Back to school again

Yesterday was supposed to be my first day back, but I woke up feeling sick, so I had to stay home. Chinese food is not doing well with me lately. This is the second first day I’ve missed: first, at the beginning of my time in China, and then yesterday. I wonder if anybody’s starting to wonder. I don’t know: my stomach just seems to pick the important days to act up.
Anyway, school went well today. It was good to be back. I think it will take a little bit to get back into the school routine after 2 weeks off, though. Today I was standing at the bus stop at 7:30 sharp, proud of myself for being on time. Suddenly I realized I forgot to put one of my lesson plans in my bag. It was an important one that I’d spent a lot of time writing. I knew I couldn’t go to school without it so, a bit annoyed at myself, I headed back to the house knowing I’d probably miss the bus. It turned out ok; I ended up catching the next bus, just barely: the driver had pity and waited when he saw me running down the street toward the bus stop. I ended up being only a couple minutes late. When I got to school, Mr. Pye reminded me I was teaching reading this morning and that when the students arrived, I was in charge. O… I wasn’t exactly as prepared as I wanted to be to hear that. The lesson went ok, I was a little nervous, but the kids were well-behaved.
Teaching went a lot better after lunch. I was more prepared for the lessons I taught and enjoyed it more as I felt my confidence returning. Mr. Pye observed one of my lessons and was very encouraging when we talked about it together