The "sweet" smell of pigskin!

Oh it is at last that time of year when I smell the "sweet" smell of pigskin...oh wait that was my class yesterday! Ok...no seriously!

Yes, alas it is football season again. Tonight marks the first night of Dan being gone almost every night of the week and even most Saturdays. The time when I have sole control of the remote and can watch every sappy "chick flick" I own. I can even watch Camp Rock a few hundred times without hearing..."Are you seriously watching that AGAIN?!" I can have time to play with Magnum...maybe. But there is sadness to the being a "football widow". Darn, I have to go get a hamburger or go somewhere to get dinner because I refuse to cook for just me! (Ok...so maybe that part isn't so sad after all!) Subway here I come...I want to try the Jared diet! Date nights are few and far between during football season.

I use to work some football games to get out of the house during the season. But then I wised up...hey why am I leaving the house when I have the tv to myself and can watch what I want. I must be crazy to waste that! So now I don't...I can go to a game if I want to...or just stay home and check out the Friday night movie on the Disney channel. So here's to all the "football widows" who gain control of their remotes if all be it for a season! Happy Football Season!

Umm....yeah...and if anyone wants to go and do something on Friday nights....you just let me know!

Is it safe....

So as Labor Day approaches, one must ask themselves...is it safe to wear white after Labor Day? I mean that use to be a fashion rule followed by the masses to not wear white after the Day of (non)Labor. But seriously, does any one follow those rules anymore? I wonder if I dare to wear white on Sept. 2 and see if the fashion police come and arrest me for a Fashion Violation! :)

Just a thought...hmmm... anyone else want to tempt fate with me?

Wish someone would give some of the girls at school some fashion violations! Bring on the cold weather...then they will cover up! Ok...some any way!

My rantings for the day! Toodles!

Tired Tuesday!

Whew! I survived Open House! That made for a long day and I still managed to get to school way to early again this morning. I just like being at school early. I eat my breakfast at my desk...checking email and just getting organized for the day. :)

This is a crazy busy week. I think I have something going on every day. But that is quite all right...it keeps me out of trouble. (wink wink)

I volunteered to help the person who is helping the National Honor Society Sponsor who is out on maternit leave. I helped a little last year so I knew how to do some stuff. I helped with the big invitation meeting today. That was actually a lot of fun. Then I am co-sponsoring the International Club so I worked on the officers application packets. We are meeting on Thursday after school. All that and I still found time to teach my classes, talk teaching strategies with a couple of new teachers and plan out the rest of the week. Whew..!

Sleep's comming early tonight...I hope!

Inside Joke

Well...the original pictures that I was trying to put on yesterday was in a scrapblog. If I ever figure out how to do it I will. So therefore the title page wasn't there. :) So here it is...It's the end of the world as we know it. It is the name of a song by REM. We put it on the front of our wedding invitation because that was the reaction we recieved upon telling the world that we had finally found someone and were getting married. Nobody in my old ward believed me until I moved! Even then some were sceptical. So the day of the reception there were some mighty surprised peeps! :)

How's that for a romantic story on this hectic Monday!?! Well...it's off to the "solitude of fortress"! Tonight is Open House!

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Per your request...I finally found some fotos of Dan and I. We did these almost 5 years ago! Wow can you believe it! It will be 5 years this November. :) The title page is a joke that if you recieved a wedding invitation way back then you will catch. Read the title carefully and you will probably catch on. If not let me know and I will expound on it at a later date. Enjoy!

TGIF

TGIF....NEED I SAY MORE!!!!!!!!!!!

Prayers Needed

I'm sending out an SOS to all my friends today. A dear friend and colleague has been battling cancer for the last 2 years. We almost lost him last night. He came back to work as school began but only made it a couple of days before having to return to the hospital. He was in severe pain. They discovered nodules in his muscles and determined it was cancer. He is on some heavy medication to stop the pain. They started his chemo only to have to stop yesterday. He was moved to ICU due to complications. His Kidneys are shutting down. He had an unhealthy amount of fluid built up in his body that was causing a lot of problems. The last word I received was that they found the cause of the fluid (an infection in his blood) and they have stopped chemo until further notice.

I'm sending this out to the blog world... for prayers for Don and his family. Don and his family have a special place in my heart. Their oldest son Conner just turned 20 this week. I do believe he has put his studies on hold to help his mom. If you could take a moment today and say a prayer for Don and his family that would be awesome. I know that the Lord will hear us. I know that the Lord has a plan and I am praying that He will be there to comfort and direct Don and his family in that direction. Thanks to you all for that!

Things like this make me appreciate the gospel in my life. I know that going through what I did with my own dad made me appreciate having the Lord in my life. I am grateful for eternal families. I wish that everyone could experience that feeling of knowing that we can see each other again. I know without a shadow of a doubt that was the only way I got through that trial in my life. If you ask my mom and brother they would say the same. I am glad to be a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints!

Ahhhh it feels like fall today

Good morning all! I was awakened early by the sound of Magnum barking. Poor thing has been restless for the last couple of days. I'm not sure what's going on but he wakes up barking. Anyway...after many moments of trying to fall back to sleep. Sleep was achieved well until the alarm went off. Unfortunately, I had only been back to sleep for only 30 minutes.

Ahh..the signs of fall...getting up at the crack of dawn to hurry to the Fortress of Solitude (my classroom) to meditate over the goings on of the day. Well this morning was greeted by 60 degree weather! Oh could it be! Joyous Fall is here! Ok...a little premature I will say but hey a teacher can dream!

I survived the first partial week of school without asking when is the next Snow day or in service day! I figure if I can make it this week without asking, "Is it May yet?" then life is good.

To all the moms out there, I know you are excited for school and all...but could you not be quite so HAPPY about it! Just kidding! Life is good!

I will miss my morning episodes of the Nanny and whatever is on Sci-fi all day. I will miss playing with Magnum and playing on my computer all day. I will miss having lunch when I want to and day trips to Walmart. (If only to look around)
And most of all I will miss just doing what I want when I want! :) But hey someone has got to teach the children and I do like my house!

Have a great Monday!

If only you could see me today!

Well...it's the first week. It's not a marathon day as yesterday but I'm still wiped out. I don't understand why they want to take school pictures the 3 day of school. I mean seriously...we are all walking around completely exausted, with dark circles under the eyes and pretty much wonder if we are not death warmed over. We all are glad to be here but there is so much to do and so many meetings that it really does wear you out.

The discussion this morning (among some teachers and administrators)was that we think we start school a little to early. Other schools around start later than we do and it has caused some hiccups in the system. Such as students moving in don't know that we have already started school. Some kids taking classes from Johnson County Community College (and the college hasn't started yet!).

I know all the parents are glad but some of us are wishing for a few more days! :) I hope everyone had a great first days of school.

Isn't it lovely...to be back to work!

I'm so tired! It always happens this time of year. I forget what it's like to be at work and then I remember! ;) No seriously, today was not that bad. I actually enjoyed the "motivational" speaker and the superintendent didn't act like a stiff shirt. :) He smiled and made jokes...it was great. I got to know the new teachers in my department a little better. I found out that Ashley and I have something in common...a love for Guatemala! I was talking to her a little bit about my experiences there as well. She and her husband are really nice. Our new French teacher, Andrea, is a sweetheart too. I was sad that Linda, who I taught with for 4 years, wouldn't be back this year but it is going to be ok. :) I know all of you are probably getting excited to send the little ones off to school next week! ;) I'll be ready for Tuesday...I hope!

Tuesday Ramblings

Nashville Star is now over. I have been keeping up wiith it for the past nine weeks. It has been quite a roller coaster ride. I love singing and love watching these shows because I guess that in some deep corner of my heart I wish it was me up there singing my heart out. So last night was truly a nail biter. I was hoping that some how they could have a 3 way tie. The last 3 were the ones I was rooting for all season. :) Then it was down to the final 2. Gabe Garcia and Melissa Lawson. I was hoping that they would both win. They were so awesome. :) Melissa ended up winning and that was cool. I hope someone picks up Gabe as well and both of them will be on the radio. :) Now I will sit and wait for the next show. ;)

Monday Rantings

Happy Monday! This is the last few days of sweet vacation! Thursday is the day I get back to work. Although the kids don't show up until next week, we have the joy of sitting through countless meetings and figuring out what we are going to do the first week of school. I'm glad I'm ahead of the game in that aspect.

For all the comic book fans out there or even those who love the Superman, Spiderman, etc movies..Dan and I discovered the funniest thing on youtube. There is a guy that made some pretty funny videos with Super heroes and villians. You can get to them by typing in I am marvel and I am DC. The guy's name is just another random guy. We watched them and died laughing. A lot of inside jokes about the world of comic books and making movies. :)

I tried to find a good Maxine cartoon about Mondays but couldn't find one quick enough to post today. I'll keep my eye out! Hope you all have a great Monday!