So the other day at school I was trying to open one of the doors back up and it has a latch on the top to keep it open. I am about 5'2, therefore, I cannot reach this latch. I try to use my kids' lunchcards to poke it back up there. No hope. So one of my kids taps my arm.

Kid: "Do you want me to get a teacher?"

Me: *laughing* "But I am a teacher."

Kid: "Oh, yeah! But a taller one?"

Yep, thanks. Haha! I went to the elementary intermural basketball games today. Very funny!! It was a good time.

Now I am sitting at home waiting for Mr. S. to get home. Hopefully this Saturday gets some life breathed into it sometime.

Hello! If you recall, I have a dog named Truman. He is the pain in my rump and also super adorable. I like to say that he is best enjoyed in photo form. So...there is a contest for Bissell where your dog can possibly win and be on the box. Woah! Here is the main reason I have entered him -- you can win a vacuum. Not just ANY vacuum, mind you, but a pet vacuum. Meaning dog hair comes up easier. It has been my struggle I can't handle about having this dog. I don't do dog hair...and he has a lot.

Here is what I need from my lovely blog-friends (and the real-life ones!)...please vote for my T-Dog! 

 

 

Thanks in advance!

"If at first you don't succeed...go back to bed and try it again tomorrow."

Oh, yesterday was a bad day. Bad, bad, bad. Frustration was the common theme for yesterday. I have 21 students in my room. Yesterday I had to do paperwork on one that is having some classroom problems with defiance, today I need to finish paperwork on another kid that is having some learning problems. I need to put in my grades, still grade some papers, get my reading lessons put together for my reading groups, figure out what I am teaching in science...it's neverending...

It is 5:50am right now. I like to post of a morning because it is quiet and my thoughts are under control. I am getting ready to dry my hair and head to work as soon as I can. Probably around 6:15. That puts me at work around 6:45. I typically get there at 7:10. Yep, it is one of those days. Actually, one of those weeks.

On a brighter note, my mom is coming to see me this weekend!!!!! I am so excited to see her. She had her gall bladder out a couple of weeks ago the weekend of my birthday and was unable to come up and see me. She was pretty upset that she didn't get to come up, but I am glad that she gets to now. We are going to go and watch some of my third graders play intermural basketball. Tee-hee...how cute is that going to be?! And eat Chinese. Yay!

"Friendship is like peeing on yourself. Everyone can see it, but only you get the warm feeling that it brings."

I love Subway and their $5 footlongs. Dinner for $2.50 (half a sub) and then lunch the next day for another $2.50 (the other half). How much better does it get?!

On my way home from the gym I decided I was not cooking dinner, Subway is healthy, on the way home, and I had $10 for husband and I to eat...so WINNER! I pulled my sweaty self into Subway to grab din-din. Yep. That's how I roll.

It's still cold. Winter needs to be over. I think the coldness is what is currently contributing to my grumpiness. Ick. I would love for the sun to just shine and shine and warm the ground (and me!). I think that would make me feel better.

The other thing to make me happy...I need to quit watching the news. I know, I know, be informed. I think that right now if I heard less of the news, I might be happier. Wow, talk about Debbie Downers. I should stick with my world of reality TV....for some reason they aren't dealing with the recession, therefore I don't have to be reminded of it during The Bachelor, The Real World (shouldn't I hear about it on a show called Real World? Hmmm....), The Biggest Loser, etc. The news, however, can't quit talking about it. Therefore, I should stop watching the news.

My stomach is growling. I need to get ready for work so that I can eat some breakfast this morning. Instead I am on here catching up...eh, it could be worse. Welp, good day!

"He who hesitates is lost." Proverb

I need to be inspired. I am not sure what I want. I don't know what I need to do in order to feel like I am whole again. Sometimes I feel like a hunk of who I am is missing. 

I miss scrapbooking. I need to get my wedding book done. I just don't have the time/money/space/equipment I need to get my work done. It makes me sad inside to know that I just can't do it right now.

Why can't I lose weight? Maybe if I would quit eating junk, cut out the diet soda, and work out more...we'll see. I have to get on it. For me.

The house we live in is not coming together like we want. Right now the front is ripped up, the side is ripped up, there are metal plates over the road in front of our house, part of our fence and driveway is torn up...so...although I know this is going to make things better, I can't help but hate leaving my house everyday and having to see that. We want our floors ripped up and replaced, some carpet in the bedrooms, new appliances...etc...etc...etc...etc...so....yes.

I want to organize my house. Aaaaaah! When is there time/money for it all? I just need to be inspired in life. What do I want to do?

Student Fun for the Day

• Pink slip given to a child at 8:20am because of coloring yellow in his desk (because he hates writing, mind you)
• Another student putting hand sanitizer in his hair because "someone said it will keep my head from getting cold. I just wanted to test it out." Yep. Thanks. Who can make that up?

What am I up to?

• Dinner with the husband tonight...yay for Mexican!
• Lesson planning and grading papers at school...ick
• Baby shower with my wonderful friend and fellow-blogger, Yeah, Except for NOT
• Hanging out with me, myself, and I on Saturday night...woo!

So, all in all, nothing too horrible. I am freezing cold...ick. I am ready for some dinner!

"The best thing about me is you." Shannon Crown

Is it wrong that everytime the weatherman says there may be sprinkles, that I think of cupcake sprinkles falling from the sky? Yep, pink, orange, yellow, blue, and green sprinkles falling on a cupcake world. Weird, maybe...do I care? No.

Yesterday I came home and cleaned the living room...for like the 800th time this year. How in the world can the living room get so freaking cluttered?! Arg! No, I am not a pirate, but I am pretty sure that is the noise I have in my head right now...so there ya go.

I got a pile of papers graded. By pile, I mean pile. It is pretty serious. The pile was at LEAST 6 inches tall. Ridiculous. Now I have to enter them in the computer. Fun fun. I think that it would be interesting if parents could see how much work we do at home. I mean, it was my day off yesterday, yet I spent 4 hours at work getting ready for the week and then I spent about 1.5 hours at home grading papers. On my day-off. Awesome. I love my job, but sometimes I wish that I didn't have so much to do at home. I think Mr. S. wishes that, too.

Mr. S. hates his job right now. Hates is a strong word...he is unhappy though. I am trying to do all I can to make this an easier time for him, but I don't know what else to do. I think that just trying to make the house a happier place is the best that I can do at the moment. We diffuse about our days when we get home while I am cooking dinner we usually stand in the kitchen and hash it all out, and then the rest of the night we try not to talk about it. I usually just share funny stories about my third graders (because Lord knows they are hilarious!) and we have fun. I just hate that he feels like this about work. I mean, it's a place he has to go to everyday. Who wants to be miserable everyday? Not me.

Okay, I rambled on more than I thought I would. I really thought I would quickly post about sprinkles falling from the sky....welp, I guess I had a lot to get off my mind. So, there ya go. Have a lovely day!

"Out of clutter, find Simplicity. From discord, find Harmony. In the middle of difficulty lies opportunity." Albert Einstein

*sigh* I have to get a lot of things done today. I did make it to work and get things done for this week. That makes me feel SO much better to have my job done for the week.

I still need to get my house cleaned...and papers graded...so...yeah...I have a lot to do. I really shouldn't be on here, but I really felt the need to catch up on things. Funny thing is, I really grew a little inspiration from some people cleaning up their own spaces recently and posting pictures. Maybe I should take pictures as my OWN inspiration to get things cleaned up around here. Haha...maaaaaaaybe.

Okie dokie people...I have to get to work since I am pretty far into my day already. 

"Anyone can catch your eye, but it takes someone special to catch your heart." Author Unknown

Today is Friday the 13th. Today is also the day of our Valentine's parties at school. Neat-o! But do you know what I love? The fact that this is a half day. When making the schedule this year, it worked out to make 2 of our party days half-days. If you are a teacher...or parent, even...you may understand why this is so nice. The kids can only ask you for about an hour "When are we having the party?" You don't really have to try to keep their attention all day...it's awesome. So, here's to Valentine's Day! Woo!

I am back to letting Truman bark all night so that I can sleep in my bed. The night before last was miserable. He barked from like 3am until I got up at 4:45am. Last night though...woo! He slept until 4am (he had to go outside), went back in his crate, barked for about 10 minutes, and I woke to my alarm at 4:45. I am taking one day at a time on this one. Tonight could go either way.

I am all signed up for the class to learn how to instruct Body Jam! I signed up and paid for it last night. It is going to be a month from today. I am pretty psyched!

So I am watching the news and they say something about this Boy Scout's popcorn being linked to the peanut butter problem. No one has been sick on it yet, but it is linked. I BOUGHT THAT POPCORN! Holy cow! I am sure that if I were to be sick, I would have been already. No good, boy scouts.

"Sleep is a symptom of caffeine deprivation." ~Author Unknown

I am not in a good mood. Why, you ask? Well, if you guessed the big, furry, yellow creature I call Truman, you are right. 1:45 the whimpering/barking started. Mr. S. took him outside...whimpering/barking became more insistant once he was brought back in and put in his crate. 2:22 I decide I am going to need SOME sort of sleep and my roomie, S, is probably getting irritated by now. I get up, let yellow monster out, and try to fall asleep on the couch. He was up and down throughout the night, annoying me. Tears may have fallen and my frustration is getting out of control. I have a migraine to start my day. I love the dog...don't get me wrong, I do. I don't want to get rid of him, I just want him to sleep.

How am I ever going to lose weight if I can't sleep? Yes, weird question. I was reading an article where these women changed NOTHING (meaning their diet and excercise), but they all attempted to get 7.5 hours of sleep each night over the course of a month or two. Just sleep changed. They lost about an average of 11 lbs. Just from sleeping. Come on now, dog. 

*yawn* I hope this is not the start of another horrible, terrible, no good, very bad day. 

There is a college that is going to have a class to teach parents Facebook. A class. On Facebook. Oh, United States. 

Oh, and the twist on The Biggest Loser...hmm...interesting. I *heart* the brown team. I want to see them do well. And Mandy on the yellow team gets on my nerves.

"Women complain about PMS, but I think of it as the only time of the month where I can be myself." Roseanne Barr

The birthday party went great! I will post a pic of the ugly sweaters soon. Mr. S. took me to dinner on Friday night and then on Saturday I spent most of the day at the salon. I got highlights, a haircut, and a pedicure. Then as a surprise, my roomie had left a card with a blank check in it so that she could take care of my day of pampering! Wow!! I am totally surprised and caught totally off guard. It was a very cool gift!

Yesterday was a crummy day at work. Wrote a pink slip by 8:50am, student spent all the way until 12:00 finishing one assignment in the office, almost wrote the same student another slip by 12:20, he sat out in the hall for the rest of the day to complete another assignment, had a parent meeting at 3, called a parent at 3:20, and got cramps. Yep, completely crummy day. Today MUST be better.

At least The Bachelor made my day a little better. I do *heart* that show. I think he totally loves Melissa. They have great body language and are very cute together. I still really like Jillian and I have since the show started. We'll see!

Ok, I must get ready for work. I am so sleepy and my ovaries are screaming (cramps). Ouch!

“All the world is birthday cake, so take a piece, but not too much.” George Harrison

Tomorrow I turn the big 2-5. Yep. It's true. I can't hold it off any longer. Fun stuff though, my hubby sent me flowers at work yesterday. I was SO excited! I have always wanted flowers at work. My students asked who they were from...and I wanted SO bad to be sarcastic, but I didn't do it...so I said my husband and they thought that was so sweet. Funny kids.

Truman has been part of a countdown this week. He is heading to the doggy weekend sitter so I can get some R&R this weekend. We have not done the countown as T minus 4 days as you usually see. We have done it has minus T in 4 days. Get it...for Truman?? Anyway...don't judge my ridiculous humor! Haha! He is heading there tonight. I get to sleep in tomorrow morning and Sunday morning. I am pretty sure I am more excited about this than anyone can understand.

Ugly Sweater Party tomorrow! My friends throw it every year for my birthday. I have to find a sweater today though. I have nothing yet. I want something hideous this year. I will post some pics of the ugly sweaters.

My students are throwing me a "surprise" party today. "Surprise" is used loosely due to the fact that third graders cannot keep a secret. Too funny! I thought I might cry when I found out they were doing this. How cute are they?!

Blue Eyed Bride is having a giveaway on her site for Hanky Panky underwear. They are one size fits all and adorable! Head over to her site and enter!

I am freezing. I hate winter.

I will write more later. I am running late this morning...so, I need to get ready for work.

It's cold... I can't feel my fingers. Brrr.

The TV says it is 7 degrees outside. I want to throw the TV out the window. I hate cold weather. I don't want to go outside in 7 degrees, especially when the news says there is a bitter wind that makes it feel like -10 outside. Seriously, -10?! No thanks. Then I have to put on thin work pants and go outside. Wow...sounds like a bundle of fun. Oh, cold weather, how I despise you.

I am taking Lysol to school today. It's time to defunkify my classroom. Between the walking pnemonia, viral infection, various colds, and flus...I have had enough. Ick. I have had another kid out Friday and yesterday. So it is time to spray EVERYTHING. I can't deal with germs. I have been feeling rotten the past couple of days. No good when I have bday celebration this weekend coming up!

The Bachelor rocks my socks off. Last night was a such a good episode. **spoiler**

I can't believe that he kept Jillian. I really like her and I liked her when she was first shown on the show, but I didn't think he would keep her over Stephanie. Stephanie's breathy voice annoys me, but she was very, very sweet. I just didn't see her with him because she was always so prim and proper. Maybe it is the southern belle in her. You think? I don't know. I didn't know about Melissa at first, but I am really starting to like her and looking at his body language, so does Mr. Bachelor. Hmmm....We'll see...

Biggest Loser night tonight! Woo!

Happy, Happy, Joy, Joy!

I had lunch with fellow blogger and real-life friend Ms. Attitude yesterday. Here's a little history on how we know each other. Her and I met during the summer of 2002 when we went to college. We had become members of the college cheer squad and were going to camp. Over the year we became really good friends and were both majoring in education. Then our sophomore year we moved in together in the dorms and lived together. She transferred after that year and we talked on and off. We have reconnected through the blog world and decided we should see each other more since we only live about 20 minutes away from each other. 

We went to lunch yesterday at Olive Garden and were there for about 3.5 hours! Wow! The food was yummy and we had great conversation. I can't wait until we get to do it again!

Today is SuperBowl Sunday, so after I go to the gym I am making dip and we are going to a friend's house. He is making a stadium out of Twinkies and bacon. Yes, I realize these things don't go together, so I am very curious at this creation. I will take pictures. 

Alright, my randomness is done, so I am off!