Quote 'o' the day:

"I'm not gettin' any younger here."

- third grader, age eight

Oh Crap!!

Today as I was playing a game with the students in a moment of frustration I said a big no no. I was supposeed to be watching the students to see which one raised thier hand first and I was reading so I missed it. I looked up and as I realized my mistake I rolled my eyes and said, "Oh CRAP!". Instantly I clasped my hand over my mouth as the classroom exploded in laughter and looks of shock...

I apologized.

I hate Spring forward. That's all I have to say.

Today Paul and Peter dug a garden in Peter's backyard (our neighbors house). When they were digging they found a glass pipe...

Me trying to wake Paul up this morning...

ME: Good morning glory.....................wake uuuuuuuuup............................Seize the day!.........................CARPE DIEM!

PAUL: (mumbles) What's the point?

later...

PAUL: What d'you say about a carpet day?

Quote of the Day:

"We ain't stayin' at the Hilton lady."

-Paul's comment to me complaining about some drawers in our kitchen

Quote of the Day:

"Please don't push or crowd. We will be opening the doors momentarily. "

- official at a job fair for teachers I went to yesterday

Note about this: Teachers never follow the rules. They always talk in class or staff meetings, cut in lines, etc.

I just read a really good book, Blue Like Jazz, by Don Miller who lives here in Portland.

"The first generation out of slavery invented jazz music. It is a music birthed out of freedom. And that is the closest thing I know to Christian spirituality. A music birthed out of freedom. Everybody sings thier song the way they feel it, everybody closes thier eyes and lifts up thier hands."

-Blue Like Jazz, page 239

Quote of the Day:
"She was the best wife in the world for fifty five years....we'll see her again in a better place. Even better than New Jersey."

- Paul's Grandpa

Quote of the Day
"Annie, it wasn't a nice present when I threw up on you that one time was it?"

-anonymous preschooler who really did throw up on me in Sunday School

Believe it or not, I have never been to Learning Palace. I always thought it was for teachers who weren't creative enough to think of things on their own (I can be snobby sometimes, everyone has an ugly side). Well, today I went and let me tell you this place is like cocaine or heroin for teachers. Seriously, I could have spent ALL day there. If you are a parent or teacher, let me warn you, it's a dangerous place. Fortunately, I was there to spend my church's money (I am in charge of getting supplies for preschool Sunday School), so not much damage was done. I had myself convinced that since I can write teaching things off on my taxes and they give a ten percent discount it's really practically FREE. You'll be happy to know that I have landed safely back in the land of reality.

Do you ever wonder, "Is anyone listening besides my Dad?" If you read my blog regularly, please email me.

Daily Deep Thought (or two):

"I hope they never find out that lightning has a lot of vitamins in it, because do you hide from it or not?"

"If you ever drop your keys into a river of molten lava, let'em go, because, man, they're gone."

More Deep Thoughts

The other day I saw a clown driving a van and I thought, "This is exactly how this week has been for me." Totally unexpected and wierd. Many things that we have been dreading have happened, but also many things that we had been looking forward to. It's just funny that it all happened in the same week.

More Deep Thoughts by Jack Handy:

"After I die, wherever my spirit goes, I'm going to try to get back and visit my skeleton at least once a year, because, "Hey, old buddy, how's it going?"

It's Spring Break folks. I bet you are all thinking, "Gee, this lady sure gets a lot of days off." You would be RIGHT. Subbing has it's perks. My current project is wiping out my cupboards which I am currently taking a break from.

IMPORTANT NEWS: I am now an aunt. My nephew said a big hello to the world on Monday at a whopping 9 pounds 13 ounces. I waiting for my brothers permission before I post a picture. If I do, the little Tupper will be my first picture blog (I hope I can figure that out).

Have a wonderful day!

I love "Deep Thoughts" by Jack Handy. One of my favorites is,

"A good way to threaten somebody is to light a stick of dynamite. Then you call the guy and hold the burning fuse up to the phone. "Hear that?" you say. "That's dynamite, baby."

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Hi, lately I have been suffering from bloggers block, probably because I have been sick. I'm on the other end of it now though. It's a throat problem. I've spent a day and a half on my deathbed and now it's time to live again. My cold's are much shorter these days since I've found some miracle herbs that cure me every time.

The Robinson's made an important purchase this week - a rope for rock climbing. Just one more activity to add to our repertoire of outdoor stuff. Now we can canoe, rock climb, backpack, camp, etc. Much to Paul's delight.

Update: Now we can mountain climb too since my Dad just found some crampons and an ice ax at a garage sale for thirty dollar. He's handy to have around.

Overheard comment made by a kindergartener to a friend:

"Did you see me just now? Just then, I just looked like Beyonce."

I've had a dry spell of good stories to write in my blog, even though I have been busy. I'm feeling better about looking for a job too. The school system here run in rounds, so that the most experienced teachers get first dibs at the jobs. I am in (of course) the last round of hiring, but I was encouraged by some teachers that were telling me that alot of the good jobs don't even open up until the last round.
I wish I had a digital camera so I could take some pictures of some of the flowers that are blooming around our hosue. Spring is here!
I am expecting a new baby nephew any day now. Everytime the phone rings I think, he's HERE! But not yet. I will post when he comes.