The end of another crazy week

Friday afternoon is an ideal time to go crazy. So, since I heard a complaint recently that I'm supposed to put up more pictures of myself, here we are.


First, I took a picture of my desk (the crap of which had desperately spilled over onto Jeanet's desk as well--ooopS!)(keep in mind, that this was AFTER I'd already started cleaning stuff off of it!). Then, a picture of the area that I'm lesson planning in, by my computer.


Then I thought, I should take some pictures of how I feel on Frazzled Friday. I put up the few most attractive one.




Then, a picture of what keeps me going, and will help me lesson plan my brains out this afternoon. Although, I feel as if I have no brains left, the children took them out and smashed them out against the wall.





On another subject, the power of stickers astounds me. What is it that children love so much about them, that they are a sufficient reward for being quiet, or for doing a great job? They invariably lose them in a matter of minutes. Anyways, I held several contests this morning for the quietest table. The whole room was blissfully quiet, so everyone got a sticker. It was a beautiful thing. A couple parents came through on a tour during one of these contests and I felt kind of funny that my classroom was dead silent--but hey, they were working. My children are amazing and they do all sorts of wonderful things for me.