illederante

today while i was supervising my 7/8 graders in their history class, someone called another one illiterate...and then someone else said to the name caller, "can you even spell illiterate?!"....so then there was a 15 minute discussion about how to spell "illiterate"..."illeterate" was the most common spelling....but there was one "illederante" in there...they are not going to win a spelling bee anytime soon...and for the record, i am NOT their english teacher...

tomorrow i am going to charlotte for my birthday. i am excited to get away...this week at work has been really rough. i am kind of nervous because i am going to be in downtown atlanta at 3:30 on friday afternoon...there will be traffic...i am just hoping it goes ok... i am sure it will...i have been in big cities before with traffic.

lost is currently on. no sign of a shirtless sawyer...yet... sigh...

i think tomorrow may be a movie day at school. i honestly don't feel like teaching.

oooo..there is sayiid...with a shirt.

so i must make a correction to yesterday's entry...it was a trisket i choked on...not a wheat thin...

no sayiid....no sawyer...boo...

i think i am going to give triskets another shot with some cheese on them...

the cliff notes version

i got the new tags for my car in the mail today. that is good.

it is cold here today.

i balanced my checkbook tonight.

i made apple crisp.

i choked on wheat thins tonight and made kool-aid go up my nose.

tomorrow is lost.

i want to brush my teeth.

i am tired.

i am going to bed.

do-do-do-do-dooo-dooo (song from wizard of oz where the witch is riding her bike...)

hi blogspot world.

i am tired. really tired. why am i not in bed? because i am writing.

so my stitch witchery is AMAZING! i love it. i did all my pants tonight..i hemmed them and then pressed them all...yay!

so this morning we had a major storm and in carroll county (the next county over) there was a tornado (140 mph winds). the storm was really fast moving and i heard it thundering, so i got in the shower and the power went out. then it came back on and i tried to get my hair dried...and i was able to get my hair dried and then as soon as i finished, the power went out for 45 minutes. then it came back on. so storm season starts the beginning of march and goes through may...we had a tornado warning a week ago sunday and then this morning...if that is any indication of the storm season ahead...it won't be good... on my way to work, there was a sign in the road that i ran over and some wires in the road that i had no choice but to run over...there were major limbs down all over the place too...cra-zazy.

tonight was our chick-fil-A fundraiser with the school. there were a ton of people there and the fundraiser went from 6-8 and we receive 10% of whatever money came in tonight...from the drive-thru and the dining room...not just from lca people either...from any customer...i am hoping we did well...

my head itches.

umm...so now...there is some snow heading our way. what the heck... i am shaking my head. no major accumulation expected. right...like how we weren't supposed to have severe storms...

alright. i am going to bed now.

tired/ditch witch

i am tired. really tired. moreso than usual. bleh.

so i got to see amy today! i have 5 rubbermaid containers sitting in the living room...packed up full of books and kitchen items... i am too tired to unpack them. i had to move them...they were blocking the tv. gotta keep those priorities in check! ha!

so i was thinking about going to charlotte for my birthday, but found out that my friend and her boys have the flu...so if they aren't better, i may stick around here....at least i could get my girl scout cookies from shelley...mmm...cookies...

i don't know what i feel eating for dinner. nothing sounds good...ok. that is all for now. i may update later...

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so i am updating my post.

i unpacked and sorted all 5 rubbermaid containers. i have one of the greatest bffs ever! ams gave me some stuff from her house since she is kind of downsizing... she gave me the nicest pot and pan set ever! seriously, i have never had pots and pans so nice...and they all match! and they all have lids! and she also gave me a blender, a hand mixer, mixing bowls (magenta and turquoise!), a utensil carousel thing, nice storage bowls, a glass pitcher, a corningware bowl, another pyrex mixing bowl...and a ton (seriously) a ton of books! yay! i am so super grateful!! (THANKS SO MUCH AMS!!!)

so i am watching the moment of truth show...first time i have ever watched it...it is really stupid. and there is nothing else on. i could read...too bad i have no books to choose from...ha!

tonight there is a show on the travel channel...anthony bourdain's no reservations...and he is going to be in romania. i want to watch it because that is where karen's v.boyfriend is from....i hope i can stay up that long...sheesh...

so i put a couple of stiches in my new pants...because they are really long...and someone suggested stitch witchery...that it is permanent. i am going to look into it. plus i like to say things that have the word "witch" in them. i don't know why. there was a place off the highway in charlotte and they sold ditch witches. every time i saw the sign, i'd have to say it. even now....i am saying it. esss veird, no?

alright. that is really it for today. peace out. ditch witch.

green...in honor of my shirt...

so since i have shorter, super cute hair now, it takes a lot less time for me to wash and style. so i have about 20 minutes before i have to leave for church...so i thought i'd maybe write...

so i ordered some pants (which i referred to in my previous entry) and i also ordered this GREAT bright green shirt...it was only $12.50....and i LOVE it...it is one of those shirts that makes you just feel fabulous....i love it. so i am going to order the rest of the colors later today from old navy...that is how i am...once i find something i like...i buy all the colors....oh well...and they are only $12.50! and i am returning those other pants, so that is like a shirt and 1/2! yay!

i started my laundry yesterday around 5...and did not finish until 9...seriously. this is why i go to the laundromat...that is too stinkin' ridiculous. i would have been home by the latest 6:30 if i had gone to the laundromat...and that includes travel time...sigh....

but i vacuumed my carpet and rugs...and i also vacuumed my kitchen floor and my bathroom floor (a trick picked up from my mom....). it works so much better than trying to sweep or use the swiffer... and then you can just wipe the floor with a swiffer wet wipe...super easy... and by using the vacuum, you can suck up all the spiders that are dead...and you don't have to touch them...always a plus in my opinion....

ok...it is a bit closer to the time for me to leave....so i shall sign off now...

saturday...in the park....i think it was the fourth of july....

i did not go to the park. it is not the fourth of july. it is a song.

so...people who are petty and cannot talk to you about an issue, but can talk to everyone else about you and their issue really really irritate me. grow up. be an adult. mind your business and leave me alone. ugh.

soo...today i had to go to the bank before 12...so i went to the bank, to target and then i was going to head home, but i went over to staples and bought a pencil sharpener for my room (we have been without since october...). some women love shoe stores or department stores...for me...i love (LOVE) office supply stores...seriously. i could spend a ton of time and money in any office supply store. today i bought smelly stickers for school, some star stickers (because i tell them they are gold star students or they did something spectacular and i tell them they get a gold star), my pencil sharpener ($26! geez!), some grippy things for wooden pencils, and some blank notecards.

then i went and got my hair cut. majorly cut. i have been growing my hair out for about 2 1/2 years and recently i got it cut, but they didn't take off enough...so i went to hair cuttery and she took off more length. it doesn't even touch the top of my shoulders and she layered it a lot...i love it! it is exactly what i wanted, and it only cost $17! perfect!

after that i went to becky's to pick up my mail and my pants from old navy came. three pairs word (they are very wide leg, but super cute and comfy!) and a great bright green shirt and another pair of pants which i think are a children's size. they are going back. i may go tomorrow after church. i got a ton of mail too...80% were credit card offers...but i did get a birthday card from my auntie and some tea tree oil from the spectacular amy m.!

i also got my acceptance letter to uwg. i have to go though and take my placement tests before may 30, and the time slots they have are all at like 1:30 in the afternoon...so it looks like i'll be taking a 1/2 day in the near future...oh well though...it is worth it...i have to take one in math (which all of it is very very basic algebra..they list what it is going to be over...i am so not worried...it is all of what we are learning in 6th grade math, seriously!), reading and english. you have to answer 40 questions in 45 minutes. i am so not worried at all. so i will be starting school this summer...with my online classes. this is all foreign to me, but i am just taking it step by step. the school secretary is going to help me out with some student loan info....bleh...more money...oh well...'tis life...

so now i am home. i have laundry all over the floor (i am getting ready to wash some clothes! woo-hoo) and my nonperishables from target on the floor waiting to be put away...and my trash from my mail everywhere too...i really want to vacuum today also...gosh i have a lot to do!

oh and speaking of the divine miss m....she is moving on monday to charlotte from alabama...and she is stopping in the atl to give me some of her books and some kitchen items! i am so excited to see her...i love seeing her!! and in one week, i will be in the new age bracket on forms...i will be 25...geez...i am going to be in my mid-twenties...i feel like i am 17...seriously...but alas, i am not. ugh. the remote is on the floor. and i am on the couch out of reach of the remote and i want to change the channel. i must go now. this is already a book...alright. the end.

moon bounce, anyone??

today was a decent day. nothing majorly bad to write about....nothing majorly good to write about. tomorrow is thursday...that is my day that i don't have a break...i have to cover the history class with my *lovely* children. oh well. at least i don't have to teach them...just supervise them...

so we are doing this fundraiser called "race for education" at school. it is a race where the kids send letters to family and friends to sponser them in the race. well, i have been volunteered (along with the other middle school teacher) to be in charge of games. so i am thinking old school carnival type games and relay races. i am going to have some of my students from 5th-8th help run some of the kiddie games and hand out prizes and stuff. i have to get a list together of the games and stuff i need...it won't be too bad though. the race is on april 4th (i go to michigan on the 5th! yay!) i am looking for a low-cost/donated moon bounce....if any one of my 3 readers knows anyone in that atlanta area who has one...hook a sister up...

my tv is dirty. i can see the dirt on the screen. i cleaned it maybe 2 weeks ago...it was so super nasty...i see the dirt is creeping back in again...i should clean it...be a responsible adult...

my teeth hurt. the weather is going to change...oh! tonight is the eclipse...i should go and see if i can see it...the peak is at 10...it is 930...i am going to look...and project runway is on in a half hour and tomorrow is thursday which means lost...i love thursdays! okedoke artichokes...that is it. love.

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so i just went outside to look at the eclipse...it was right outside my door...it is so beautiful. there is something about the night sky that i just love. i think the moon and the stars are just so pretty and i love looking for constellations and just being outside at night...so beautiful...so romantic...i am happy i was able to see the eclipse...it made my heart happy...

just like the virgin mary...

today is tuesday. i have a ptf (parent teacher fellowship) meeting tonight. i am not super thrilled, but it isn't a major issue...it shouldn't last too long, right??

today i wore a new yellow shirt...a lot of people commented that it looked line sunshine. one student even said that i looked like an angel because my shirt was so bright it made my face radiate...just like virgin mary...go figure...

i bought this new lotion...well at first it started with a body wash that i bought. i liked the smell, but didn't think i liked the description of it, but i liked the smell, so i just bought it....and i really like it...so i found the lotion that corresponds with the body wash...it smells so good. it is suave brand and it is sandlewood/cinammon smell...which sounds gross...but for some reason i like it.

i ordered some girl scout cookies from my friend shelley. i am very happy about that. someone told me not to order from the girl scouts because they promote woman's rights or abortion or something...i don't quite recall....but i ordered some peanut butter sandwich cookie ones, some samoas, and some shortbread cookies. they are so stinkin' good...and i am a lover of cookies, so it is good...

the health teacher at school has been bringing edamame (soybeans) for lunch. they come in their pod and look like snow peas...you steam them and then you pop them out of their pod and eat the insides...they look like lima beans and taste like beans or boiled peanuts...i think they are really good. i bought some frozen from the grocery store...i just ate some for dinner. i am still hungry though...i think i am going to eat some cereal before leaving to go to my meeting...

i am out of things to write about...so i suppose i shall end here for today...the end.

lets go racin' boys...

today is the daytona 500. i am so happy that racing has started again. a couple of years ago, i could have cared less about nascar (my dad has always been a fan)...it took me living in mexico with some fellow americans who were nascar fans for me to get hooked. i learned everything i know about nascar while living in mexico (go figure....) and i absolutely love it! i have been to a busch race (the minor league of racing) and tried to go to the michigan cup race (it was rained out) and went to the atlanta race with my dad this past october. i can't explain why i love it...there is just something about it that i love. some people say spectators only like it because of the crashes...well the crashes are a small part of the appeal, i think. there is so much skill and strategy involved....there are teams....there are different makes of cars, there are your dramatic drivers, your drivers that always seem to crash, your quiet, but great drivers...there are all kinds that make up this sport. and no, it isn't just a redneck sport...yes there are a lot of overweight men minus shirts drinking beer...but that doesn't mean only redneck people like it... the roar of those engines...it is great...i love it. i love racing. oh, and of course you have your driver...i am a jr. fan....and then after jr., i tend to like kenseth...they are both kinda quiet...they aren't invovled in all the drama, but they are good drivers...my dad is a gordon fan (boo) and we tease my mom that she is a stewart fan (she thinks he is gross...but then again, who doesn't?) i am hoping this is jr's year to win the championship...i think that would be great. or better yet...gr88 (greaty-eight) hahahaha...i am so funny....

saturday spending...

so i am off to go shopping. i am ok with spending my tax money now. i just had to sleep on it... ha! i'll be sure to update on purchases....

linda....call me.....!

**update**
i am home. i spent a lot of money...not a ton...maybe $200...but to me that is earthshaking...but i bought some shirts, ordered some pants (i had a gift card that helped), some pillows for my couch, a bunch of teaching stuff (mainly stuff for my board), a rachael ray cookbook, a kid's almanac type book, blank cards, baskets for my bathroom...and i think that is about it... i spent all day out and about...i am tired. i had to call and get my sign in name so i could pay my insurance, which i did...that is about it though...

oh and i did speak to my mom today!! (yay!)

is it summer yet...?

today felt like summer. it is hard to explain...but just the smells...someone grilling....burning leaves...clean air...and it was sunny and nice outside...and there was good summer music on the radio...it just felt like summer...it made me happy...

so i got my tax refund from the federal government. i am very happy, but also i don't want to spend it. i don't know why...i think i am afraid the government is going to take it away again...even though i know they won't...it is just a weird feeling... i already paid my credit card off...that is nice...

so i don't have to work on monday....another nice thing...i think i am going to read this weekend...how lame is it that i have to plan to read....eh....oh well....it is my life...i can plan on reading if i want to...

that is it. this is a lame entry. oh well. life is sometimes kinda lame. mine is pretty uneventful for the most part. i like it that way though.

(himomiloveyoucallme)

what part of be quiet do you not understand?!

i am at work. i am filling in for another teacher who teaches at a local college...so i am stuck with my 7th and 8th graders....again....this is usually my prep period...not on thursdays though...they are taking a test and instead of being productive, i decided to type....yep...this is productive though...isn't it?

today is valentines day. i tell you if you want a job that will stress you every day of the week, but will reward you on holidays...become a teacher. at christmas i made out like a bandit....and again today....i have so much candy.....i had a cupcake...someone brought me 2 roses... being a teacher has a few silver linings...holidays are definitely one of them.

so i really don't care that it is valentines day. i am not bitter or anything. i think i am just so used to not having anyone special on valentines day that it is just another day for me. i think my sister sent me a "grow a boyfriend"...i have to go and pick up my mail and grow my boyfriend tonight. i think it is one of those things you stick in water and it grows. how fun! one plus now that today is valentines day is that all the valentines stuff at target will be on clearance when i go tomorrow to get groceries! yay!

it is almost lunch time. today is sub sandwich day. i ordered turkey. it will be good to have something substantial other than candy and cupcakes in my system... i scowl a lot. especially at work. i hope i don't have a wrinkly forehead when i get old. my kids told me today that i have a deep man's voice. i don't care. they are ridiculous. children. i just had to spell "heresies" for someone. ok...now this is super rambling...i shall end now. back to the children. they are done with the test...darn.

no party for you...rahaha {{manical laughter}}

i was very happy today....until a student thought it would be a good idea to remove his shoe and shove it in the face of another student and that student threw the shoe very hard across the room and it hit the board...and then they heard it from me...but that wasn't until 10 minutes before they left...so my day was a good day...i was very happy, for some reason.

hmm....what else is going on....

nothing really...the week is half over...spectacular! i have to type up a math sheet for my pre-algebra kid and a history worksheet for 5th and 6th grade... and 7th/8th grade doesn't understand why they can't just have a big valentine's day party tomorrow instead of working....it is irritating because they try to manipulate...but i just stick by my decision...they aren't in second grade....they don't need a party for every holiday...is that mean....? i don't think so....they think i am just an evil dictator...i don't care though... when they are all at least "b" students....then we'll talk...but for now....they play way too much.... every day is a party day for them...

i am hungry-ish.... i haven't eaten dinner, but nothing sounds good and i am not super hungry...i am not feeling all that great...again.... there is no school on monday, so i can rest...yay....

i think that is about it for now...nothing too spectacular...just a typical day in the life of me...

blame it on the wind...

today i was very human. it is not bad to be human. everyone is human. today my humanity was apparent...and surprisingly it was after school... i was just irritated and it came out and i had to go back to the school and the kids were all saying stuff and i was just kind of short with them...my boss noticed and said he was worried about me later at the game tonight...we talked for a minute and i explained what had happened tonight (nothing major, i was irritated because my whole afternoon was eaten up...i just got home at 7:45....) the health teacher says that when a storm is coming there are negative ions in the air and it affects people...we are supposed to be getting rain...all the kids were in a funk today...some staff was in a funk....i blame the negative ions (i guess it is a proven thing too...)

"How often do you hear people say that the wind is driving them crazy! A persistent or noisy wind can lead to an increase in tiredness and irritability, or even a sudden decrease in mood. Some school teachers have noticed that children tend to be more irritable and that there are more playground 'upsets' when it is windy. Studies have linked these winds to an increase in traffic accidents, crime and suicide rates, and they have even been taken into account during legal proceedings!"
(http://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/features/health_culture/behaviour.shtml)

today it was very very windy. maybe that is the reason for the funk...not the negative ions...i don't know...but i am home now and i am watching the biggest loser on tv (i love that show) and the ironic thing is, i am planning on eating some chocolate chip cookies while i watch it...ha!

monday, monday....

so i have been reading this book by ted dekker...it is called skin....it is so super good. i started reading it when i took it with me a couple of weeks ago to the laundromat and really only read it there...but i have been hooked really since yesterday. it is really kind of hard to explain, but there is a murderer who is trying to get revenge on these four people, but no one knows who the murderer is or why he is targeting these four strangers...i really love ted dekker books...i can't figure him out, so i tend to get into his books and can't put them down until i figure out what is going on...gosh, i miss reading... i used to read all the time...and now it seems like i am just too tired to read...that is sad...

today was a typical monday at work. my days go by pretty quickly though. we are going to be starting a new unit in science...learning about vertebrates...and there is no money for any dissection items...just no money period. that really stinks. i wish i had some sort of a budget to supplement my teaching with...but i don't...so i have to make do with what i have. i know i have complained about it a bit, but i am super overwhelmed with my work load...and i am expected to be excellent at all of them... and i just can't do it...i am teaching science, bible, spanish, 3 different levels of math in one class, 2 different math levels in one class, and history....and then parents are asking me to tutor after school too...and then i feel like the bad guy for not tutoring...but it is too much...or am i just complaining...? i don't know...i haven't really figured that much out yet...if i taught only math...and science...that would be ok...but it isn't...it is a weird mix of classes i am expected to teach and i wonder if it is worth it for what i get paid...not saying i want to be a millionaire...but it is just a frustrating situation at times...

i find myself living for the next day off and for the next break in the school year...just like the kids...we have next monday off. i am happy about that....

ch-ch-ch-changes....

today i went to a new church. i really really liked it. it is a church with maybe 100 people maybe more...maybe less...i am a really bad estimator...anyway most of the people were close to my age or a little bit older which was really nice. it is an ihop-ish church and it really reminded me of being at fire or going to a morningstar type service. i liked it and i am definitely going back...

i feel like things are changing. i don't like it...but i think it is a good thing. change is hard at times, but like i said, i think it is a good thing and it will be worth it.

so my birthday is coming up soon. i think i am going to go to charlotte for my birthday. ams will be moved by then and i think i would like to spend my birthday with her and missy...since they are my closest friends in this general area of the country...i usually don't get all hyped up about my birthday, but i am actually kind of looking forward to it this year. it is a big year...25...another change in my life...but it is ok...

so i am realizing that instead of being irritated or frustrated by the changes, just go with them...i can't fight them...so just go along and see what happens...

foul, foul mood....

today i was in a foul mood. there was no rhyme or reason to why i was so foul, i just was. everything the kids at school did drove me nuts. one parent is driving me nuts too...it is just a stupid thing...she is total denial about her kid (who majorly needs discipline) and when i take steps to keep him calm and occupied in class, she doesn't like that...and you know, i was thinking about it and i spend more time with this kid than she does on a daily basis. he is there before school and he is in after care until 6 every day..so she spends maybe 4 hours with him a day...i spend 7... so when it comes do "raising" this child...but when he has behavior problems and doesn't get good grades (he is a solid b student) it is our fault....whatever, lady....do your job...discipline your kid.... (is my foul mood coming out...?)

i am feeling a lot better as far as being sick goes. i am still a bit "coughy" but i am not taking any meds and i have been sleeping well.

i am happy tomorrow is friday.... this week went by super fast, which makes me happy.

i guess that is really it for now. lost will be on soon. that makes me happy too...bleh...one more day of work...one more day...and then the weekend...thank the lord...

butter eating pilgrim....

this weekend went by way too quickly. why does time always go by so quickly when you don't want it to and it crawls by when you want it to move fast??

there is a butter comerical on tv. i bought whipped butter yesterday. i had been using margarine, but i think margarine is worse for you than butter because margarine is artifical and butter is closer to nature. if the pilgrims didn't eat it, then i probably shouldn't eat it either. they churned their own butter...not margarine. i am sticking with my whipped butter even though it is as hard as a rock despite the fact it is whipped...at least it is not fake like margarine...

i did my laundry today. i had just about 2 weeks worth of dirty laundry. the laundromat was a hoppin' place today...but i timed it just right and a couple of ladies were getting ready to leave and they offered me one of their dryers which had 15 minutes left on it...it was nice...i really appreciated it!

i filed my taxes this weekend...i did it online...i am getting a nice refund from the government and a little back from the state of georgia...but i have to pay nc state...so that pretty much cancels out my georgia refund and i have to pay and additional $26...which isn't bad...next year will be much easier...one state to deal with...and enough taxes taken out when they are supposed to be taken out... :/

today i haven't had a fever all day...which is nice. i am still very congested but at least i don't have a fever. i am grateful.

yesterday however, when i went grocery shopping, i had one...and i bought some crazy items...i am looking at what i bought and wondering why i bought it...but oh well...i survived...and i have some random here and there food items....

i did buy some more conversation hearts (in english, ams...) and they are delicious. they are sitting by me in a ziploc plastic bowl...together we are gazing upon the mountain of laundry which is sitting on the floor waiting to be folded...usually i fold at the laundromat and the clothes sit folded on the floor until at least thursday....but i wasn't feeling all that great and it was busy at the laundromat, so i shoved all my clothes back into the bags and dumped them on the floor when i got home...they have been sitting there since 4 o'clock... i will have to iron this week...so be it.

the superbowl is on. do i care? noooope. i am watching a wedding cake challenge marathon on food network. am i in the market for a wedding cake? currently, noooope. but i like them. and it is better than football.

on a sports note (one that i do care about)....racing resumes in 13 days...i am so so so so so so so ready for racing to begin again....13 days. yay!

ok. thats all. i need to do something with my laundry... :S