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Today was the first day I have actually cried at Grafton, and now it feels pretty dumb. Right now, I'm listening to "The Luckiest" and I really should listen more to the sentiments of the song. Marci trusts me enough to leave all of her classes in my hands to do tests, grades, computer, etc. Katie keeps me sane, and I honestly don't know what I'd do without her. I think that I'm so emotional because Marci's situation takes me back to when Daddy died, and I know that I don't want to screw up these kids, whom I really love in class. They've really accepted me. I need to work on my classroom management with tenth grade. I need to create lesson plans and make them up-to-date. Drew saw me at the Rec today and said the Gloucester people were talking about me, and that did make my day. I was also a little bummed when the gossip around Grafton is that they will not be replacing Kristin. I mean, I can't say that I am surprised by that but still. My second observation is tomorrow, and I'm not really worried about it. I know that I need to start working on my tests for next week, but I will get there eventually. I can hear Mama say it, "Keep on keepin' on, Julie."