Who are you today?

"Who are you today?"  How often do you get asked this question?  As a substitute teacher I get asked this question a lot.  I know people are really asking who I'm substituting for.  I've responded with different answers.

My most common response is "I'm me.  I'm always me.  Today I'm subbing for _______."

One time I responded, "I'm Melinda Mower.  Who are you today?"  The teacher laughed and told me her name.

A few times I've responded, "I don't know.  I'm a different person every day and I'm really confused."  That usually gets a laugh.

I could not possibly be the teacher I am subbing for.  I've had to tell students, especially kindergarteners, that I am not their teacher and I will probably do things differently than she does.  I do the best I can to follow the sub plans left by the regular classroom teacher.  Even then I don't always do things exactly the same way he or she would.

I'm considering responding with something like "I'm Wonder Woman today."

So, if you were asked, "who are you today?" how would you respond?

Shirts

My married name was Shurtz (pronounced shirts).  So, when I substitute for the younger grades, I draw a shirt on the board and write Ms. Shurtz inside.  This picture was drawn by a second grader and put a smile on my face.  She gave it to me on a Thursday afternoon in November.  It had been a long week.  I was in the 7th classroom (and 3rd school) in 4 days.  The teachers had grade-level meetings at the district office that week.  So, Tuesday I was subbing for a kindergarten teacher in the morning and a different kindergarten teacher in the afternoon.  Same for first grade on Wednesday and second grade on Thursday.  I was exhausted.  So, I really appreciated the thought that went into this simple drawing.  She signed her name at the bottom so I can remember who it's from.

underwear?

Today while I was substituting, I was asked to grade spelling tests in a 5th grade class.  I came across the word "underwear" on a test.  It was spelled correctly.  However, that was not the correct word.  The word was "unaware."  
I got a good laugh out of that.  It was my favorite part of today.