Wow...Aug 19th

I haven't written in a while.....Hi OC just in case you check this month!!lol

Well life is going on and on and on....I've moved back to my home town, I'm teaching Kindergarten, coaching 3 varsity cheer squads and working with a dance team and choreograph. a show choir. In between time I'm not spending all of my nights working on school stuff like last year....I'm just taking it easy. Trying hard not to have my body just shut down on me. I currently have a bronchial infection....but am still going strong.

Life in my home town bites...there is nothing really to do, I was in a running kick for a while 3 miles a night around the outside of the town...my town is all hills(so it 2 to 3 miles is a lot)

I haven't dated in a year and then I move back and boom there are 3 guys....couple of dates later...trying hard not to mix up the 3 I decided on just one...then had to break the news to the others that I just wanted to be friends....now to one that meant he stopped calling me, the other that meant call me every night after that....until I finally had to give the same speech about being friends Again.
The one I picked I can't read, he is a challenge....he is super quiet, really laid back, after last weekend with him meeting my sister and a few of my friends....I'm hoping he still likes me...but here I sit in front of my computer when I could have been at dinner with him...but no....shingles.....maybe...need to see a doctor...? ok I'll get over it, but that means I won't get to hang out with him for another week, because I leave wed. for thanksgiving, birthday party with the fam. and the district youth gathering!

Nothing else eventful is going on in my life besides I never touch my computer when I get home.....I would rather take myself away from my work, in a sense creating my own reality....

Nothing inspiring has happened...casey finally got married after almost 7 years! I only have one more wedding to be in....Ciara is moving to CA and I'm scared for her, scared she might not like it or scared she might and she will be forever away.

School...teaching is good, I wish that next year I could find the school that I would want to stay at for the rest of my career...or at least a big chunk of it....but I think it best to stay here one more then move on. Allen doesn't think I'll leave this town...the only reason I moved back is because I wanted out of missouri I needed to grow, I needed my ex to get on with his life, and I needed a job without putting in hours of effort....because I didn't want to put that effort in and take it away from teaching.

The Christmas season is almost around us...and i start on party plans and Christmas letters....

May God Bless you and forgive all.

Long Time No Write

Well School days started on Friday for me, I don't get kids until Wednesday. I have been wanting to sit down and write I just haven't had the time. I moved, through a bachelorette party mid july, I painted almost every room in the house I moved into and then went to a training in MO for a week for Pathways to reading, then Ciara got married...I have had cheerleading, and marching band going on and now I will have school starting. Symms came back to visit, it seems not so long ago I watched 3 little children and now 2 of them are headed off to college....how old do I feel?

I hope all of your summer has gone by well and for those of you in the teaching life, good luck with this years adventure!!

Killing time before the mall opens!

Your Pirate Name Is...

Skull Crusher Flirty Fran

What's Your Pirate Name?

You Are 55% Normal

While some of your behavior is quite normal... Other things you do are downright strange You've got a little of your freak going on But you mostly keep your weirdness to yourself

How Normal Are You?

Guys Think You're Easy to Be With... But Not Easy

You're definitely a flirt - and a good one. But you also know that you shouldn't make a move on any cute guy who passes by. You save your seductive moves for someone who already knows the real you. That way, your sex appeal is just part of the whole package.

Are You An Easy Girl?

You Are Bold And Brave

But daring? Not usually? You tend to like to make calculated risks. So while you may not be base jumping any time soon... You are up for whatever's new and (a little) exciting!

How Daring Are You?

You Are a Mermaid

You are a total daydreamer, and people tend to think you're flakier than you actually are. While your head is often in the clouds, you'll always come back to earth to help someone in need. Beyond being a caring person, you are also very intelligent and rational. You understand the connections of the universe better than almost anyone else.

What Mythological Creature Are You?

Things I hate

I know I might need to take in some extra iron. I bruise easily, but there is no reason why I should come home from clubbing with bruises that weren’t from me falling down drunk, or from someone’s mouth i.e. hicky, but from men trying to get me to dance with them or their friend. NO means, no, not interested…choose someone else to bump and grind on. I’m one of those girls who goes out to dance…not grind…I’m there for the energy of the club, the social experience, the workout, the relaxation of dance. I hate it when guys come up behind me and just expect me to get up on them.

I have had some great experience and met some great people at bars…do you think that it is possible to meet a future husband or wife at a bar? What are your thoughts on exchanging numbers and “real” names?

You know what else I hate, toll roads. Them money for toll roads I thought was to create a great road…think of the amount of money that comes from a toll road everyday. Shouldn’t it be fabulous to drive on…?

I only have the internet for 2more days….until I move again and get new service!

To add to my list of hates today...I would say people who make promises and don't keep them...grrr

Oh and forgetting what I was really going to write about tonight that was going to be more indepth...than this

Wow

It is a little after 2am, I just got out of a shower....I got to OK yesterday to visit Leah. We went out last night. She had heard about this club on the radio and we found it...we walked in and the guy at the counter just looked at us, the rest of the club turned and looked at us. He said we had to be 25 and we couldn't be wearing tennis shoes. Well neither of us are 25, but we didn't have tennis shoes on. He said we could come on it (I was from out of town!!) Then we took a look around and walked right back out....we were the only white girls in the whole place...little uncomfortable. We ended up at a club that was high-end-fashion...I had on short jean shorts and a dark brown tank...the one night I don't dress up to go out, I should have. It was a fun night, a few scary men, almost saw a fist fight, and some guy that looked similar to my brother in law came up and made fake grins with his fingers. Over all my first night here was good.

We got up around 10am got breakfast, went to this historical mansion, down in the old part of the OK, close to the capitol. It was one of the largest historical houses that I have seen restored. What was neat is that the furniture in the house was the original from the house to start with, it wasn't just pieces from the time period brought it. We went to the mall, and I got a ton of penis apparel for Ciara's Bachelorette Party (coming soon) After shopping, Leah made the two of us dinner. I managed to spill fingernail polish on her carpet and on my pants. I spent a good chunk of my evening cleaning my paints ( they don't look that bad) *the cap was broken???I held on the cap and went to shake up the bottle and vooom it flew across the room. We got on the google earth site to kill some time before finally heading to the SkyWalk. It has got to be one of the coolest bars I have ever been to. No cover for ladies before ten and before 11 there is any silver coins any Bud product. I had my two drinks and had a lot of strange men come up and try to dance up on me, behind me, or kiss my hand.

I don't normally like to dance with guys; I like to do my own thing. I go out dancing to be social, and to relax.
My most memorable thing from this evening/ Trip to the OK is the AirForce man I met. It was a great night and I wish him the best of luck in the presidential campaign in the year 2036 ( I don't know if I got that year right?) I haven't "picked up" a guy at a bar since I was just starting out in Ames. I have made some good friends that way...I'm not sure how this time will turn out?

2weeks and counting

Two weeks of summer school has passed with ease and now there is only packing and the final days of school that remain.

Summer School Starts tomorrow

Well, here I am back in Missouri. I have had a whirl wind of a week, cheerleading tryouts and colorguard tryouts are done....kindergarten round up is done.....summer school starts at 7:30am tomorrow. 4 weeks until I'm all moved into a house that needs a whole lot of work. ...I'm all for painting, but not putting latex on oil based paint. I took down all the wall paper borders, including the Iowa border someone put in the bathroom...who would do such a thing. I'm excited to decorate the house, but I have to finish painting 4 or 5 rooms still.

I'm not sure what I'm teaching tomorrow...oh well, I'll figure it out at 7:20am!! ha ha

Most Dominant College Mascot is WHO??? ISU' s Very own CY!!!

Voting results: Iowa State Cyclones - 53%, Arkansas Razorbacks - 47%

Total votes: 1,741,864




"After five weeks, more than 8 million votes and thousands of e-mails and Internet message board threads, only two Division-I mascots remain from the original pool of 64 who vied to be the Most Dominant College Mascot on Earth: the Iowa State Cyclones and Arkansas Razorbacks."

Go CY

Well ISU beat out Michigan!!! Now we are up against the southern Arkansas Razorbacks. We are currently down in votes so get on line http://www.sportsline.com/spin/story/10197376?spinmascotpollfinals and VOTE CY!!! Voting ends June 1st.

Why vote??"Victory isn't without its rewards. On top of eternal trash-talking rights on Internet message boards of your choice, the winning school also will receive a commemorative plaque honoring their mascot as 2007's Most Dominant College Mascot on Earth. Good luck! "

I'm a survivor

Well I survived...the school year is done! My classroom is packed up except for my books, that may take me a little while. I spent the entire afternoon cleaning, packing...going out of my mind. I'm at home, flipping channels and going to set the goal to pack up my house in one day minus my laundry! I know that is a nonrealistic goal, but I have to keep going or I won't do anything at all. My goal is to be ready to move out by Wednesday, while leaving out stuff for the last month I live down south.

Goals before I move:
build model car
paint two pictures on canvas
go paint balling
go play laser tag
have a group of people play ultimate Frisbee
workout once a day for an hour a day (goal for the month of June)
Take some pictures of my experience and the landscape.
get everything to fit in one car, truck, and one trailer.

I hope I can get everything done, wish me luck!

VOTE CY on
http://www.sportsline.com/spin/story/10187568?spinpollmascotf41v5

http://www.sportsline.com/spin/story/10187568?spinpollmascotf41v5

A buddle of Everything, something, many things

My grandpa would be so proud his great grandson would make such a good choice. LoL it is an empty bottle…haha

Sending out props today for dad on getting his blood pressure under control!

Congrats to Keely for graduating from ASU!

Happy Mothers Day…past a little bit

Happy Birthday Mom!

3 days of school left…I’m done teaching though.
I can’t believe I made it through my first year of teaching with little trouble. I feel really successful??? I had a sub. on Thursday and Friday and she said my class was great, well behaved, well organized, they knew what they were to do!!! That makes me feel great, I have trained them well, given them structure and they are then successful.
Also any idea because
I’m creating awards today, if you have any creative funny awards, let me know..soon!!! I have things like most likely to wear a monster mask, pink hair…most likely to sleep through a movie. Most likely to go for the wrong basket and sooooo on.

Being back home for a few days was a little nerve-racking…I have 30 girls trying out for cheerleading, more than one squad mind you, but still…that is a lot. I headed from SW IA to central Ia to visit my sister….then garage sales, book warehouse sale, lunch at Jimmy Johns with Shannon….to my sisters….then to watch Matt C. play soccer in DesMoines, then ice cream with OC and then back to my sisters, then to Victory Secret to purchase a really expensive bar that is beyond wonderful…(I got complemented on my chest…that is when you know it makes a difference ..cause if you know me, you know my chest is anything special ;-) ) Then back to my sisters…Seem busy enough yet, that was just one day! Not to mention only getting 3 hours of sleep the night before because Jon Jon has an ear infection (must have been that beer?) Sunday I headed up to Ames, went to church and said good bye and good luck to pastor O and his wife Anne as they leave Memorial after 21 years there to retire and spend time with their children and grandchildren. I held in tears all morning, until Anne gave me a griping hug when she saw me! They are great people and I pray that they continue on blessing all the lives of people they meet in the rest of their life long journey. Then I went to lunch with Jason and a few of his friends (Jimmy Johns) Then met with Patrick, whom I don’t think I have seen in 2 years…then I made the long drive back to MO so I could teach on Monday…the first hour was the longest…thank goodness for energy drinks. This was my first time having one (a virgin energy drink girl no more) My weekend was busy, what can I say.
I have field day tomorrow, clean up day and 5th grade field day Thursday and then finish up the week with Awards day getting out at 11am. The END

“Men if you loose 35lbs you will most likely gain 1 inch in your penis” I’m currently watching Opera and I thought this was kind of funny. Thought I would throw this out there. If any men wanted to know how to enlarge themselves.

Teacher Appreciation Day

Congrats to Tim for getting the Teacher of the Year award from Walmart...our school got a thousand dollars from the event, Tim got a gift card for one hundred dollars to buy things for his class...he got a t-shirt in which he popped his collar all day. He had no idea...which was the greatest. I thought it was cool that Walmart does such a thing. We also got donuts and little gift packs from them for appreciation.


Tomorrow is the big drive...I have a fun filled weekend in Iowa, beautiful weather to come! I need to check to make sure the roads I need to drive on aren't flooded.

Oh today felt like a Monday...yesterday didn't ....I almost gave every student a detention. I haven't had a single student go to the office for behavior this year...instead I had Mrs. Riley come to me.... somebody decided to write * is dumb on the floor of our room...nobody wanted to fess up....tomorrow is going to be a long morning!

I only have 6 days of school...half of that isn't even teaching ...then two weeks of no fifth graders then one month of summer school!

Another Day

My students where like little angles this morning...I even had people coming in and out and they were like...whoa your class is quiet. I love getting complemented on my student positive behavior....I was just shocked because it was a monday...after a field trip no less...I would have gone with chaos.

This afternoon wasn't the greatest (not bad, but not that morning) inside recess didn't help any.

The weather isn't suppose to be very good this week, I'm hoping the storms stay away, or at least the strong, bad ones. Did you know I hate tornadoes...well if you didn't, I do...really do.


Today I dropped the bomb..I told my kids I won't be returning next year. They asked if it was because I was homesick, if I would come back and visit them, if i was leaving because I didn't like them, didn't like the fourth grade, I got asked if I was retiring....lol They didn't seem really upset...I had to hold back the tears...I don't know why? They are a great group of kids, but I just want to be closer to my family and friends. Tim, Josh, Sarah, and Bret...don't really count for close friends that are life long. They are great and all, but making friends at my age is differnt than when i was in college or even in elementary/high school.

Busy week ahead...it is more work to be gone than it is to be at work, that may be why I haven't taken a sick day or personal day all year.

SuperHero

One of their questions should have been are you male or female...I'm so not a Superman...Wonderwoman...maybe. lol

Your results:
You are Superman

Superman 85% Wonder Woman 77% The Flash 75% Supergirl 72% Iron Man 70% Robin 69% Green Lantern 60% Batman 55% Spider-Man 50% Hulk 40% Catwoman 40%

You are mild-mannered, good, strong and you love to help others.

Click here to take the Superhero Personality Test

Da Da Daaaa

School is only in session for two more weeks!!! The bill was signed! ! That means for me only 8 days...cause I'm taking off a few days to come home and get things ready for my arrival to teach in Iowa! It is time for me to tell my students that after summer school I will not be coming back. It is bitter sweet. It was my first class of students, I'll never see any of them again. I won't know if I effected their lives??? The next 2 weeks will be busy...getting ready for a sub. is more work than being there at school. Graduation for Exeter is on Monday night and I leave on Wednesday!!! We have field day, awards day, talent show, 5th grade wacky awards, float party, and 5th grade award field day if they fill thier man. I still intend to throw in some tests and long assignments! I think my studnets have baseball games starting up to that is going to take some time too. Busy Busy
Any ideas on lessons for dinosaurs this summer? Not a lesson I would think to do with 5th grade, but that is the theme for the summer.

how many weeks?

You know what isn't nice....

Sitting waiting for our staff meeting to start this morning and somebody walks in and says "guess what? the bill got passed so we don't have to make up any days" We were all really happy about that! Then the sup had to chime in and say...nope wasn't true, she had a paper sent to her last night saying the bill had sat on the desk once again...waiting to get signed. She said it still may not if they still have what Missouri sups are not wanting to pass on for next year. I think one bill should stand alone, why tack on several different things when the only thing they have connected is school.

I personally just want to know if I have 2 weeks left after this or 3? hmmm

Tuesday Tuesday (monday monday...has already passed)

Sorry...songs are in my head...lame joke?

Another week has started…it is going ok except for the rain…which is going to mess up the field trip…I hope I can reschedule. Talking Caverns on the west side of Branson. Don’t laugh, it could be fun. My grandmother W. took me to the Mammoth Caves in Kentucky when I was a sophomore…they weren’t that bad. I would love to go one time and crawl through them and not just on the tour path. My grandmother had gone the caves with her family when she was little, she wanted to take my cousins and I so we went from Iowa down to Kentucky…(back roads…got a little lost) and then up to Washington DC where we could lobby and come back. *it was a long trip.

I have talked to several people with finals this week at ISU and other schools…I wish you all the best. Don’t stress out just get them done!

First Time Poker Player

I am currently in my bed contemplating if I should get up? Massive hangover---that I have, erg to clean my house---that I don't have. I had had a long week…..I didn’t want to go home a drink alone, but I needed a way to relax and let loose.

My co-workers and I ended up getting for the most part drunk off our asses and playing poker. It was my first time playing poker. We all just put in ten dollars into the pot and then had chips that were just worth coin values…so we played for quiet a few hours. I didn’t do the greatest…but I didn’t suck my first time around. The only thing I messed up on was that I always forgot to burn a card before laying down the flop as dealer just on the first one.

It was a nice way to end the horrible week. Looking at the weather next week, I’m sure it is going to be any better. It is suppose to rain on Friday and that is our field trip day. GRRRR

I ended up sleeping on the love seat at Josh’s, I loved the fact that he left the music on really loud in the living room so that I wouldn’t hear their little baby boy cry. That was nice of him. I end up getting a call from a different co-worker, I think I answered it, I remember saying hello and then nothing…hanging up….it was, what I thought, way after he had left Josh’s…?

I ended up driving home about 5 after I was sobered up….DON’T DRINK THEN DRIVE. Important…I normally can handle 2 in a long long period of time and be fine…any more than that, or drinking it to quickly…driving is a no go.

Yesterday at school they had a “pretend” fatality using students and having the emergency crew practice. I remember when they did it at our school I was lobbying in DC and missed the accident and only mad it back for the funeral portion that was held in the school activity center. I didn’t know what was going on I just saw 2 of my classmates pictures up on the screen as if it were really a funeral. It was really hard to watch, I was so confused. It is hard to watch all of it. I hope that it home for most of them, that it made things more real for them.
Do you think that it is ok to show students such a tragic thing?

Can't Wait TGIF

I can’t wait until Friday!!! Not because I have any plans, but just because it is Friday.
Today was suppose to be a fabulous day…it started out like crap…boys picking on another boy because he picks his nose…then he flipped off kids (well pointed a finger in anger…says he didn’t use the middle) then had a student lie to me about it…boy K always tends to avoid telling me the truth. To top off my morning, I have been DIBELing and I take them in the hall were it is quiet to read passages and when the boy went back to his seat to work, he soon came up and said that while he was testing somebody wrote on his desk…( I didn’t see anybody get up???) On his desk was the word “loser” I had the whole class put their heads down and raise their hand if they did it….no body fessed up. I decided to write up all the things that were to go on that day including a presenter coming to our class, silly string war, 30minutes extra recess….I told them that everything was gone except lunch because I can’t take that from them, but I can make lunch so that it wasn’t fun for them. We put our heads down, they were asked to raise their hands again…yet nothing. I had them share their feelings with each other. peer pressure is a bitch…. isn’t it? Then I had them write down what they were feeling and in the corner write down yes and no and circle one. Finally somebody circled yes. I read aloud all of their feelings so nobody would know who wrote what….I wanted them to know that they really up set their class. The person who circled yes was the one who had told me that somebody had written on his desk…GRRRR I was pissed to say the least. He did it because he thought I would get after the person who was angry with him…he didn’t realize that it would be a big deal…GRRRRR
We got back on track after that. Our presenter was to do “TAR WARS” it was sooo boring. Then we had a silly string war, it was a little chilly and wet, but still fun. Extra recess was inside and the coach would only get out 2 balls for my class to play with. All of a sudden they are locking up the equipment and everything…they haven’t worried about it all year and now it is a big deal?
To top it all off I heard a rumor that the governor of MO hasn’t signed the bill to excuse the 5 ice storm days….it got passed in the house and senate and it has just been setting there. I hope it is just a rumor.

That is my day…do you see why I’m ready for a Friday

Dirty Little Word

How many mirrors do you have to break before the "bad luck" cancels out? I seem to break at least one mirror a year. If I really believed in superstitions then maybe I would really care....honestly I don't believe in it. But man 7 years of bad luck are just piling up ...maybe that is why I'm still single. HEHEHE

How is all the rain, coming down like cats and dogs?

I keep telling my students that I can't go out into the rain because I will melt. I'm like sugar...so so sweet......my students don't seem to believe me??? I don't know why not?

Tomorrow I hope the rain can hold off, my students have been working on filling up thier behavior man since January and they get to have a silly string war tomorrow and extra recess......I really hope it is nice out... we only have 3 weeks left so we are going to fill up a "mini man" next!


NOW for the DIRTY LITTLE WORD

I have a little porn story to share with ya.
We are currently working on adding positive and negative numbers and writing +++=+ is too confusing. I had written on the board p +p = p and n+n=n and p+n= p or n
I guess I had written them too close together and one of my students noticed that I was writing a word that was not ok...my students laughed...I thought it was a little funny too....oops! lol He thought they were laughing at him or something and cried the rest of math .....that is my porn story for you. 5th grade students know what that word means...I didn't even catch it until a couple of double takes. I know where my students' minds are.

3 more weeks of school!!! 2 weeks off from teaching then summer school!!