My new Job!

So after almost 4 months of unemployement I finally got a job! It's part time and pays a lot less then what I used to make but hey I get to wear a fanny pack so who can complain right?! I have to say you can store all kinds of things in them. I can see why Hulk Hulgan held on to his for so long! I also get to wear a whistle while I am on lunch and recess duty! I opted for the bright yellow neck lanyard I mean why stop at just the fanny pack! I am an aide at Lafe Nelson Elementary and every 30 or 40 minutes I am doing something different with different kids all day. I start by helping 2nd graders who need extra help in reading and good grief I have forgotten all the rules there are! I mean it's a wonder I learnded to read with all the rules and different sounds a letter can make; who ever thought up the English language had a wicked sense of humor! I then read with two 3rd grade boys, and can I just say this is funny considering the fact that I am not a fan of reading! I have to say I am getting into it though, those Goosebump books are genius! I then get to spend a whole hour with a 1st grade class that I love! I can be having the worst day and then one of them will come up and say "Hi Miss Leslie" and give me a hug its great! I work with the slower readers in that class as well, but the teacher Mrs. Lewis is great and lets me do other things as well. After that it is Kindergarten recess duty and owe the drama these kids have! A day does not go by that a little girl or boy does not come up to me crying because their friends don't want to be their friends anymore! There are also some Pop Warner cheerleaders that give me a cheer everyday! For those of you that know my "love" of cheerleading this is always a fun time! I then get the lovely job of lunch duty with the 6th graders. Now I ask you...how in the Heck does one try to show that they are in charge and should be respected when they are wearing a freaking fanny pack?! Seriously? would you I wouldn't! I have learned to use it as a source of punishment though and if or when a kid gets out of line they get threatened with the fanny pack and having to wear it for the duration of lunch. I have to say it works like a charm! Once that is done I finish my day with 2nd graders in math! Many of you are laughing at this and I can understand as it has been my nemisis all my life. I get to work with the kids that need a lot of help so we are about on the same level so it works just fine! It has been fun and I enjoy it a lot. Don't be surprised if you all get fanny packs from me for Christmas though!