Another Day Closer
By DW Davis
@DWDavis (25812)
Pikeville, North Carolina
December 18, 2018 3:27pm CST
We are down to one and a half days of school before Christmas Break.
Tomorrow, I will get very little teaching done as we have Mass first thing in the morning, then my students have Phys Ed. I'll get them for 45 minutes of math before lunch and recess. After recess, they have computers or library depending on what part of the alphabet their last name falls in. Then I'll have them for an hour before they have religion class and dismissal.
The good thing about tomorrow's schedule is all the work I'll be able to get done preparing for the break. I should have all my papers graded, grades in the computer, and my room mostly ready before I go home tomorrow evening.
For those who are preparing for the holiday, are you ready for the big day, or are you just ready for it to be over with?
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@wolfgirl569 (95134)
• Marion, Ohio
18 Dec 18
Kind of both. I always look forward to Christmas but am also glad when it is done.
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@DWDavis (25812)
• Pikeville, North Carolina
18 Dec 18
@wolfgirl569 I haven't been to a single store to Christmas shop this year. I've done it all online. In fact, I just placed what I hope will be my last order today. My missus added one more, "If you would like to get me..." to her list last night. Her "If you would like to get me..." means "If I don't get it, I'll pout and make you miserable."
@wolfgirl569 (95134)
• Marion, Ohio
18 Dec 18
@DWDavis That is a big part of it. Thankfully I dont have to go to town much anymore which helps with that a lot.
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@DWDavis (25812)
• Pikeville, North Carolina
19 Dec 18
We have a 1/2 day tomorrow. No school work will be done. At 8:30 we have our last Advent Prayer Service followed by caroling in the auditorium until about 9:30. Then it is back to our rooms for our class Christmas Parties and a Christmas movie.
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@MommyOfEli2013 (81983)
• Rupert, Idaho
18 Dec 18
Well I hope the last day a half go well, and that you have an awesome break!
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@MommyOfEli2013 (81983)
• Rupert, Idaho
18 Dec 18
@DWDavis I can understand, since Christmas is not very far away....but that's good that afterwards you'll be able to relax!
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@shaggin (71664)
• United States
19 Dec 18
@playertwo me too but my mother wouldn't have allowed me to I'm sure. Getting me out of her hair for 8 hours during the school day had to have been the only thing keeping her sane 
@LovingMyBabies (85127)
• Valdosta, Georgia
18 Dec 18
I love Christmas, and the time of year itself. I'm so grateful for Jesus' birth! :)
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@DWDavis (25812)
• Pikeville, North Carolina
19 Dec 18
@playertwo Then this time of year would be special for you as well if you celebrate the Roman Festival of Lights - the basis for our Christmas lights and gift giving - or Saturnalia. As I understand it, this Roman festival traces its roots back to the Egyptian Festival of Lamps; a festival celebrating the 7 days of intense light preceding the Deluge.
@Tampa_girl7 (48929)
• United States
20 Dec 18
We are ready, but I will have great relief when it is over.
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@just4him (306110)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
19 Dec 18
When I was in parochial school, we had religion first. Interesting your school has it last.
I'm almost ready. I'm looking forward to it.
@JohnRoberts (109857)
• Los Angeles, California
18 Dec 18
It's just another day to me.
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@responsiveme (22926)
• India
19 Dec 18
I love the days leading up to the vacations....Have a great one
@arthurchappell (45002)
• Preston, England
19 Dec 18
I am going to a friend's Xmas party on Saturday and seeing my Mum on Sunday but Xmas itself is a solitary affair for me this year - in a way I'm looking forward to that
@MarshaMusselman (38652)
• Midland, Michigan
18 Dec 18
I have the magnitude of my gifts bought but still need a gift card for one daughter. I will still have to wrap it all but it's not as much as most buy. I will check to see how much wrapping paper I have so I don't run out.
At least your day will be rather light tomorrow. I didn't realize you taught Ta Catholic School. Are you Catholic too?
