One Day In History 17/10/06

I got up after my alarm went off at 9 o'clock and having snoozed it for about half an hour. I had a shower and got dry and dressed in fairly smart clothes because I would be going to work later. I went downstairs for my breakfast where I met my mother and we had a coffee and a chat. I live with my parents and my younger sister, my sister was at school and my dad was at work but my mum was off work for a week's holiday.

After breakfast I went back upstairs for a bit of quiet time to read the Bible and to pray as I like to do whenever I am not working in the morning. During this time of quiet my phone rang and I spoke to a friend about meeting up to see the Blackpool Illuminations later in the week. We arranged a time and place to park and a route to walk through the Illuminations, find a fish and chip shop for supper and take a tram back to the cars.

Once I had finished on the phone I continued praying for a short while. It was then time to go downstairs and make myself some lunch. I ate cheese on biscuits and my dad (who had returned home for his lunch) made me a cup of tea. I then went to work at a nearby Primary School as a supply teacher.

When I arrived at work I had to ring the doorbell to be let in to the school and then I went to the year 2 classroom that I would be working in to find out what work had been left for me to teach. When the children came in I registered them and then began to teach. We watched a video to learn about Neil Armstrong and why he is famous. We then talked about what we had learnt from the video before the children went to their desks to write about Neil Armstrong. After an hour the children went outside for a playtime whilst I checked their books. When they came back in they continued with their work. I was unsure of the time school ended, and thinking that it should finish at 3.15 the children were still sat at their desks writing when the bell went for the end of the day at 3.10. It was a mad panic to get them lined up with letters to take home and then out of the door to their parents.

After returning home I went up to my room to check my emails. I then read until it was time for tea that my mum had cooked - pasta with chicken and leek.

At 20 past 7 I left the house to go in my car to Lytham St Annes Choral Society to rehearse for a concert we are holding in a few weeks' time. On returning from choir 2 hours later I continued to read until I had finished the book at half past 11. I went back on my computer to post on my blog and then I went to bed.

*grammatically edited 19/10/06