For all of you non-Baptists out there. . .VBS is Vacation Bible School. It is a very big deal in my church and tonight we had 460 children under the age of 10. I am teaching preschool music. A big mistake. I have suddenly realized that I don't like preschoolers, or music. I am sick to death of singing with a big fat smile on my face to children who look at me with a blank stare on their faces. Why blank stares? It is too late for these children to be up! By 8:00 they should be in bed! Who wants to dance around shaking soda cans full of split peas and paper plates with streamers stapled to them, huh people??? Come on! I have worked like a dog for 3 days now cutting out stuff, learning kiddie songs, decorating my room all for a bunch of zombie kids who don't appreciate it anyhow! And the ones who aren't zombies are on sugar highs from all the candy they win in their other classes. I have one class with 30 four-year olds! In all I have 5 classes for 20 minutes each. I teach the exact same lesson plan and sing the exact same songs 5 times in a row. By the end I am ready to poke my eyeballs out with needles! Sorry y'all, I am such a scrooge tonight. . .a party pooper. I direct children's choirs and have for 13 years now. I have been directing 3rd-5th grade for several years now and that is where I am happiest. What was I thinking taking on preschoolers? Next year (and yes, there will be a next year. . .it's kind of like childbirth, you forget the pain) I will NOT be teaching preschool, I'll tell ya that right now. Maybe I'll do crafts, or snack time, or registration desk. . .not music, not preschoolers, no how. Well, me and my 2 tylenol pm's are going to bed now. I have another long day ahead *wince* and 130 preschoolers will be waiting to shake their soda cans for me. Pray for me. . . hard.
Tuesday, June 21, 2005
I've almost let a week go by!
It has been 5 days since my last entry. I hate when that happens! I get so mad at myself for neglecting my journal and all my alerts. I do have a good excuse though. It's VBS week! For all of you non-Baptists out there. . .VBS is Vacation Bible School. It is a very big deal in my church and tonight we had 460 children under the age of 10. I am teaching preschool music. A big mistake. I have suddenly realized that I don't like preschoolers, or music. I am sick to death of singing with a big fat smile on my face to children who look at me with a blank stare on their faces. Why blank stares? It is too late for these children to be up! By 8:00 they should be in bed! Who wants to dance around shaking soda cans full of split peas and paper plates with streamers stapled to them, huh people??? Come on! I have worked like a dog for 3 days now cutting out stuff, learning kiddie songs, decorating my room all for a bunch of zombie kids who don't appreciate it anyhow! And the ones who aren't zombies are on sugar highs from all the candy they win in their other classes. I have one class with 30 four-year olds! In all I have 5 classes for 20 minutes each. I teach the exact same lesson plan and sing the exact same songs 5 times in a row. By the end I am ready to poke my eyeballs out with needles! Sorry y'all, I am such a scrooge tonight. . .a party pooper. I direct children's choirs and have for 13 years now. I have been directing 3rd-5th grade for several years now and that is where I am happiest. What was I thinking taking on preschoolers? Next year (and yes, there will be a next year. . .it's kind of like childbirth, you forget the pain) I will NOT be teaching preschool, I'll tell ya that right now. Maybe I'll do crafts, or snack time, or registration desk. . .not music, not preschoolers, no how. Well, me and my 2 tylenol pm's are going to bed now. I have another long day ahead *wince* and 130 preschoolers will be waiting to shake their soda cans for me. Pray for me. . . hard.
For all of you non-Baptists out there. . .VBS is Vacation Bible School. It is a very big deal in my church and tonight we had 460 children under the age of 10. I am teaching preschool music. A big mistake. I have suddenly realized that I don't like preschoolers, or music. I am sick to death of singing with a big fat smile on my face to children who look at me with a blank stare on their faces. Why blank stares? It is too late for these children to be up! By 8:00 they should be in bed! Who wants to dance around shaking soda cans full of split peas and paper plates with streamers stapled to them, huh people??? Come on! I have worked like a dog for 3 days now cutting out stuff, learning kiddie songs, decorating my room all for a bunch of zombie kids who don't appreciate it anyhow! And the ones who aren't zombies are on sugar highs from all the candy they win in their other classes. I have one class with 30 four-year olds! In all I have 5 classes for 20 minutes each. I teach the exact same lesson plan and sing the exact same songs 5 times in a row. By the end I am ready to poke my eyeballs out with needles! Sorry y'all, I am such a scrooge tonight. . .a party pooper. I direct children's choirs and have for 13 years now. I have been directing 3rd-5th grade for several years now and that is where I am happiest. What was I thinking taking on preschoolers? Next year (and yes, there will be a next year. . .it's kind of like childbirth, you forget the pain) I will NOT be teaching preschool, I'll tell ya that right now. Maybe I'll do crafts, or snack time, or registration desk. . .not music, not preschoolers, no how. Well, me and my 2 tylenol pm's are going to bed now. I have another long day ahead *wince* and 130 preschoolers will be waiting to shake their soda cans for me. Pray for me. . . hard.
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5 comments:
Man oh man I loved VBS every summer! Wish I was still young enuf to go...lmao...
Zaccheus was a wee little man oh a wee little man was he! He climbed up in the xycamore tree for the lord he wanted to see.......
Kelly
Oh my, well if anything, you gave me a good chuckle! I know how you feel about being uncomfortable around kids. I am just getting better at it myself. Linda
We probably don't even have 400 kids in our town. But we probably have that many churches ( I live in the bible belt)... Kids around here do the VBS hop. There will be a church in the area having it every week of the summer. As soon as one is over, another starts. It is great for the kids though. I used to love going!!!
I am with you. Preschoolers aren't my cup of tea. I have 3 sons. Ages 10,7,and 5. They definately get more fun as they get older.
I read faithfully, but I think this is the first time I have commented. Keep writing and I will keep reading...
***Monica
rofl....I KNOW how big it can be with VBS.... And WOW, you are brave trying to get a bunch of kidsd to play and sing at bedtime!! HAH....My prayers are with you girl...Only one week though! You can do it!! :)
460?!! um, WOW that's a lot of kids - we did about 150 this year in our Jerusalem Marketplace. And on top of that you're doing toddlers? Make sure you display your medal proudly :-)
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