new kid.

got a new kid today. he walked in, just as we were getting settled in to take a mock state assessment.

i had no idea he would be coming.

i never do.

i'm sure he's a lovely kid. i haven't gotten a chance to really interact with him, but i felt angry that upon his arrival i felt shock and frustration, rather than welcoming. unfortunately, this is how it always is.

i checked my email, and sure enough, 4 minutes before he walked through my door, THIS little gem popped into my inbox:

Good morning,

We have a new student.

i've got so many reasons WHY.

but this is just one more reason WHY NOT.

why is this my life?

let me set the scene:

i've just finished an hour long TELPAS training that i found out about at the last minute and is due tomorrow. i get through the online training with no problems because it's easy, i'm competent, and i did it last year and most things stick with me.

L walks into the room with a resource binder for me, just as i'm finishing up.

i look up briefly to greet her and then look back down at the computer screen...only to realize that my certificate (proving i've successfully finished the training) has disappeared. and i didn't print it. or save it. or anything it.

"NO!"

thankfully, L has already done the training as well. with her help, i find a way to retrieve the certificate.

unfortunately, it pops up in PDF format, opened by Adobe Acrobat.

"just save it and send it to him," L says (HIM being our administrator).

"i can't! i don't have enough time to save it!" i say, immediately hitting CTR-P to print the document.

why don't i have time to save it? well, that would be because my computer doesn't appropriately support Adobe Acrobat, and so any document i open using it immediately closes after just 5 seconds. so all i have time for is hitting CTR-P as quickly as possible.

i am successful! the document is sent to the printer just as Adobe Acrobat shuts down, taking my certificate with it.

i look up at L. "why is this my life?"

"seriously. i want a CTR-Z. ON MY LIFE."

"more like a CTR-ALT-DEL." that's our social studies teacher, walking by at the most opportune moment.

and you know what? he's right. a CTR-ALT-DEL sounds AWESOME. this program is no longer responding. it's time to abandon ship. (please excuse my mixed metaphors.) i love the kids, but the last two years have been HELL.

days like these remind me i need to be moving on to greener pastures. especially when our fearless leader sends us emails like this:

Dear All,

With my apology we need to postpone our training to next week.

I feel myself very tired and exhausted , because of this week’s test schedules and preparing materials.

yep. this is my life.