".
11. Bill Nye is the coolest guy on science day when you don't have any plans.
12. You know what IEP, DIBELS, EOL, ESL, CRT, UEN, UEA, QRI, ADA, RST, ASC, and AYP all stand for!
13. June 5th (or something close to it) is the best day of the year.
14. You start pulling love and logic on your family and friends- "you can wash the dishes with rag or the sponge" "I'll talk to you when your voice sounds like mine".
and last but not least... (here we go)
15. You are expected to teach: comprehension, vocabulary, spelling, fluency, math, science, social studies, problem solving, repsect, history, social skills, reading, grammar, test-taking strategies, math facts, pe, music, art, computer skills, how to wash your hands, tie your shoes, and good manners. All in a little over 5 hours a day with 30 kids in your class, limited funding, budget cuts to an already skimpy budget, making sure NO CHILD IS LEFT BEHIND, oh yeah, don't forget:
without any prayer or God in our schools!!!

Just a little shout out to all my former teachers and caregivers (INCLUDING MOM!)- I really appreciate all the hard work that went into my education and to my love of learning! I truly understand now what it feels like to see a child learn- the greatest reward any job or career can provide! Remember to thank your educators :)