Today was a monumental day for me. It was a day that proved I can get up before 8 am on a Sunday, get dressed, and take a shower before 8.30. It wasn't easy.
I had 9 am church today for the first time since well before my mission. Its 7pm right now. I feel like its midnight. I also feel kind of like I skipped church.
With my new calling as Primary secretary, My mind wasn't much on the testimonies shared at fast and testimony meeting. No, I spent most of that hour trying to figure out how to simultaneously put up the signs on class rooms (that I failed to get to church early to do), hand a presidency member the agenda, and oh yeah, did I mention I am also teaching CTR 6. So I needed to get ready for teacher mode and keep an eye on my class while doing secretary stuff.
I am a great multi-tasker, In my own mind. I sped out the door as soon as they started singing the Sunday school opening hymn. Someone forgot to release the teachers to go prep. I released myself to do so. I handed the agenda away as I ran out the door and frantically dogged people while sticking class signs on the doors. Then one of the presidency grabbed me to do a room change. It was Pandalerium as my dad would say in his best Jeff Foxworthy.
I put the class we were changing in the wrong class room, but it actually worked out OK in the end. Then I sorted out the Relief Society rolls. Did you know that? some one has to mark the teachers in the RS rolls that teach primary. Its me!! and then hand out RS announcements.
We had a whole new family move in today, so I helped add them to the right class, then I ran and got the rolls from the clerk and distributed them to the teachers. and then.. well I had a massive brain fart. I wasn't sure what I was supposed to be doing. I though I had taken care of all the secretary stuff, but I couldn't find my teacher mode. I couldn't find my class. Which one was it? how old is CTR 6?!!! what does a 6 year old look like? oh it was a melt down. I went out in the hall and looked at my books, kind of blankly until someone said "Where is the teacher for CTR 6?" Oh that's me!!! "Well, go get that girl to quit standing on her chair!!" oh that is what teachers do during sharing time. OK. melt down done. Found my class, got the girl to sit down.
I was there for seven minutes. I was really getting into the armor of God sharing time lesson. and then....oh yes, secretary time. five minute warning for senior primary teachers, a chance to pick up class rolls, and drop off the RS roll, which I did in good time, dogging loose teenagers in the hall ways.
And then it was time to teach the six year olds. I think we did well until the last fifteen minutes. I ran out of lesson materials and had them color, which some how turned into them trying to do gymnastics and me trying to get them to stop. Apparently they got a little too loud with their "coloring" and someone came to check on my class. Finally, it was all over. I was again lost. What do I do now? Do I have some other secretary duty? oh yes, I have to collect JR primarys rolls, and take down the signs. Done Done and Done. now what? Do I get to go home? I didn't know. I couldn't think any more. I wandered a few laps around, saw no one from primary, so I figured it was time to go home. I went for a walk, and then worked on some primary documents, before getting super frustrated with my Internet which has been having problems. Tried to call comcast a few times, got hung up on. Got to angry to speak. Cooked dinner (it was now 5.30pm) My roommate called comcast and got it all fixed, and I went to go write a blog about how tired I was and why its crazy to have 3 callings and 9 am church all at the same time. Oh yes, I still have one more calling. Single Adult rep. I don't know what to do with that one. I don't know who the other single adults in the ward are. Any way, its only 7 pm, and I feel like its midnight. What a Sunday.
Please ignore my spelling errors. My Internet is still having issues, so spell check wont work because the connection is too slow or something. its hit or miss.
I had 9 am church today for the first time since well before my mission. Its 7pm right now. I feel like its midnight. I also feel kind of like I skipped church.
With my new calling as Primary secretary, My mind wasn't much on the testimonies shared at fast and testimony meeting. No, I spent most of that hour trying to figure out how to simultaneously put up the signs on class rooms (that I failed to get to church early to do), hand a presidency member the agenda, and oh yeah, did I mention I am also teaching CTR 6. So I needed to get ready for teacher mode and keep an eye on my class while doing secretary stuff.
I am a great multi-tasker, In my own mind. I sped out the door as soon as they started singing the Sunday school opening hymn. Someone forgot to release the teachers to go prep. I released myself to do so. I handed the agenda away as I ran out the door and frantically dogged people while sticking class signs on the doors. Then one of the presidency grabbed me to do a room change. It was Pandalerium as my dad would say in his best Jeff Foxworthy.
I put the class we were changing in the wrong class room, but it actually worked out OK in the end. Then I sorted out the Relief Society rolls. Did you know that? some one has to mark the teachers in the RS rolls that teach primary. Its me!! and then hand out RS announcements.
We had a whole new family move in today, so I helped add them to the right class, then I ran and got the rolls from the clerk and distributed them to the teachers. and then.. well I had a massive brain fart. I wasn't sure what I was supposed to be doing. I though I had taken care of all the secretary stuff, but I couldn't find my teacher mode. I couldn't find my class. Which one was it? how old is CTR 6?!!! what does a 6 year old look like? oh it was a melt down. I went out in the hall and looked at my books, kind of blankly until someone said "Where is the teacher for CTR 6?" Oh that's me!!! "Well, go get that girl to quit standing on her chair!!" oh that is what teachers do during sharing time. OK. melt down done. Found my class, got the girl to sit down.
I was there for seven minutes. I was really getting into the armor of God sharing time lesson. and then....oh yes, secretary time. five minute warning for senior primary teachers, a chance to pick up class rolls, and drop off the RS roll, which I did in good time, dogging loose teenagers in the hall ways.
And then it was time to teach the six year olds. I think we did well until the last fifteen minutes. I ran out of lesson materials and had them color, which some how turned into them trying to do gymnastics and me trying to get them to stop. Apparently they got a little too loud with their "coloring" and someone came to check on my class. Finally, it was all over. I was again lost. What do I do now? Do I have some other secretary duty? oh yes, I have to collect JR primarys rolls, and take down the signs. Done Done and Done. now what? Do I get to go home? I didn't know. I couldn't think any more. I wandered a few laps around, saw no one from primary, so I figured it was time to go home. I went for a walk, and then worked on some primary documents, before getting super frustrated with my Internet which has been having problems. Tried to call comcast a few times, got hung up on. Got to angry to speak. Cooked dinner (it was now 5.30pm) My roommate called comcast and got it all fixed, and I went to go write a blog about how tired I was and why its crazy to have 3 callings and 9 am church all at the same time. Oh yes, I still have one more calling. Single Adult rep. I don't know what to do with that one. I don't know who the other single adults in the ward are. Any way, its only 7 pm, and I feel like its midnight. What a Sunday.
Please ignore my spelling errors. My Internet is still having issues, so spell check wont work because the connection is too slow or something. its hit or miss.
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