Being a 1st Grade Teacher

For my new 2nd career, I went back to school for a year to get my teaching degree. I got my dream job teaching at the school where I student taught. And I was hired to work with the 1st grade team that I student taught with. So I am in heaven...
And exhausted...
My class keeps me young...but wrangling 20 six year olds can be funny, serious, difficult, eye-opening and the most rewarding job I have ever had. I have never had a job where I have experienced every single emotion I am capable of in one day! Sometimes it feels like I am living in a juvenile soap opera! I now totally get "Lord of the Flies"!
But I am loving it and loving the kids! They entertain me, amaze me, make me laugh, make me smile, make me cringe, and humble me. I am privileged to be a teacher!