'A' Day.... A life in the day of a music teacher!

I just want to share with you all the craziness that was my day... seriously... I don't know how I survive my job or anything that I'm involved with....

5:45AM: Wake up. Take Shower. Get presentable for school.
6:30AM: Leave for school.
6:35AM: Turn car around because I forgot the programs for the 3rd grade musical in my apartment!
6:40AM: Leave for school.... again.
7:10AM: Get to Dunkin Donuts (because let's be honest...you can't survive) and order a large decaf iced coffee with 4 creams and 4 equals (I know I'm a big wimp)
7:20AM: Get to school. Find teachers to reschedule music becuase of the 3rd grade musical assembly.
8:25AM: Stand in the POURING RAIN to help get kids out of cars in the parent pickup line.
8:40AM: wring out skirt that is soaking wet from standing in the rain.
8:50AM: Welcome my first class of the day... 4th graders.
9:15AM: Lockdown drill.... not so happy 4th graders now.
9:20-10:50AM: Teach two 5th grade classes and another 4th grade (nothing major there)
10:50AM-12:30PM: Shove lunch down throat while creating a soccer field out of butcher paper for the 3rd grade musical.
12:30PM: Play rhythm baseball with 1st grade class.
1:00-2:30PM: Try not to throw up, thinking about what could happen at the dress rehearsal/assembly for the 3rd grade musical.
2:30PM: SHOW TIME!!!! (They did AWESOME)
3:30-4:45PM: 4th and 5th grade afterschool running club. Sweat. Smelly kids. Smelly Ms. Rains. Good Times!
4:45PM: Hang up posters for third grade musical and set the rest of the stuff up!
5:00PM: Greet dad and stepmom as they come bringing food for me to shove down my throat.
5:30PM: Get a call saying that one of our district junior highs is shut down for Swine flu.... not COOL.
5:35PM: Talk to principal about swine flu... make inappropriate pig noises.
6:30PM: Third graders start to come for the musical... try not to puke.
6:35PM: Go to the bathroom.
6:37PM: Find one of the missing props from this afternoon.
6:40PM: Go to the bathroom.... again.
6:45PM: Make sure the kids with speaking parts are all here.
6:50PM: Go to the bathroom... again..... (I have a nervous bladder)
7:00PM: SHOW TIME!!!! (THEY DID GREAT AGAIN!!!)
8:00PM: Hug children... meet parents, aunts, uncles, cousins named Bob. Get flowers. Hug more children.
8:15PM: Leave school....
9:15PM: open wine bottle.
9:20PM: pour another glass.
9:25PM: Blog about my day....

The day in the life of a music teacher. Yeah, the musical is done.... now I actually have a stress free day. So in honor of "A Day" (we countdown how many days of school by the alphabet, so today was 26 days left), I give you an 'A'nnoying list of times and a schedule!! Stay tuned for "B Day"...... where we will discuss something with the letter B....