9/11

Do you remember where you were on September 11th? I am reading a book called Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close. I believe it was turned into a movie and stars Tom Hanks and Sandra Bullock. Anyway, the story kind of revolves around the events that took place on September 11th. The book makes me think a lot about 9/11. I know that there are people close to me that know someone that died on that tragic day, but I never really thought about what the people in New York must have felt when their dad didn't come home from work because he was trapped in an elevator or buried alive underground. The reason I am writing this is because on September 11th, I was in 7th grade, and the last couple of days I have subbed at my old jr. high. Today as I was leaving I looked over at my old homeroom class and remembered a conversation I had with my jr. high crush. I had no idea what a terrorist was until that day... until my crush explained that the people who crashed the planes were indeed terrorists. I saw my old English teacher today in the teachers lounge (weird) and remembered his discussion with the class about what was happening to our country. There were so many flashbacks from September 11th throughout my day today and yesterday... It made the saying "We Will Never Forget" a reality for me. I know I am rambling... so I will just change the subject. But if you have a chance to read the novel I mentioned above, I really recommend it. I am only on page 97, but I love it so far. Several 7th grade students today also told me that they read and loved the book.

I don't know how my boyfriend Matt could have the urge to teach Jr. High. My head started hurting during 3rd period and hasn't stopped hurting since... and it is 10:00 at night. I don't even think the students at the school are bad. There are really only a few kids I had to talk to today for behavior issues, but those few made my day miserable. I am sure that students were just as obnoxious as I was when I was their age, and we all tried to show off just as much as these kids do, but I really don't remember having classmates that were so annoying. I consider myself a really laid back and easy sub... I don't mind if students talk while they are working, but I swear jr. high kids are a completely different breed. They love love love to push my buttons to see how far they can push me. I almost sent a kid to the office today I got so annoyed with his attitude! Fear not though, I kept calm and taught on!

When I saw my 7th grade English teacher today he said that he didn't recognize me yesterday but as soon as he saw me smile he realized who I was. I thought that was nice of him to say. I am glad my smile still helps people remember who I am. He was shocked that I remembered his daughter's name from ten years ago. I swear I remember the most random things in life. I remember the most insignificant things and forget the most important. Oh well. =)

Toodles.