Allergies

This morning I arrived at school to discover that I was not subbing in the class I thought I was!  I was subbing a half-day in kindergarten, but it was for the other kindergarten class.  Somehow I had just not realized this.  Anyways, so I set out for this new kinder class and couldn't find the plans anywhere in the room.  I walked up to the office to check the teacher's box, but all I found there was the attendance folder.  So I brought this back and looked some more.  I knew there had to be plans, because this was an absence planned long in advance.  I eventually concluded that the assistant must know where they are, so I patiently waited for her to arrive.

A few minutes later the teacher blew into the room and she delivered the plans to me.  Turns out the assistant was going to do a majority of the morning, and I'd just work on some projects as well as pulling kids over one at a time and having them read to me.  (They were an amazingly advanced group of kiddos with their reading!)

Throughout the course of the morning, and during the time I was reading with one of the kids (about an hour after I'd arrived) I came to the realization that yes, I am in fact, allergic to rabbits.  The class has a pet rabbit, and although this bunny wasn't there today (it was at the teacher's house) the room's memory of its presence was enough to set me sniffing.  Pretty soon my nose was running, my eyes got all watery, my hands started feeling swollen and itchy and I couldn't stop sneezing.  I finished up with the girl who was reading with me and went to find my purse and my Benadryl.  Took it about a half-hour to kick in, so I was a sniffly mess until then.  If I ever go back to this class again I'll remember to drug up prior to arriving!  Other than that it was good though - easy and the kids were sweet.  I'm just glad I carry a container of Benadryl with me everywhere I go!