Just Another Day in Room 24

• Thing 1 walked in the door telling me she had already thrown up this morning. ("Then why are you here?" seems too logical...)
• Tantrum from Thing 2
• I forgot to make copies that I needed at conference time, so moved reading to after lunch -- I'll just use the overhead for this part.
• Overhead bulb blew.
• Thing 1 throws up.
• Fire drill.
• Kids think "fire drill" means "circus tumbling act" -- re-enact fire drill appropriately during centers.
• Thing 3's mom comes into the chaos that is dismissal -- we're sharpening pencils, getting backpacks, passing out homework -- with her other two kids AND THE DOG.
• Thing 4 goes into panic attack mode when mom is late for pick up.
• On the way out the door I realize the act of squenching my eyes together trying to press my headache into my brain and away from my eyballs has caused my make-up to vanish. At least my looks reflect the day...