I chaperoned my son’s field trip to the Exploratorium today. It ended up being a pretty nice, low key couple of hours. I’m glad I went. I promised him one chaperoned field trip last year and then in the end I didn’t do it. I forget what happened, but I felt really bad about it. So I’m really glad to be done with it so early this year. And the Exploratorium is definitely the best field trip of the year. It’s a really great location and it costs a fortune so my family rarely goes.
I was home by 2pm (his grandparents took him after school) and I went for a run because the day was beautiful after yesterday’s rain. It was chilly, but it felt great to be in the sun.
The afternoon was kind of frustrating, and now I’m exhausted but I can’t yet go to bed. Tomorrow I’m subbing during my one long block prep, which is going to SUCK. I almost never offer to cover during my prep, especially not on the block days (when classes are 75 minutes long), but I know other people had to cover me today, so it felt like I couldn’t ignore the request tomorrow, especially since I didn’t really have to be out. If I were sick I wouldn’t feel like I needed to make up for it, but since it was my choice to chaperone my kid’s field trip it felt like I should step up tomorrow.
It sucks to be so tired and to know that the next day you’ll be just as tired again, probably even more tired.
Thank god tomorrow is the end of the work week. That is the only thing keeping me going.
{Being away from work is such a massive pain in the ass. Helping cover when other people are out from work is also such a pain in the ass. It’s absolutely my least favorite part of teaching. I hate it so much.}
Glad you got to go on the field trip, great place. Capturing shadows if so much fun! Great photos. And SF on a clear day pictures … Well, Thank you.
Hope the covering is less unpleasant than you anticipate and less wearing; hopefully this is a planned absence and the teacher who is out left a really positive plan so you are not exhausted by the class.