Fear Realized

As a teacher, I have 3 fears (I should probably be worried about school shootings, weapons, or gang violence-- nope, that's my style).  The below fears have plagued me every since I began my student teaching in 2004.

1.  Throwing up in front of my class (which is why I was glad that my first trimester was during the summer months)  I came close to this happening a few years ago. On my first day of student teaching, I tried out a new vitamin and end up throwing up in my car on the way to teach...therefore, I was late on my first day b/c I had to turn around and change clothes and clean my car

2. Showing up at school without a bra on (hasn't happened yet!!)

3. Falling down in front of my students -- this did happen once in 2007. I was walking in the cafeteria, and I slipped. Luckily, I am flexible from my 10 years of ballet (fun fact I bet you didn't know), so I slid into an "almost split".

Well, folks. #3 happened for real last week!!  I have a "student table" that holds the hole punch, stapler, pencil sharpener. At the end of class, I decided to hole punch some handouts for my students. I went to sit down in the chair in front of the hole punch...I felt the chair slip out from under me. Next thing I know, I am on the floor (in a skirt, mind you) and students are laughing (9th graders laugh easily I have found). I am pretty sure I heard one kid say, "I just felt the ground shake". I only had one student ask me if I was OK.  I was terribly embarrassed...but so thankful that even in a skirt, I did not reveal my "skivvy's" to the students. Imagine you just did a herky (sp?) in the air and then landed in that position..well, that's how I landed. One leg out, one leg bent.

So now all I have to do is throw up and not wear a bra to school ,and I will be set!!