First Day Back...Already Tired.

2 weeks away from children and I enjoyed every minute of it. However a few days before school started back I was actually missing them a little bit.

There were a few happy moments first thing this morning when they were all still a little tired yet happy to see me. I even had a rather rambunctious boy telling me how much he missed me over break. The kids were all excited to tell me what they had gotten for Christmas and they each wanted my attention at exactly the same time.

I began the day by telling them there was a new sheriff in town and they could start calling me Sheriff Funk. They laughed at me but I was serious. I would say about 80% of my kids flipped their cards today because I wasn't letting them get away with anything. I could feel myself softening as the day went on, not because I wanted to but because I was getting more and more exhausted as the day wore on. I began to have less and less energy to fight the battles.

I rallied up the energy to go to the gym after school and then cook dinner for myself. Ever since I have been sitting here mindlessly watching tv trying to figure out how I am going to get through to these kids and help or make them change their behavior.

Any thoughts?!