The dreams . . .

I am a teacher, and therefore I am very blessed to get the summer off. Nonetheless, eventually school must begin again. Usually, about the beginning of August, while I am trying to deny the fast approach of a new school year, my dreams will clue me in that my mind knows what is coming! I will start to have dreams about the first day of school. In these dreams, things are never as they should be. I might, perhaps, be trying to finish putting up bulletin boards while students arrive on the first day. Maybe I am standing in front on my new class and realize that I don't have any lesson plans. Or, the worst one of all, it is the first day of school and my students are already out of control and not listening to me. That usually doesn't happen until the second day of school! Just kidding! But, you get the picture. While my wakeful mind in trying to fervently deny that my days of sleeping in until 9:00 are rapidly drawing to a close, my dreaming mind is telling me "It's coming . . ." To anyone else who is a teacher, I'm sure that you have had these same dreams happen to you, unless you are really, really good at denial! Unfortunately, these dreams did not wait until the beginning of August to start this summer. No, no. I started having these oh-so-relaxing dreams at the beginning of July. I know that it can be attributed to my changing jobs. You may say, "But, Hattie, you are still teaching the same grade." I know, but I will be at a new school, with new teachers, in a new school district, with new expectations. And the worst part is, I don't even know what those expectations are yet! I think that is what make me more anxious than anything. The not knowing part. But, alas, in one week I will start my new hire teacher training, and I'm sure they will give me all the info I need to know, plus some. So, in conclusion, I am a bit anxious about this school year, but I am also excited to start a new adventure.