What day is it?

So, twenty five third graders will be showing up at my door in less than two days, and I am sitting in my classroom on a Saturday (or, more honestly, making frequent trips from the classroom to the teacher's lounge). For those of you numb to the pains of the teacher, this is not a rare occurence. I am not the only teacher here this Saturday: there are two sixth grade teachers, three second grade teachers, two first grade teachers, two fourth grade teachers, and possibly more locked inside their classrooms, plus our principal and vice principal. Also, if I were to compare the Saturdays I spent at school last year to the Saturdays I didn't spend at school, the former would greatly outweigh the latter. The sad thing is that if you were to ask me how I spent these Saturdays, the answer would be unsatisfactory: preparing. How can you spend THAT much time doing prep work? I would tell you it's because of my rather limited experience, but veteran teachers do the same.

Here's to your Saturday. May it be void of all work. Live it up so teachers can have something to experience vicariously.