HOW DO YOU KNOW YOU ARE A TEACHER?

This was sent to me today, and knowing most people who read my blog are (were) teachers, I felt I needed to share.

1. You can hear 25 voices behind you and know exactly which one belongs to the child out of line.

2. You get a secret thrill out of laminating something.

3. You walk into a store and hear the words "It's Ms/Mr. _________" and know you have been spotted.

4. You have 25 people that accidentally call you Mom/Dad at one time or another.

5. You can eat a multi-course meal in under twenty-five minutes.

6. You've trained yourself to go to the bathroom at two distinct times of the day: lunch and prep period.

7. You start saving other people's trash, because most likely, you can use that toilet paper tube or plastic butter tub for something in the classroom.

8. You believe the teachers' lounge should be equipped with a margarita machine.

9. You want to slap the next person who says "Must be nice to work 7 to 3 and have summers off."

10. You believe chocolate is a food group.

11. You can tell if it's a full moon without ever looking outside.

12. You believe that unspeakable evils will befall you if anyone says "Boy, the kids sure are mellow today."

13. You feel the urge to talk to strange children and correct their behavior when you are out in public.

14. You believe in aerial spraying of Ritalin.

15. You think caffeine should be available in intravenous form.

16. You spend more money on school stuff than you do on your own children.

17. You can't pass the school supply aisle without getting at least five items!

18. You ask your friends if the left hand turn he just made was a "good choice or a bad choice."

19. You find true beauty in a can full of perfectly sharpened pencils

20. You are secretly addicted to hand sanitizer and finally,

21. You understand instantaneously why a child behaves a certain way after meeting his or her parents.

Dinosaurs, Butterflies, Bearkats, and Snakes

We have had a busy but interesting few weeks, and I've been either too busy or too tired to keep up with blogging! Last Saturday we had Buddy Day, where we let Luke plan out our day. First, we went to a dinosaur exhibit near our house, where there were replicas of dino skeletons. Then he chose to eat at Buffalo Wild Wings for lunch, and later that night we had the world's largest servings of ice cream for dessert. We had been so busy lately with our lives so we wanted to make sure Luke felt special for a day.

Yesterday we went to Payton's birthday party, and the kids got to wear their costumes. Luke is going to be soccer player since we had an Italian soccer jersey, and Mia is a pumpkin with a too-cute costume from Gymboree! I didn't get photos of Luke yet, but I'll get plenty on Halloween! Mia was sitting so quietly on the floor, so I managed to get a quick shot of her.

Marc went to Sam Houston State University Thursday to watch their basketball team practice, so the kids ended up with Bearkat clothes that they put on this afternoon, and I hadn't taken a cute photo of them in a few days, so it about time to get another one!

Luke and I could have filmed a show for the discovery channel today with our critter moments! When we got home from Target, there was a big monarch butterfly on our lantana out front. We sat out there for 30 minutes and it just flew right around us, not bothered at all that we were there trying to take a photo and being very loud. At one point, it seemed to chase Luke around the driveway, and that may be due to his bright orange shirt! 2 hours later, it's still flying around our front yard. Then we were in the kitchen and he screamed "Mommy, look!" and I assumed it was a spider or cricket but I turned around and saw a snake slithering across my kitchen floor! While I wanted to just panic and run, I knew Marc wasn't home and it was headed towards the fridge, so I grabbed a tupperware container, threw it on top, and called Brenda! We left it there until Marc got home and he humanely set it free across the street. I know it was only about 6 inches long, but still, a snake in my kitchen doesn't rest well with me!! Makes me wonder how long it's been slithering through my house... and 2 people (Marc and Luke) both slept on the floor last night. Gross.

So besides all that, we're doing well now. Marc was out of school most of the week with his back out, but he's up and about pretty much fully healed today. Mia isn't too happy, and we think it's got to be more teeth coming in . I can't believe this week is the end of the first 9 weeks of school either. I hope everyone has a great week. Enjoy the photos of our past 2 weeks! I didn't get a real shot of the snake -just on my camera - so you'll have to miss out on that one.

Playing

I found a few photos from the past weeks of the kids playing. It's so fun to see Luke taking the time to play with Mia. I know in a few years he won't be as willing to play with her, but now he gets his little people and lays on the blanket with her and keeps her very happy! The other photo is from when Carsyn came by the other week, after Luke spent the night at her house. Nancy, do you recognize Mia's outfit??


I saw this quote in an email from a prek teacher. I had never heard it, and thought it was worth sharing.
We could learn a lot from crayons... Some are sharp, some are pretty
and some are dull. Some have weird names, and all are different colors,
but they all have to live in the same box.

Three Ts

Our weekend can be summed up with three Ts:
The first T is Texas Roadhouse. I went out Friday with two new friends from work, and had a great time talking there for over 3 hours. It'd been a long time since I'd just hung out with friends like that, and it was much needed and appreciated!

The second T is for TV. Marc's friends (Doug and TBone) came over Saturday and we watched football all day. I know the guys had a good time, and I even enjoyed sitting around with them. I could have watched something other than football on the TV in the bedroom, but that TV has some issues. We noticed that several channels have no sound, and others - like Lifetime, that I probably would have watched all day yesterday - is in Spanish! So we'll be buying a new one this week. We have no explanation for that. And a special thanks goes out to TBone for playing trains with Luke, and to Doug for enduring Candy Land and Dora on the computer.

The third T is for teeth. Mia was pretty upset all day Saturday - not her usual happy self at all. She didn't sleep at all till 6:00 at night, and even when held, she just kept crying. This morning when I got her up, I felt at least one lower tooth - but I think both lower teeth broke through together. So that explains why she was so upset, and still is today.

This week will be another busy one. For me, it's conference week, so I'll be having them after/before/during school most days this week, and then from 1:00-6:30 on Thursday.

Sorry I haven't had photos lately to post. There's nothing really going on but I'll snap some of the kids this week anyhow, in case you all have forgotten how cute they are! Have a great week everyone!!