Friday, September 7, 2012

Back to School Night... Identity Crisis

Wednesday was back to school night at my school.  For the last how many years, I've attended the opening with the teachers, and then have branched off and attended my kids teachers knowing that I was in the building and the office would let me know if there were any parents that wanted to see me.  I don't usually get very many parents that come to see me on Back to School Night.

This year, of course, I don't have any kids of my own at the building.  I stayed busying working on schedules, helping out with questions, and talking to some of the great parents that came by to see me, but felt a little nostalgic.  For years I have been Robby's mom, or Spencer's mom, or Kayleen's mom, and I feel a little lost being "only" the "speech teacher" this year!  Empty nester feeling at school!

Luckily, Jarom's choir kids like to call me "Mama Norris"....

3 comments:

Bethany said...

Wow, can't believe the kids are all out of elementary school already! Hope you have a fabulous year. You may "only" be the speech teacher, but you are a fantastic one and the kids are lucky to have you there :)

Annalisa said...

nice! we can send our kids to you...then its Auntie Kristin...does that help?

Kristin said...

I ALWAYS love being Auntie Kristin!