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.....

I'm a bad kitty mom...

I was getting ready this morning and didn't know Junie was behind me. I stepped on her paw. Normally this would only make me feel bad for a few minutes, but she was declawed last Wednesday. She made a loud squeal and ran off. Now her paw is bleeding and we are waiting for the vet to open...

Poor Me

Tomorrow is the day. I have to go back to work. I have mixed feelings about this. I am sad that my summer break is over. I am going to miss laying by the pool and reading a good book. I will miss sleeping in and rolling out of bed whenever I felt like getting up....or had to pee...whichever came first (usually the pee...I'm getting old!). I am going to miss sitting on the couch, surfing the net while Junie B. cuddles up next to me for one of her 18 daily naps. I will miss all the TV shows that I can watch live because there is no bedtime in the summer. Thank goodness for TIVO. I'm going to miss my summer clothes. Missed matched tshirts and shorts, paint covered tshirts, flip flops, and of course spending the day in my PJ's. Oh these were the days...

Now, I said I have mixed feelings. These are the things I am looking forward to. Next week there will be 20 little 7 year olds waiting for my every move and word. We will get to discover lots of new things together---and you will wait in anticipation of those hilarious stories! Along with those little darlings comes new pencils, crayons, notebooks, and bookbags. I love school supplies! I have a boatload of new supplies in my car just waiting to be unwrapped and put in its place in my classroom. Along with a new school year comes a schedule. This means going to bed early and getting up early. It will be hard to wake up at 5 tomorrow. I have a lot to do to get my room ready for the little darlings.

Overall it was a great summer. I spent a week at the beach with some great ladies. I spent a week in TN with my brother and his family. I wouldn't trade those moments with Addie and Livie for anything. I know I am biased, but those little girls are the prettiest and sweetest kids I know. Addie came home and spent two weeks with me-more special time I won't forget. My pool time was wonderful and relaxing. I made a lot of progress with my dissertation. I just got my first approval yesterday from 1 of my committee chairs. I can see a little light at the end of the tunnel with my doctorate degree...now for the research itself....with the little darlings I mentioned above!

P.S.

I found my bra. It seems that I am the burglar---I found it in the wrong drawer...

I can't find my bra!

It's true! I can't find my freaking bra! I know I wore it on Sunday. I took it off when I was getting ready for bed and put it in my bra drawer-obviously I left if out. On Monday when I was getting dressed I began to look for this particular bra (yes I have more than one bra) and Icouldn't find my bra! There is a bra thief among us (meaning me, Gracie, and Junie). I occasionally loose a sock or two in the dryer. It eventually finds its way back to me a month or two later. But a bra---those are pretty big items-in my case at least!

This morning I woke up to Gracie growling and Junie B. instigating the growling-which I love by the way. Gracie is such a diva! Junie has been up for a little while running in circles around my bedroom. When I finally got out of bed and put my glasses on I noticed my kitchen sponge was on my bedroom floor. Now let me give you an idea about my house. My kitchen and bedroom are nowhere near each other. My bedroom is upstairs and the kitchen is downstairs. So this means I now have a kitchen burglar.

I have my ideas of who is causing all of this (see picture above). I can survive without my kitchen sponge, but I would really like my bra to reappear.