You know you are a teacher when....

Interview for district- complete

Parent teacher conferences- this week

2 day break- this week

Spring break- a few weeks away

I am ready for spring. But you know you are a teacher when...

-You can hear 25 voices behind you and know exactly which one belongs to the child out of line.

-You get a secret thrill out of laminating something.

-You walk into a store and hear the words “It’s Mr/Ms. _______” and know you have been spotted.

-You have 25 people who accidentally call you Mom/Dad at one time or another.

-You can eat a multi-course meal in under twenty minutes.

-You've trained yourself to go to the bathroom at two distinct times of the day: lunch and planning period.

-You start saving other people’s trash, because most likely, you can use that toilet paper tube or plastic butter tub for something in the classroom.

-You want to hit the next person that says “Must be nice to work 8 to 3 and have summers off.”

-You believe chocolate is a food group.

-You can tell if it’s a full moon without ever looking outside.

-You feel the urge to talk to strange children and correct their behavior when you are out in public.

-You think caffeine should be available in intravenous form.

-You spend more money on school stuff than you do on your own needs.

-You can’t pass the school supply aisle without getting at least five items!

-You ask your friends if the left hand they just made was a “good choice or a bad choice.”

-You find true beauty in a can full of perfectly sharpened pencils.

-You are secretly addicted to hand sanitizer.

-You understand instantaneously why a child behaves a certain way after meeting his or her parents.