August 11, 2008

I spent my last day off of work at work. I went in and spent most of the day working on my classroom. My MIL and FIL watched the kids for me today so I could go work on my room all day and not bore my children to death.

I did not get as much done as I wanted to complete. One of the reasons is I was trying to put together this paper storage unit. It's a 24 compartment unit. Had I known what was actually in the box before I bought it, I would not have spent the money on it.

I spent $65 on this stupid thing. It is made of particle board. At least the frame is made of particle board. The rest of it is cardboard. There were no nails or screws that came with this thing. They expected four pieces of very heavy particle board to be held together by small little wooden pegs and glue. I know I'm not an engineer but how in the world does this make sense?

After fighting with it for over an hour one of my co-workers loaned me his hammer and some nails. Yes, nails work much better at holding particle board together than glue. So, I was finally able to get it put together.

I spent a great deal of time making sure I had things organized so I could just put things away where they belong as I prepare my room. I got my desk area as done as it can be without emptying other boxes.

Then, I finished emptying my cabinet behind my desk. I started taking a few things out of the other cabinet, too. I just still have so far to go on my classroom. I stayed at work until a little after 3:00 p.m.

Tonight we went to the kids' school for Meet the Teacher Night. We met Caleb's teacher first. She seems ok. She was not very talkative and seemed a little nervous and/or uncomfortable, but I think she's going to be good for Caleb.

Then, we went upstairs to meet Michaela's teacher. She seemed more talkative and explained some things to us that were in the 4th grade handbook. Michaela is feeling a little nervous about it all. But, I think it will be a good experience for her.

Caleb put his name on the list for Cub Scouts. It sounds like they do a lot of really cool things. Michael was hesitant, but after hearing about the activities, I think he is feeling more positive about it.