Stay at home teacher?

Today the babies and I went up to my "old" school so my coworkers could see the babies...and if course so I could see my coworkers. I knew I would miss them, but I just didn't realize how much until this week. Some people like to keep their professional and personal life separate. I, however, am not one of those people. The people I teach with are also my friends. One of them carried my children for goodness sake! I am very lucky to have some pretty amazing women who work at my school, not all of whom are teachers. Office staff, teachers, custodians, I have a wide range of friends, all whom I will miss. Working with the type of kids we work with is not easy on your emotional stability, and my friends at school and I lean on each other a lot. It felt strange being up there today, I felt very out of the loop, as over half the sixth grade teachers are new. It was hard seeing my old room with someone else's stuff in it!

Even though I have never been able to picture myself as a stay at home mom, I am very happy that I can stay home this year with Marshall and Presley. It's very hard work, and there are times I question if I can do it for a whole year. However I will not take one second that I am home with them for granted. Teaching is the only career I can imagine myself having, but I'm not giving it up this year. My students will just be a lot smaller than I'm used to!