This was yesterday (Monday)!
5:30 - Cell phone alarm goes off an hour early because it doesn't know about Daylight Saving Time
6:30 - Actual alarm goes off
6:39 - Second alarm goes off
6:48 - Third alarm goes off
6:57 - Fourth alarm goes off
7:15 - Jolt awake realizing I turned my alarm off, jump out of bed
7:01 - Get dressed, grab a pack of Ramen for lunch, make coffee for myself and Lexi
7:45 - Stop at Heitzmann's for a chocolate croissant zum mit nehmen (to go)
8:00 - Meet the carpool at the Ochsen, a gasthaus (guest house) in town
8:05 - Arrive at school, check email, make copies for class. Realize Katrina and I are matchy-matchy.
8:20 - Staff devotions - it's my turn to lead this week
8:53 - Greet students arriving on the bus
9:00 - Matins (assembly/devos/announcements) with the whole school in the gym
9:10 - Earth science with 8th graders. Retake a bad test from last week.
9:58 - Physical science with 6th graders. Finish experiment from Friday on potential & kinetic energy
10:42 - Ten minute break. Eat snack, use restroom, chat with students and teachers
10:53 - Life science with 7th graders. Try not to rip out hair.
11:41 - Prep period/brain break. Grade 8th grade tests, check emails, pass back graded papers.
12:25 - Lunch in the staff office with Megan, catch each other up on our weekends.
1:04 - More prep time. Try desperately to accomplish something despite intense post-lunch sleepiness. Play Draw Something with Katrina from our separate offices. Play Draw Something with Megan while we're sitting next to each other. Make copies for the rest of the week.
3:00 - Newspaper class. Teach kids how to use Google Drive, experience server issues.
3:45 - Students board bus back to Kandern
4:00 - Get a ride back into town from Brittany and Heather
4:02 - Arrive home, collapse on couch, try to watch an episde of Gilmore Girls and fall asleep
7:30 - Go to dinner with some people from church
10:00 - Return home, see my roommate for the first time all day, return a pair of pants to their former, "fat pant" glory so I can wear them tomorrow.
11:00 - Climb into bed with iPad, check email, Twitter, Pinterest, Facebook. Play Draw Something. Fall asleep.
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