demon copier... and a good day

today was a pretty good day at work. i got up, showered, got to work relatively early... though it was an hour later than usual, and i know i shouldn't be so proud of getting there early, i still am :-P

i got my things together to make copies, and of course the copier got all confused on me. i swear this copier hates me. it'll say there's a paper jam when there's not, and then after you've opened every single door to remove the jammed paper that isn't there, it tells you that the door that is obviously shut, is still open. after 15 minutes of re-opening and shutting the doors, it finally decides it's not open... by which time a long line of impatient teachers is looking at me like i'm the cause of all evil. yaaaaay!

but once i got my copies, i prepared my room and myself for class. i got my materials all set up and felt good when kids came in. i ended up altering my plans within the first 15 mins of my first class, which changed plans for the whole week, but things went really well, and the kids seem to be understanding the exercises, so i'm pleased. lunch and my afternoon classes as well as a parent-teacher conference all went well, and i went to the middle school meeting.

i hate meetings in education. they always seem way too long and way too frequent, and i very rarely get anything out of them but a fried brain. this one wasn't too annoying, but it was too long and pretty much a waste of time. still though, i left feeling good.

traffic was a little heavier than usual, but i got home safely, made dinner of honey/salt/pepper pork chops, wild mushroom risotto, and fresh brussel sprouts. i overcooked the pork, but the flavor and the rest of the meal was good. we enjoyed another bottle of our biltmore sangiovese. now, all i have to do is work a tad on grading/planning and hang out with my hubby. as my mother and brother would say (and i'd roll my eyes)... happineeeeeess.