I have had quite the week!

I won't go into all the gritty details. Lets just say I finally learned all my students names and I LOVED them. My classroom was looking sharp, everything was going smooth. And then my Vice Principal tells me the new teacher is taking over my students and my classroom (implying that she thinks the new teacher is more qualified). So now I have ninth graders who are TERRIBLE and refuse to tell me their names. They haven't had a teacher yet this year so they are very non-compliant and rowdy. And my classroom has been moved three times in two days! And the best part is . . . today they sent me back to the 10th graders which just had them all excited and confused. It has been so crazy. Never a dull moment at my job.

Also, I'm the Volleyball Coach, I have two great assistants so it won't be a hard job. I love the girls. They are some of the best students in the school. I'm also the JV Basketball Coach for the girls. That isn't till November. I love the Basketball coaching staff (Varsity coaches). They are wonderful. I need an assistant though, so if you're up for it?

So I have to think about some of the positive things that have happened in all this craziness.
* My colleagues have been great support. I feel like I have several mothers in the building who are a shoulder to cry on and the advice you need to hear.
* My students have made me feel so loved. The 10th graders have whined and whined that I'm not their teacher anymore. One student stopped me in the hall to say I was her favorite teacher and she was really going to miss me. I only taught her a week and I was her favorite! Others have seen me in the hall and commanded a hug cause they said they missed me and wished I was still their teacher.
* A student who I don't even know offered to hug me when she saw me crying, which was so embarrassing. I was trying to hide it but an 11th grader in the room next door noticed and started yelling at my students "You made Mrs. Szilagyi cry!" So I had to turn around and tell them they weren't the reason I was crying "It's just been a really bad day." (understatement) And this girl just goes "Do you need a hug?" "YES!" and I walked over to her for an embrace. It really made me stop and I was able to laugh about the kid who had just called me a "White B#$*&." And threatened to beat me up. Cause I asked for his schedule.
* My parents have listened to my craziness and offered great advice. My mother has so much wisdom in her old age. But her best advice was "to sit down and put in a Friends DVD. Which is what I am doing right now.
* And my greatest blessing is my husband. He came to school today and helped me move some stuff. He gave me the massage I needed last night. And he has listened to all my complaining. I love him dearly.