Today was a long day at work. It started out okay, but about 10:00 we were asked to take our kids to the hall for a "severe weather drill". In case you haven’t been in one recently here is what it looks like. First, you cram a hundred or so K-3 students in a small hallway. Then you have them get down on their hands and knees, tucking knees in under chest. Then you have them duck and cover their heads with their hands. All while not talking or moving. Are you kidding me?? This is hard enough for an adult to do, not to mention this many kids under the age of ten. We were this way for about 20-30 until we got the "all clear". My kids were so confused asking why we were practicing for so long! This was drill one.
Then, while my kiddos were walking through the lunch line we got called for another "severe weather drill"…I think my kids were catching on at this point that it wasn’t a drill anymore! So we quickly left their trays where they were and headed to the gym. This time it was much harder to keep them in the right position and still for the thirty minute block. Now, while this may not seem like it is exhausting work, keep in mind that the schedule was now way off, the kids were feeling the chaos and the day was only half over. Oh and did I mention we had a fun assembly with Woody the Weiner Dog this morning? Yeah, add all that together and it was a pretty hectic day! However, despite the chaos, these cuties made it all better when I got home!
