Itchy, Tired, Excited, Sleeeepy

So let me just start off by saying I havent been sleeping well lately. And by not sleeping well I mean I will wake up every thirty minutes, have very vivid dreams and therefore wake up exhausted. The dreams are always pretty similar and although good ones, I wish they would cease. Somethings you just don't need to be reminded of, at least not on a regular basis.

Anway, that was the case last night. Tried to go to sleep by eleven like a good teacher. Woke up around 12 and stayed awake until after two. Woke up ever half hour or so and when my alarm went off at 5:45 I was not a happy camper.

On an upside. I love student teaching so far. I mean i havent even been in the class a full week yet, but my cooperating teacher is incredible and my kids are, despite being full of ridiculous amounts of energy and a little mischievous, super sweet (for the most part). Everyone i have encountered around school seems pretty helpful too.

There is one little girl who loves (excuse me, adores) blue butterflies and anything chocolate. She is usually pretty good but she never, ever stops asking questions. Right now they are doing a research project and she must have half a dozen books on her topic yet she almost refuses to look stuff up on her own. This isnt going to fly.

Another little girl I really enjoy having in the class reminds me so much of myself when i was in third grade. She always has a random fact to share, she walks down the hall reading a book, she plays with the boys at recess and she never brushes her crazy thick long hair. I would hate to have to comb that out :/

I havent gotten to know many of the boys that well but there are two that I think I am going to get along really well with. One of them plays travel soccer and he is kind of obsessed. He plays all the time, its pretty much all he talks about and writes about :) The other one isnt in my homeroom class but he will sneak out of his class to hug me and hang out while i teach. i have to literally run him back to his class.