Introduction

Today I was given the words:

Dig – push or poke something in or into
Unearth – discover (something hidden, lost, or kept secret) by investigation or searching
Inter – between : among : in the midst

I am excited to create a post using those words. The post can be either fiction or nonfiction, whichever sparks my imagination. I am encouraged to be creative with these words!

So MANY boxes Continued

Today, I’m going to continue with the woes of unpacking boxes of school supplies and all my teaching items. (See yesterday’s post)

I spent 5 hours on Monday digging through all the boxes that were provided for me. The paraprofessionals and myself had packed them back in April and May. I couldn’t remember half of what was in the boxes until we unearthed what was in the boxes.

Then yesterday I went to the school and spent 4 hours going through more boxes. There were books intertwined with pencils, glue, and scissors. I dug through boxes of markers, pens, Expo board markers, and pencils to determine if they had dried out or needed to be thrown away. Then I sorted them as best as I could. Items I had not seen in a few years were rediscovered like the highlighting tape and strips of Easy Readers were found.

Luckily there was no one to interrupt me while I was working except for the time I was hurrying to the restroom. I’m like this is not a good time to bother me. Don’t you know the adage teacher’s get limited time to go to the restroom? That is even true when you are setting up your classroom.

Today I’m going in once again for a few hours. Hubby is going to dig around in the storage unit for more treasures. Once he unearths them, he will bring them to my classroom. Will I be interested in them or will they become trash? That is the question of day. I just know I need to go through the items before the one paraprofessional comes to our room. He will have one answer: If you haven’t used it in years, why do you need it? Throw it away. Then I will have to dig it out of the trash when he’s not looking.

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