Okay, if I do say so myself, I have been a running rock star lately, getting in around 3 miles most days. I set a new personal record for myself tonight, running a mile in 11:18. Which I know is not earth-shattering, but feels like a big deal to me. And I ran the whole darn thing, which is also a big deal to me, since I'm working hard to move from interval running to include some longer distance running.
Tomorrow is the first day of school. Even though the kids will be walking through the doors in 7 1/2 hours, it still doesn't quite feel real to me.
Lauren is having a really hard time with it this year - lots of tears and mulling it over. She's struggling with the concept of being older than my students for the first time. For some reason, being a 5th grader seems very significant to her, and makes her think about moving on to middle school, which makes her think about high school, which makes her think about college and moving away and turning into a grown-up. Which makes her cry. At bedtime. And sometimes other times as well. My poor cognizant, internalizing analyzer.
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