Waiting....and worrying......

I'm sitting here in my dark house just waiting for the storm to abate so that I can go to school. It's really coming down.... I got a little nervous a bit a go when I saw the sky looking so gloomy. I even made Stevie come into the bathroom with me. Crazy how a bunch of abnormal storms can suddenly make you nervous at the slightest provocation.
School has certainly been interesting thus far. For those of you that don't know, our school lost three teachers last year due to budget cuts. This created a shortfall of Kindergarten teachers and since I have my early childhood degree I was asked to move back from fifth to k. I'd only been gone two years, but whew have I ever had to hold on for the ride.... I never know what is going to happen in my three ring circus this year. I have a child in my class that is super duper disruptive. I have been praying about the little tyke and have been trying lots of things--but nothing has worked super well yet. Must say I was a little down yesterday as it was a really hard day. The child ripped up papers, balled them threw them at me, shot me with his pretend finger gun, hit me, and even climbed under the chair I was on and put on a show. CRAZINESS!!! I am praying and praying that today will be one of those calm days that we get every so often.
Must say that having this opportunity has made me appreciate my own children and the children of parents that do believe in discipline. I could almost say that I wish we could bring the paddles back to school. I'm sure a good spanking would go a long ways.....
Well I think that I can brave going outside now as the rain has let up. Hope Ceci made it on the bus before it really started to pour!!! (especially since she called me worried that a tornado was imminent-she was down at the seminary bus stop)