finally

i taught my crazy little ones today, and while they weren't exactly well-behaved, they did not make me want to jump out of the window! i think i may just be getting somewhere. we'll see if it holds out. hopefully tomorrow will be equally mediocre. they are actually getting through all of the work in the lesson plan, so piles of cut-up paper on the floor (we do a lot of cut-and-paste projects) or no, i'm a little bit happier on this monday.