TiVo

So tonight I am sitting at home with nothing to do, and I decide to scroll through my TiVo list. This list would be the "suggestions" list. Normally there are some good things to watch here. But for some reason tonight, my lonely and boring Friday night I might add, there are some odd suggestions: Cheaters, Judge David Young, Family Court with Judge Penny (who is this?), THS Investigates: Serial Killers on the Loose (just what a single girl living alone wants to think about), Judge Karen, Crimes That Shook the World, Love Laughs at Andy Hardy (WTF?), Amarte Es Mi Pecado (I don't speak, read, or listen in Spanish), Judge Alex, Jury Duty, Amarte Es Mi Pecado...again, and The FBI Files.





Do you see the pattern here? Who are all these Judges and why do they have shows??? I know TiVo tries to recognize patterns and find shows that might interest you but come on!!! What exactly does this say about my TV show watching habits? Where is Will & Grace, Friends, Seinfeld, Little House on the Prairie (yep I said..Little House on the Prairie!), Flip This House, The Office!, Flipping Out, Law and Order??? What I would give to see an episode of The Facts of Life, Silver Spoons, Punky Brewster,.....oh those were the days! Maybe this is God's way of telling me to turn the darn TV off and do some school work????

On a lighter note....today we had our "Solids, Liquids, and Gases" celebration to end the unit. This involved ice cream, sprinkles, whip cream, sprite, skittles, and chocolate syrup. The kiddos had to eat first and then tell me what category each item went into right down to the bowls, spoons, cups, and napkins. They did pretty well. The best part was when "Jose" told his reading teacher about our party and said "And we didn't even have to tell her to do it! She thought it up all by herself!" I love my 2nd grade kiddos.

The View

I have this group of fine ladies (and a gentleman too!) that I dine with every morning during the school year. There is always coffee, sometimes cereal,sometimes bagels, occasionally pancakes (we need another silent auction!) and always, always there are laughs to be had. Everyone is welcome at the view....we never discriminate or refuse entry. We share our stories every morning and even every afternoon. Somehow we became labeled "The View". I'm not really sure where the name came from or who first said it, but it has stuck for the past 3 years. We even have our own seats around the table. And shame on you if you take a "regular's" chair or spot. You might get the evil eye from more than one person. The ladies and gent of the view keep me on track, they make me laugh, smile, cry, determined, and overall happy to be a teacher. Equally they also tell me when to shut up, not to worry, to lick a Xanex, and when to get over things. The topics are always interesting, sometimes perverse, sometimes crazy (thanks T.J.) and mostly just normal. You can be diagnosed by a "doctor" during the view, you can learn new slang at the view, and you can watch YouTube at the view. At the end of the year there is a top 10 list of our funnies....I think this year's list might have a few more than 10 from the way it looks right now....Oh and the most important item you can get from the view--chocolate! The chocolate is usually found in the form of M&M's--peanut and plain....and sometimes dark chocolate! This is just a short list, but you get the idea. We never know what each day is going to bring in our classrooms. Thank goodness we have each other to lean on, laugh with, and even sometimes make fun of (to your face of course)!!! Thanks "view" for every laugh and tear for the past 3 years....I hope we all have many, many more together!

New funnies from 2nd grade

My school year has started out ok I guess. It has been a little unorganized (a little my fault and a lot not my fault). My kids are doing ok too. I have one kid who is pushing me to my limits some days, but nothing I can't handle. I recently got a new kid and he speaks no English. That part has been interesting to say the least. I know minimal Spanish but we are surviving together!

Yesterday "Rose" asked me if she could buy ice cream with a credit card. Sadly I had to tell her no. She was very disappointed. I later asked her if she had a credit card and she whipped it out. It was a visa gift card. She told me her mom told her she could have it because there was only $1.75 left on it.

Today when "Rose" came in she asked me if I like Roly Poly's. I said yes. I do remember catching them when I was little and watching them roll up. I would wait patiently until they felt safe enough to unroll and move around again. About an hour or so later "Rose" again asked me if I like Roly Poly's. I again said yes. She then asked me if I liked a lot of Roly Poly's. I thought for a minute and said no, I don't like a lot of Roly Poly's. The she asked me if I liked Roly Poly's in my classroom. That really got my attention. I said "Rose, are there Roly Poly's in our classroom?" and she smiled.....

Rose spent a lot of time at home on Monday afternoon collecting about 2 dozen Roly Poly's. They were tucked neatly into her pencil box. Some were all rolled up and others were walking about. We immediately went outside and set the poor Roly Poly's free. Ahhhhh kids do the darnedest things......

Pics to make you smile

Ughh to Monday

My weekend has been spent working on a meaningless paper. The paper in question has absolutely nothing to do with my research. Nonetheless it is an assignment that was due tonight. All day Saturday and Sunday were spent writing this paper. I am pretty sure my professor will rip it to shreds just like he has done to the previous 2 papers. Luckily I still have an A and only 5 weeks left.

Junie destroyed yet another roll of toilet paper. I have pics but haven't uploaded the evidence yet. And to make things worse I just broke my new coffee pot. I was getting ready to fill it and iI dropped it in the sink and it shattered! Now if you know me you know I need my coffee in the morning. I usually drink it on the way to work. So watch out all you I-85 commuters in the morning....TeacherApril is coming through and it won't be pretty if you get in my way!!!! Thanks goodness for Dunkin' Donuts and the wonderful "barista" (haha) at the drive thru.... Oh my poor 2nd grade kiddos better hope the coffee kicks in by 8 a.m.

New Obsession

A friend at work showed me this site the yesterday. I hate to admit it, but it facinates me! Check it out for yourself. You can view all the smart people who were arrested in Gwinnett County yesterday. Is it bad that by looking at this (and watching COPS) makes me feel like a better person and extremely thankful for my upbringing?

http://www.scangwinnett.com/mugshots/


Happy looking! Maybe you will see someone you know.....