War of the Roses

So every Thursday as I drive to school I listen to a radio station called 93.1.  They have a radio segment on around 8 that they call war of the roses.  I have hard about 4 of these segments...and I am not sure why I continue to listen...because I am always disturbed afterwards...however...no matter how much I want to turn the channel I can't make myself...I just want to keep listening....

So this is how the war of the roses works:  a person calls the radio station if they think their partner is cheating on them.  The radio calls the person posing as a flower delivery company and offers them a free dozen roses to send to whoever they want.  They say they are absolutely free...and all they need to do is tell someone about their company.  So the whole time the radio station is talking...their partner is listening in on the other side-secretly hoping that their partner sends the flowers to them...not to some other person. 

So lets get to today's segment.....it was the worst one that I have heard so far.  This girl calls in to the radio station because she thinks her husband is cheating on her.  (they had been married 8 or 10 years-i can't quite remember) She said she had a few reasons why she thought her husband was cheating, she named two.  1- the other day she accidentally logged onto his e-mail.  (it had saved his password and she clicked on) and she noticed a e-mail from her friend (heather....don't know why I can remember the friends name but not hers or her husband...any who) In the e-mail she has sent him provocative pictures of herself in her Halloween costume.  The wife finds this very odd...and she had not received any of these pictures.  The second thing she says is that one day during the summer she had to work late, and when she got home she asked her husband what he did all day.  He says he went swimming....she asks where? he says he went to heather's house.  She found this odd as well....because it was HER friend before they married...and how weird that he went over her house to go swimming with her without his wife.

So they call the guy and he answers.....and they tell them their whole spiel...and he accepts...almost instantly! (the other times I had heard these segments the guy took a LOT more coaxing to say yes) instantly he is like I can say anything on the card?  He is like I want to write you look better naked on the card.  Then they ask, who are you going to send the flowers to.....and big surprise...he sent the flowers to heather!  even though I totally see it coming I instantly feel horrible for the wife. 

She is crying hysterical and is so upset you can't even understand what she is saying!  Like I said I don't know why I waste my time listening to this...its pretty much the same story over and over. I feel sick for these girls...and hatred for these guys!  There is no excuse for cheating!  But it's so captivating to me...I can't not listen..haha

So if you enjoy listening to drama like I do....tune in Thursday at 8:00...you will be in for a treat..kinda like Jerry Springer on the radio..hehe....I hope that one day I hear the guy isn't cheating...that will give me hope that all guys out there aren't cheaters...ha

So that brings me to day 34:  Post a picture of your childhood house.

I took these pictures when I went back to Ohio a few years ago.  The owners did not keep the house up....it's as if they just let the house go.  So just be for warned that the house is not in the condition it was when I was a little girl and my mom took care of the house!  However, just looking at the pictures brings back so many memories that I have in that house.  :) Also...you can't see it in this picture...but the mailbox still has our last name on it!  Geez people are so lazy they can't even change the name on the mailbox over 16 years later!

Day 33

Felt very productive today...called coach....argued with them...that was an interesting beginning to my day....filled out my application to renew my teaching license....went and got a money order to pay for my teaching license....and drove to the office and actually renewed my license!  I know....I rocked it today!!! 

Yesterday was productive as well.  This weekend I had 2 goals....1- to update my phone.....and 2-to grade a mountain (and when I say mountain I mean Everest) of papers.....and guess who checked off my two goals! Yup...I updated my phone...and the update is AMAZING!  not as amazing as the new iphone...but I'll take it till I get the new one.....and I graded all the papers...only took me 6 hours....and that is not an exaggeration!  I told you it was Everest! 

The new update on the phone has this new feature where you can make a checklist and actually check things off.  I made a checklist for today....and checked off all the things I did today....i liked how it said COMPLETE.....so much that I made a checklist of things I need to do tomorrow. :)  This iphone has just made my life so much better! :D

Day 33:  Post a picture of a wild night....I usually get rid of the evidence of such nights....hehe...therefore the only picture I can find is this one...on the way out for a scavenger hunt at my friend Amanda's bachelorette party.....note my  name tag...lol Cherry! :)

Day 32

Watching Beauty and the Beast!  I love Disney movies!  Especially the older ones...they bring back memories from when I was little.   (Aladdin comes on next!---woo hoo) Didn't do much today....just cleaned the kitchen and watched a few things on my dvr.  I also went to my goddaughter's volleyball game!  It was very cute!  They played three games and they won one!  Not too bad...the last game they lost by only 2 points!  I really enjoyed it and I think I'll go back again! :D

Day 32:

Post a picture of a tradition you have

This one was a little hard for me.  I know my family has traditions...I just had a hard time thinking of them! hehe  When I think of traditions Christmas instantly comes to mind!  I feel like we have a lot of holiday traditions...mostly Christmas ones... One of our traditions that we do every year since I was little is make sugar cookies from scratch...with homemade frosting to top them off.  They are DELICIOUS!!!! we used to make them at my aunt's house when I lived in Ohio...and it was an all day affair.  We would make at least a hundred probably more!  One year we even made so much we took the ingredients to my aunt's work (she worked at a restaurant) to mix the dough in their dough mixer in the back!  Making the dough...then rolling it out...and cutting the cookies out....it was a big deal!  But after making all the cookies the decorating part took even longer!  We would color the frosting all different colors and even put sprinkles and other embellishments on it!  Now we don't make quite as many cookies.. but it's still a fun tradition!

 

day 31

Late!  I absolutely HATE to be late.  I am usually not late...if I can help it.....However this year I went from not being late once to work to being late 3 times!  I accredit my being late to the construction...thanks good ole' state of Nevada for deciding to put construction ALL over the valley making my commute to work that much more fun!  Let me paint a picture for you:  I leave my house early already-at around 7:30ish to get to work by 8:26.  That gives me almost an hour to get to work.  Before the construction it took me around 20-30 minutes to get there.  Allowing me an extra 20 to 30 minutes to do stuff in the classroom.  Now if I leave at 7:30 I get to work at 8:20 or even right on time at 8:26.  Therefore construction has added 20 minutes at least to my commute!  I could take boulder all the way down...however I can't stand driving on surface streets just to be stopped at EVERY stoplight on the way there.  Then it will take me just as long as if I was on the freeway stuck in traffic.  Plus my car gets way better gas mileage on the freeway....as long as I'm not stuck in traffic..haha.

Ok..now fast forward to today: my 3rd and hopefully final day I am EVER late to work.  I left almost 15 minutes earlier than I usually leave...because I wasn't staying late...and I needed to print some things so I could make copies during prep.  However, there was construction almost from my driveway.  ugh...I could tell it was going to be interesting drive this morning.  I finally get on the freeway and there are 2 accidents!  Traffic is STOPPED.  I am stuck in the far left lane...and no one can let anyone over...hence we are stopped....we finally start moving and I am perplexed at how slow the traffic is going....I am purposely in the left lane because they have the right lane closed...due to construction...and usually the left lane is the lane to be in...because it goes a little faster than the others....however today they had changed the closed lane to the left lane.  I can't express how irritated I was....just when I thought I had it figured out.  So...I get to work 10 to 15 minutes late....and I was also late to a meeting....did I mention that I left 15 minutes early today...haha....thank goodness I had left early or I might have been rolling in when school was starting!  Can you imagine? 

I'm a little disappointed tonight...no..not because of the construction...but because today was the tenth anniversary of sushi mon.  They were having their all you can eat sushi for only $10!  It is normally like $26.  So Heather and I head over right after work so it hopefully won't be "too busy"  We get there and the place is overflowing...literally.   There are people outside...and pouring out the door!  We finally get in..and the hostess says:  We aren't taking any names for the list until 5:00 (it was 4:20) and then it's at least a 4 to 5 hour wait.....yes that isn't a typo...4-5 hour wait!  So needless to say no sushi tonight!  Bummer...that was such a good deal...the extreme couponer in me was excited....also I really really wanted some sushi!  I woke up dreaming of sushi....for real..haha

Ok...now for the 100 day photo challenge:  Day 31 post a picture of something that always makes you smile:  my bella....she always makes me smile...even when she is being the biggest brat imaginable....I can't help but smile...i guess that means I love her :)

and a close up of her little paws..she's so cute how she has her little feet crossed....oh how she makes me smile!

shuffling

There are always those special times in the classroom...something that makes that specific day stand out.  Ever watch that show "Kid's say the darnedest things", well it's true they do say and do the darnedest things...that brings me to my story:  I'm calling it shuffling..hah

So everyday I do a RTI group for 30 minutes.  I work with 5 boys...3 from my class and 2 from other teacher's classes.  Yesterday when I was working with my group..usually we work on different sounds...build words....and then we read a book usually containing the word pattern we were working on during the group time.  Since yesterday was Halloween..I thought that maybe instead of reading a book we would play a game.  So we did the sounds...built the words...and completed the worksheet and we proceeded to play a game.  The game is a card game similar to uno...called crazy eights short vowels.  So before I divey out the cards I start shuffling the cards....and I'm just shuffling them regular....nothing too fancy....and the kids were saying wow you are good at that!  I said...this is called shuffling....all of the sudden out of no where one of the boys breaks out into song:  The song by LMFAO called party rock anthem..i believe.  He's singing/rapping.."everyday I'm shuffling...shuffling..shuffling.." It was hilarious.  I couldn't stop laughing and the other boys started to chime in as well.  They are moving their hands as if they are rapping...it was priceless.  Next the same boy who initiated the song stands up and starts to dance around.  It really was HILARIOUS!!!!  It is moments like this that remind me why I became a teacher! 

Click the link to watch a video. ...the shuffling part is around the 3.40 mark..haha....I believe the dance he was doing is in the video...:D

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KQ6zr6kCPj8

Day 30:  Post a picture of something you are scared of:  Spiders!  I don' t know WHY I am sooooooo scared of spiders!  In my class I've been teaching the kids about spiders...and how they help us out by killing other pests that annoy us, and they are really more scared of us, blah blah blah...however...I am still EXTREMELY scared of spiders! Most people are!  

P.S.  I was going to post a picture of a real spider...however I am THAT freaked out...that when I seen the spiders in the pictures I started to freak out a little...haha...so therefore...a cute harmless cartoon spider will have to do...enjoy!

Day 29

Had a nice relaxing 3 day weekend....Thursday I had a few friends over....we made a fire and made smores....It was so much fun! :) (and....I didn't burn the house down..hehe) It was one of the friend's birthday on Friday...so...it was kinda a birthday celebration.  It was super cold...so sitting by the fire was PERFECT!  We even got these new 'flat' marshmallows that are perfect for smores! 

Friday my dad and I went to the hockey game...it was sorta spur of the moment...the wranglers posted on facebook that the reality stars from the sister wives were going to be at the game and doing a meet and greet!  I was super excited...because i just LOVE that show!  They actually live in Vegas and I am always on the look-out for them!  Seriously!  Hah....Someone once told me they seen them at Trader Joe's...so ever since then I've been keeping my eyes peeled!  That wasn't the ONLY reason I wanted to go to the game....I also LOVE the wranglers...and this was our first game of the season.  It was a spectacular game too- we were winning the entire night...and pretty much blew them out of the water...(or you could say blew them out of the ice..haha) the final score was 9-3...and we got free tacos! (if the wranglers score 5 goals everyone wins tacos from del taco)

Being a fan on facebook actually paid off...because during the first intermission the sister wives ACTUALLY did do a meet and greet!  It was awesome!  I felt star struck...but when I talked to them they seemed really nice and down to earth.  Kody was there with only 2 of his 4 wives:  Janelle and Christine.  Meri and Robin weren't there.  But I got a picture with them, and they signed a picture for me.  It pretty much made my night...week...maybe even month..haha.

The rest of the weekend was pretty much chill..hung out at home....and did a little grading (I am still behind..)

Tomorrow is Halloween...and we are going to have an "orange" party in the class.  Everyone is supposed to bring orange snacks for the classroom.  I picked up some orange plates, napkins, and brownie bites with orange frosting!  I also made my little kiddos little goodie bags complete with a orange tumbler cups that look like a jack-o-lantern.  I hope they like it!

That brings me to Day 29:  Post a Picture of you and a family member:  I chose this picture taken a few years ago of me and my dad at a hockey game...thought it would be fitting-given the festivities of the weekend....

fender bender

Last week I got into a little fender bender....it was just that....a small fender bender....barely anything.  I was getting off the freeway at boulder...and I was going right to DI (Usually I go left to Sahara...but there is so much freaking construction I am going an alternate route)  I was at the yield sign to turn right and there was a van in front of me.  I was looking left to make sure no one was coming...and there wasn't anyone coming....so I started to go....when I turned my head to start going I realize...too late....that the van hadn't gone yet.  God knows why he hadn't moved yet...there was ABSOLUTELY no one coming....So I tapped the guy's back of his van....didn't think they even felt it...but they did because they pulled over....it was a company van and there were two guys in the van...they got out and asked me for my drivers license...and insurance...I grabbed both and went to give it to him.  The other guy was moving this step on the back of the van up and down to make sure it worked....it did.. he was also calling his boss to see what they should do.  Even though it was just a fender bender...I was freaking out....my hands were shaking...and I felt like crying.  I felt so stupid...I should have been paying more attention...So after exchanging information...(the guy completely forgot to get my insurance info) the guy couldn't get ahold of his boss and since there was no damage...the guys decided to just leave...and be on their way...THANKFULLY!  If we would have called the cops I probably would have gotten a ticket for hitting someone in the ass end....as well as not having a current copy of my insurance (my insurance card in my car was expired...oopsy) I instantly called my mom...who just so happened to be in Wisconsin....I told her what happened...and she calmed me down.....however it pretty much ruined my day....I was still a little hysterical at work as well...and I just felt off the rest of the day...however this was all brought on by me not paying attention.  I have been more careful since the fact....I try to always learn from my mistakes.

Ok now for day 28..Post a picture of something that means a lot to you:  My cats...bella and blanca mean a lot to me!  Blanca lives with my mom and dad...and bella lives with me.  I love her like she's my kid!  She is so freaking cute and cuddly.  I love listening to blanca..he has such a personality and he will let you know what he's feeling..... yay for my cats! :D

Day 27

Been off for a while....sooooo busy lately....my dvr is filled...literally...so I'm not just neglecting the blog....but also neglecting my dvr...haha....

Since I have last written...I went to a 2 day concert called the 48 hour festival.  It was really fun....there were a lot of different bands.....to say the least it was extremely fun...just a little bit hot...other than that...fun....I really enjoyed Hollywood Undead...and 3 day's grace.  I would say those were my two favorite bands...and I was very thankful to spend this time with friends.

this past week...I went to a training after school and we had the dreaded Halloween carnival.....the night we have been planning at work for at least a month!  It went ok...we had the haunted house...and the cake walk...and a soda pop ring toss...it was a long long night! But I really enjoyed seeing all the kids dressed up...overall...good night

Last night was pretty busy as well (I told you I have been busy) I went shopping yesterday to try and find a nerd costume....because I had a roller derby to go to...where the theme was freaks vs. geeks ...and a Halloween party immediately following.  I didn't have a costume so I figured...I'd dress up as a geek to go to the roller derby and then I wouldn't have to come home and change etc. before I went to the Halloween party afterwards.  I found this "nerd kit" at savers....it had a pocket protector....a "hi my name is" name tag, nerdy black glasses complete with the white tape around the middle of the lenses...then I bought a white shirt with a pocket...and some funky socks.  To complete the outfit I got some suspenders from party city.  Put together I wore my jean capri's, with my funky socks and my chucks..it looked like I was wearing high waters....hehe....and then my bestie came over and did my hair for me!  She parted it zig zag and made nerdy pigtails...and she even wrapped hair around it to cover up the hairband.....I don't know what I would have done without her The hair style totally saved my costume!

The roller derby was awesome!  I'd never been....and I'd been wanting to go for a long time....It's not like the movie whip it though....It's a little sad....I wish they could be more violent like back in the day....but the theme night was cool...there were a lot of costumes...and for a people watcher like me....lots of interesting people to keep me entertained...haha

The Halloween party was fun as well....bud light lime beer...beer pong...costumes..and good friends....what could have been better?


So today is day 27....post a picture of your day...

Will you accept a couple of photos to sum it up?


Can you say hangover? haha...when I woke up I am pretty sure I was still a little drunk from the night before.....well i wasn't super hung over..just a little tired...and out of it....I think this was because I drank a whole bunch of water before I went to bed...and throughout the night (3 entire bottles to be exact) and I took some advil before going to bed...that's the trick people...:)

I had to make sure I got up on time...so I set my alarm for 11....we had an appointment at bella bridesmaids to look at bridesmaids dresses.....It was a fun time....although I couldn't try on any of the dresses that we are thinking of getting because I'm too fat to fit into the sample sizes....however...the dresses look very nice on the other two bridesmaids....

After our appointment we went to red robin.  I love red robin!  I always get the same thing...a bbq chicken wrap...it's delicious!  They have the best fries too!






Finally I went home to work on this huge pile of grading for about 4 hours!  and I'm not even done!  Can you believe it???? I can...I did say in a previous blog that I wouldn't put off my grading again..lol...i think that was wishful thinking!  I graded all of the stuff except the writing...I am saving that for another night to make a boring night a special one...heh

This concludes the wrap up..of my time away....till another day....goodnight!

Day 26

Lately, I've been in a funk.  I want to get out of it, and I've been trying...But I cannot seem to shake it off!  I feel like every night I throw a pity party for myself.  I sit and cry and feel horrible.  I go to bed feeling sorry for myself and I do not want to feel like this anymore.  Every morning I have to drag myself out of bed....and all I want to do when I get home from work is sleep.  I have no desire to go out and do anything fun and I am just feeling very negative. 

In the past I was always the look on the bright side person, and if something bad happened, it sucked and then the next day I was over it or close to being over it.  Now I feel like I dwell more on stuff, and I'm remembering other things that made me upset from the past.  (maybe stuff that I never really got over) 

I think I'm very good at hiding when I'm not feeling ok.  However, someone recently told me that my emotions are written all over my face.  So...maybe I'm not as good at hiding it as I thought?  However if I'm not good at hiding it, then how come no one knows that I've been feeling upset lately? 

I try to pinpoint what is making me upset....however I am sure that it is a combination of things. 

Work is probably one of them.  Sometimes I LOVE my job.  Sometimes I wish that I had picked another profession.  When I stay late and don't get overtime pay...that's when I hate my job.  When I take my work home and am constantly working throughout the weekend...that's when I hate my job!  I sometimes wish that I had picked a job where I can leave on Friday (on time)...and come back on Monday refreshed....a job where I didn't take grading, and lesson plans, and anything else home on the weekend, and work all weekend..just to go back to work and do it all over again the next week.  I want a job where I can take a sick day or a day off and I don't have to  make a lesson plan, put everything out.... and spend hours getting ready for a substitute.  I want to just take a day off and then come back and go back to work.  I understand that I knew all of this before I picked this job...and most days I LOVE my job.....I love the kids...I love teaching them how to read....and write...and add and subtract.  I love seeing the light bulb go on....I love knowing that I made a difference in a child's life.  I love doing the fun exciting things like cutting open a pumpkin, or going on field trips, or reading my favorite book to my class.  So you have to take the good and the bad when you look at things.  But lately all I can see is the bad :(.  I need a day off....or maybe a week! Guess I'll have to wait till December to get a substantial amount of time off. 

so this blog was completely random...I'm sorry.....

I'm just going to post Day 26:

Post a picture of something you wish you could change:

I wish I could change my job!  I've never done anything besides teaching!  I don't want to quit my job...I just wish that I would have tried out different jobs before settling on my job as a teacher.  I am definitely going to be a teacher for a while....no worries...I'm NOT going to be changing my job anytime soon....however....I wonder what other jobs are like....and what I'm missing out on.  I know sometimes the grass is not always greener on the other side but  I notice that other jobs sometimes have perks and I notice that the only perk of being a teacher is the summers off...but most people do not realize that teachers do not get paid for that time off....so it's basically a leave of absence...not a "vacation".  Where when you get "vacation time" at another job it's paid leave.  Ok...enough negativity about being a teacher.  I'm going to bed....no pity party for myself tonight....I think

day 25

So Day 25 is supposed to be post a picture of your favorite book.  I have a whole bunch of books that I like.  It got me thinking....my favorite book...what is my favorite book? 

I love James Patterson books and I am currently reading the numbered series by him.  I read number 7-9, then I read 1-4 and I'm currently on number 5.  The 5th Horseman, and I've read every single book by V.C. Andrews!  I LOVED the twilight saga, and I pretty much do not read the book unless I love it. 

Then I started thinking about children's books and what was my favorite children's book.  I have SOOOO many too!  I can't just pick one...when I was little my mom read me the Berenstain Bear Books, which I loved.  We also visited the Berenstain Bear City at Cedar Point when I was little, which brought the books to life for me!  I still collect those books, even though kids now a days aren't huge fans.  I have so many children's books in my collection....a whole shelf full for the kids and a four drawer filing cabinet full of my personal children's books!  So....when you ask me my favorite book...I pretty  much blank!  There are too many to choose from...and I cannot just choose one.

One of my favorite Berenstain Bear Books is The Messy Messy Room.  But I pretty much loved all of them!

Can't pick my favorite Twilight book, I loved them all...and I CANNOT wait to see the new movie!

  I have to say, this is my favorite series by V.C. Andrews...and I just checked her website and apparently she has new  books out?  So I guess I haven't read them ALL.  But I will be going to get them from the library as soon as I finish the books I'm currently reading! :)

Day 24

Day 24:  Post a picture of something you wish you were better at:

I wish I was better at organizing.  Yes, I've been working on this...and I have gotten a lot better...and sometimes I'm like YES! I got it, I'm on my way to getting organized....however then piles start piling up and then I'm back where I started.....geez....

But let me mention that my piles are most likely organized piles....I know in the vicinity of where whatever it is I'm looking for is....most of the time. 

This is where I'm at with my classroom...I have one shelf that needs a little tender love...and the back corner where the sink is, under the sink in the cabinets needs organized, as well as the stuff in boxes.  Not too bad...lol It's on my list of things to do..hehe

My house...not as bad as my classroom....the garage needs some attention...but who's doesn't right? hah....and I want to organize my crafting materials etc.  One day I will be organized....probably..hehe

Day 23

Nothing FANTASMIC happened today in the life of holly.  It was pretty uneventful.  However, the rain must have grown a few fences over night, because when I got to school today you now have to walk completely around the portables to get to my classroom, the girls' bathroom is blocked off, and the girls have to walk all the way around to get to it.   I feel for the kindergarten wing...because it feels like they are completely blocked off from all of us...It also makes dismissal a little challenging....but who doesn't like a challenge? All of this, because they jacked up part of the sidewalk.  The joys of construction...wait...I don't think there ARE any joys..haha...maybe the joys come later when we have a nice new school.  Maybe.

Today is day 23  A picture of something that you wish you could forget.  I am going to be cliche and post this picture:

I'm pretty sure everyone wishes they could forget this!  So sad....and still affecting us 10 years later! 

P.S. I wish this day was post a picture of someone you wish you could forget...because I have the perfect person!

Good Night!

Day 22

Day 22:

This is sorta lame, since I think I've already had 2 that were similar...if not the same....as this one.  But I am not in the mood to think of another idea..and this is what it says on the list.....therefore

A picture of somewhere you'd like to travel.

Egypt and see the pyramids.  They are so interesting to me.  A teacher at my school does Egypt as their multicultural presentation every year and its just so cool!  I've learned a few things just by watching a first grader's presentation! I want to go and see with my own eyes...

pampered chef...and day 21

Haven't been on in a few days....had a somewhat busy weekend....hosted a pampered chef party on Saturday...it was A LOT of fun....but A LOT of work as well!  If you know me, you know that I am not much of a chef...not really into the cooking part of it or the cleaning up part..haha.  Thankfully it's just me at my house..therefore I do not need to cook much.  I do cook every Tuesday for my family...and once in a while for a party or something. 

It was fun.  Everything we made was DELICIOUS.  We  made this garden pizza that was phenomenal!  It had tomatoes, zucchini, onions, and mushrooms on it.  We also made these potato bites with bacon and sour cream.  Last but not least we made this rocky road lava cake in the microwave!  It was so cool!  At first I wasn't sure if the thing was going to fit into my microwave, (my microwave is very small) but it did!  I really want to buy the microwave cooker and am thinking of getting it.  I am all about cooking dinners, etc, in the microwave!

I was looking at the magazine...and there are just so many things I want!  It's crazy! haha.....i think I'll have to limit myself...my budget won't allow for me to go too crazy.  haha....

Ok...today is day 21:  Post a picture of you when you were little.

Well you are in luck today...it took me about 40 minutes to find these pics...and I had to scan them! (woah....getting high tech here..) so I'm posting two today!  These are two of my favorite pics of me when I was little.  Good ole' Olen Mills (I think that's how you spell it)!

Day 20

Super Exhausted.....stayed late at school bubbling in tests....and now I can't wait to crawl into bed and cuddle up with my bella and get a good night's sleep!  Hopefully I sleep well tonight...as I sometimes struggle with this...

However....today is day 20:  post a picture of your biggest insecurity: 

Well....this might not be exactly my BIGGEST insecurity.  However, It is one of my insecurities:  my crooked teeth.  This is a problem that should have probably been taken care of by my parents when I was younger, however they did not have the money to fix my teeth...and now I am left with crooked teeth.  Yes, I could get braces..now.....but they are REALLY expensive...and who wants ANOTHER bill when I already have like a million.  When I first became a teacher I upgraded my insurance to the "diamond" plan because it had orthodontia coverage.  But when I tried to get braces they said some lame excuse about having to be under 18 years of age!  How lame!  I need braces, finally have coverage for it...and cannot use it because I'm over the age of 18...somethings in life just don't make sense!

Anyways...off to take a shower and cuddle up with my cat and a book..or watch something that is dying to get watched off my dvr...lol...goodnight!

I'm back! :)

Have been gone for a little bit....was feeling under the weather...not 100% yet...but feeling a LOT better! 

I am going to continue with the 100 day challenge....Day 19 a picture of something that has made a huge impact on your life recently

I wanted to go all deep....and post something profound....but I realize I have posted a million pictures of my family and friends who have extremely impacted my life....and I can't think of anything that has impacted my life RECENTLY that is very deep.. besides them.....sooooooooo  can't go too deep on this one! 

So I think that I have told everyone who reads this that I love me some cable.  I feel like I have a problem....I almost never watch anything live anymore....and my dvr has more saved shows than requests from farmville on my facebook.  (I never check those...so I have tons! hah) Even after I watch something I have a hard time deleting it....and when I do delete stuff it's like I have withdrawals from my missing show!  I even recently downloaded a new app for my phone that allows me to record stuff when I'm not home!  Someone please step in....I think I need an intervention!  But seriously...this amazing machine has had a HUGE impact on my life.  Before I would stay up to ungodly hours to watch my favorite shows, and now I can actually get some sleep....I used to have to prioritize my shows and miss some!  Now I am able to see almost all of them....unfortunately since I have gotten this amazing device, my show schedule has grown....and sometimes...(like this Sunday) I will have to miss one of my shows because there are 3 on at the same time...and the dvr can only handle two at a time! I wish that cox could step up their game and get the same dvr style as the prism whatever cable company and allow you to tape up to four shows at once..lol.... I seriously cannot remember how I survived without this!  Yay to the inventor of dvr....

Day 18

Day 18:  Post a picture of someone who inspires you

I'm inspired by my parents...

Day 17

Day 17:  post a picture of something you want to do before you die:

travel to Italy.  It is my life long dream to go here..My grandma and grandpa and I would talk about visiting here when I was little...and I know I will go there one day! :)

no bills!

Well...not actually  NO bills...but when I first turned on my utilities last year I had to pay a deposit on most of them.  Well...because I paid my bills on time this whole year they are refunding my money to me...making me have no bills...well...3 of my bills non-existent for this month.  Yay for deposits....even though last year at this time I'm pretty sure my thoughts were...boo to deposits! LOL  Sooo..no need to worry about the budgeting of my coach purse from Saturday.  :)

Day 16:  Post a picture of someone you can't imagine your life without

Friends are VERY important to me...almost all of my closest friends are in this picture! :) Yay for friends!

weekend recap

I apologize...this blog is a little long.... :)

Had a very busy Saturday yesterday!  I went to jazzersize!  Big shocker!!! I know..my body was like, "what are you doing up early and exercising on a Saturday".  Haha.  I was proud of myself for getting up and actually going! 

After jazzersize I was sweaty..of course...so I decided to clean my house.  I cleaned the upstairs, but didn't get time to clean the downstairs.  I vacuumed the entire upstairs-the loft, the office, guest room, both bathrooms, and my room, made my bed...washed the curtains from my old room so that I can hang them up in my office...cleaned the floor in both bathrooms...and the counters/tub/shower.  Then I had to get ready to go and meet a friend. 

We went to the outlet store to shop.  They re-did the shopping mall...and now you can enter through certain stores.  It looks awesome...and so much nicer!  Coach being one of them.  As soon as I walk in this purple purse caught my eye!  It has three compartments...the one in the middle zips....and I just LOVED it.  Stay tuned... So I have a coach purse that my mom bought me for graduation.  The handles were coming un-stitched.  Coach purses are guaranteed for life.  You can bring it back and they ship it away to repair it.    So I decided since I was there I would save myself another trip and return it then.  However....because I didn't think of this before I had nothing to put my stuff in..so they gave me a coach bag. When I say coach bag I really mean a coach bag...

You should have seen my stuff in here....sooo pathetic. Haha.....I felt so weird walking around with my stuff in this shopping bag.  So in the back of my mind I was thinking.....well it's going to take 4-6 weeks to get my purse back...and I kinda need a replacement.....and I did like that purse I seen when I walked in....and....they were offering 30% off everything...haha....so...after some thought...and convincing on my part in my head...I bought a new coach purse.  I LOVE it.  It's really soft...and smells so good...it has three compartments....one that zips in the middle and its just so cute!  I didn't buy the purple one though, even though I kinda love purple...but I figured I would use a black purse more since in my head I feel like it matches more.  I already own a purple one and I don't use it as much, therefore I feel as if black is just for me :)

Isn't it beautiful?  I rationalize the cost by saying I go to wal-mart and spend 100 bucks on nothing...I can easily go into target and spend over a hundred on god knows what.  Why not splurge and buy myself something for a change.  and now I have a replacement that I can use....and its really an investment...one that will last forever! :)

Ok..enough about my splurge..Sunday was wonderful...I woke up extremely late.....around 11:30 or 12!  That is super late for me since I am usually up at around 8 the latest 9 (I have a problem sleeping in).  Cleaned the downstairs...and I used my vac and steam mop!  I dusted and cleaned the downstairs bathroom, and cleaned the kitchen.  Afterwards I called my mom and asked her to come over and help me grade a mountain of grading that I had been putting off since school started.   She did...and we finished it all...in only 2 and a half hours! LOL I realize that that is an extremely large amount of time.  I will "try" not to procrastinate my grading like that again! Afterwards taco bell for dinner and "true blood" night.  I feel as if I had a very productive weekend, filled with fun, friends, and good times.  Cheers to the freaking weekend...I'll drink to that! :)

Ok..now for the 100th day challenge

Day 15 post a picture of your favorite band:

I am in love with my chemical romance!  I wanted to go to the concert at red rock...but I waited to long to buy the tickets and now they are freaking expensive....and I can't find  anyone who loves them as much to pay an arm and a leg for them.  BOO I always want to go to their concerts but have never been!  Oh well....goodnight!

Day 14

Technically...it's Sunday...so I missed my Saturday blog but since I'm still up I am counting it as Saturday......had a nice day today...I'll write about it tomorrow..just want to post today's picture.

Post a picture of something you love:  I can't imagine life without facebook.  I hope it never ever leaves my life!  but when I think of something that i love its technology.  I am in love with all things technology including things for my classroom.  It's crazy how much life has changed because of technology.  I love everything technology! 

Ok...goodnight!

Day 13

Too tired tonight...yay for the weekend! 

Day 13:  Post a picture of something that you hate

Not a big fan of cigarette smoke...it gets in my hair and clothes...and whatever else...and makes it smelly.....second hand smoke is gross....and did you know that it kills you?  YUCK!

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Tired tonight....gonna just post the day 12 photo in the 100 day challenge.  Just an update on the crying first grader yesterday.  She cried for about 15 minutes today and her father yelled at me for not  believing her yesterday when she faked throwing up.  Wow...you're welcome! At least I didn't get hours of hysterical crying during my morning today. 

Day 12:  Post a picture of the person you did the most messed up things with.

patience....

I LOVE my class this year...however...there are a few who need to be bent into shape..Ms. Rupp style!  In particular there is this one girl who has been on my last nerve the past couple of days.  She's smart....I'll give her that....but apparently with that comes a manipulative little brat.  Yes I said it!  I at first thought she may be one of my favorites...she's got a little spunk...and that's one of my favorite attributes.  I think she's the cutest thing when she acts how a first grader should act.  The first week was normal...she was just a normal girl....with very involved parents.  Then all of the sudden out pops this girl who cries ALL morning..how she's missing her dad and she wants to go home.  She is extremely dramatic....and has an excuse for EVERYTHING!  She acts as if she has to go to the bathroom...then "pretends" to throw up so I'll send her to the nurse so she can go home.  The day starts off like this:  Me in a soothing voice:  It'll be ok....just sit and calm down....think about how we are going to have a great day....all your friends are sitting nice....they are being brave and coming to school....acting like first graders.....then..somewhere after 2 hours of hysterical crying...mixed in with arguing coming from a little 6 year old I sound something like this:  sit down....stop crying....and you ARE NOT..going home!  If you don't stop crying you will move your star and get a note home....and thankfully this eventually makes her stop.  I don't know if I can handle much more.  Today...she stopped around 11:10...yesterday her dad kept her home because she "threw up"...and monday she stopped crying around 12:00  Today she pulls out this picture of her mom and dad...so she won't be sad...(big eye roll)...I am about done!  I know that parents will do anything to make their kid happy..but maybe she just needs to be told..you need to stop acting like a kindergartener....get it together...stop crying....and get to work.  Enough is enough! Whew...sorry..just had to vent....otherwise...good day today! :)

Day 11:  A picture of someone who has gotten you through the most in your life

Whenever I need anything advice, comfort, someone to fight with...LOL..I call her-my mom!  In this picture we  are at sea world waiting for the famous shamu to come out! I <3 her!!!!

tomorrow WILL be better

Crown fell off last night.....so...tooth was very sensitive to cold breath/air, and cold drinks etc. There was also...what felt like a huge hole in my tooth..from what I could feel with my tongue.... called the dentist this morning and was excited that I was able to get in today after school.  Thankfully I have a friend who was willing to give up a few minutes of their prep so i could leave a few minutes early to make it on time! Thanks Alma!!! 

I don't think I have EVER said "I am excited that I'm able to go to the dentist".  Me and the dentist...we just don't see eye to eye.  I went through a phase where I was like...I'm not going to go to the dentist...cause I hate it.  But ignoring the problem only makes it worse...which I figured out when I had a bunch of cavities and had to get them filled over a track break.  :(  I hate the way the dentist office smells....and I feel that by just walking in the smell starts to seep into my clothes, hair, even my pores!  All I can smell when I leave the dentist office is that smell!  I don't know what the smell is exactly...I just hate it. 

Luckily the dentist was able to put my original crown back on with cement...but it turned into this BIG ordeal....they had to force it on...and he needed like 3 helpers to do it...It HURT!  They even had to numb me it hurt so much! They forced my mouth open with this plastic weird thing that has a spit sucker attached...it felt like torture.  At one point  I felt like I was having a panic attack....and thoughts went through my  mind...like what if I die right here in this chair...lol...i know it sounds like i'm being over dramatic...but its the truth..lol...

So...my crown is back on....and my mouth is sore...they told me not to chew on that side of my  mouth for at least 24 hours...then soft food...and slowly work up to harder food...woah....sounds drastic huh? lol .  Tomorrow HAS to be better! :)

Day 10:  Post a picture of something that makes you cry

I have limited pictures saved on this computer....and after 15 mintues of going through every picture saved on here I cannot find a picture that makes me cry.  Haha...guess I'm not sad....

I tried to find a picture of my grandpa or grandma...but to no affail...they are all saved on my mom's computer.  So...no picture today....and no crying! :)

My goal this weekend is to get my pictures off the computer at my mom's house..so I can #1 have all the pictures at my fingertips...and #2 better express this 100 day challenge....

Day 9

No chit chat today.  Bummed because my crown fell off my tooth and I'm trying to watch my show before weeds comes on at 10.  Haha...remember...I love me some cable!

So....day 9 post a picture of your most treasured item

haha...yup i love my iphone...and I can't wait till the new iphone 5 comes out..so i can replace my iphone3.

Sunday......

Cable!  I love me some cable!  Today I am super depressed because one of my favorite shows ended for a whole year!  I hate when shows end.  I feel like I lose my best friend!  You get to know the characters like they are your friends.  Then when it ends you feel like you get in a huge fight with them and you are never going to see them again.  However, in a year when the show returns you feel reunited.  I hate the time between shows.  Recently two of my favorite shows ended....and I still think about it..like..I wonder what so and so is going to do this week.  It's so funny.  It's like in my brain I am thinking these people are real and somewhere vampires and witches are fighting it out, or ricky and amy are getting married and someone is taping it all for my viewing pleasure.  Haha. 

I can't believe my weekend is over.   Boo!  The week seems as if it goes so slow, but the weekend just flies by! 

Today is day 8:  Post a picture of your favorite band/artist.

This one was difficult since I love all types of music and I have a few favorites in each genre.  After much thought and consideration I choose Eminem.  I have loved him since forever....and he is definitely at the top of ALL of my favorites!

germs?

Had a FAN-TAS-MIC Saturday!!! It started out like any other Saturday....and turned into one of those Saturday's where you go....remember that Saturday..haha :)  I went from having 0 plans to having an "adventurous"  day. 


Let's start at the beginning..every year I buy a stuffed lion and send it home with a student a week.  They take the lion wherever they go and take pictures of their weekend.  Then they glue them in a notebook and write about it.  They bring the lion back on Monday and share their adventures with the lion. This year I bought 2 lions...a girl and a boy one.  I am starting out this year by taking the lion home and documenting my weekend with the lions.  Woke up this morning and took a picture of the lions helping me make breakfast, and playing with my cat.  Then I figured I'd take the lions over my mom's house and take a few pictures over there...well  my day turned out way more eventful than that! :)











I got a call from a friend asking if I wanted to go and get some lottery tickets.  I thought...how random....my next thought....YES! So we drove down to Arizona and bought some tickets.....however I had never been to the place so...we had a good ole' time trying to find it.  Then as we were driving home...we decided to stop at another place and buy my dad a few tickets as well...hopefully we hit it big and are millionaires soon. After that we decided to continue on our gambling streak...and go play bingo....unfortunately...we weren't winners at bingo...but I'm still optimistic about the lottery.  After that :all you can eat taco's at amigos! 

Last but not least movies with some other friends.  Which brings me to the title of this blog:  Germs.  I have NEVER been a germ-a-phobe.  EVER.  This movie made me re-think my take on germs.  These types of movies always freak me out...because they could in fact happen.  Diseases are something that you can't see...and its pretty hard to stop something that you can't see.  I hope I never live to see something like this happen in real life.  However, I enjoyed the movie...even if some parts were a little graphic and kinda freaked me out.  Maybe it will inspire me to wash my hands more often. 


Finally Today is Day 7:  Post a picture of someone you miss  I miss these 3 kids more than I can express!  We were so close, and I don't think I will ever get over how much I miss them!  They were my life....and they moved to Texas.  I feel like a parent who went through a divorce and never got to see my kids again!  A piece of my heart is in Texas with them! 

Just added a countdown to my blog....wow...kinda depressed me..hah 200 days!!! that is a long long time! lol

Don't really feel like writing tonight...tired...therefore...We'll just go to day 6 in the 100 day challenge.  On a side note...all of my pictures are saved on my mom's computer...or actually on the external hard drive I left there....I need to go to my mom's house and get my pictures off her computer so I can better express the 100 day photo experience.  However I found this picture saved out of the minimal pictures I have saved on this computer....It will fullfill this requirement.

Day 6:  A Picture of someone you love:  My mom and dad!  Halloween Party.....hence the bloody faces..lol and the fairy wings..hehe

a teacher's job is never done!

There are soooooo many thing to do when you are a teacher.  There are some things that are more important than others....but all need to get done!  I feel like I could work non-stop 24 hours a day for a year and I still wouldn't get it all done.  There comes a point where you need to stop...and go home.  Sometimes I am able to do this.  Sometimes I am not. 

On Tuesday and Thursday I have a volunteer that comes to my classroom to help out.  I am so grateful for her!  She helps me a lot!  And today I was even luckier because I had another friend of mine come and help out!  They got so much done for me.  However, when I was driving home I was thinking of about 10 more things that are on the list to do. 

What is wrong with this picture? haha.  However, I feel like I have come a long way since my first year of teaching.  I no longer require staying extremely late and coming on weekends and holidays..haha.  However...I feel like I still have a lot of organizing...and time management to accomplish a more efficient classroom. 

Ok..well enough about my growing list of stuff to do..hah
Today is Day 5: A photo that makes you laugh

Haha....we are so crazy!  This picture was taken at Amanda's wedding....our traditional bathroom photo..haha :) I am actually laughing right now

Emotional

So today on my way to work I was listening to the radio station and all throughout the 30 minute drive they continued to talk about this song that they had re-done for the aniversary of 9-11.  They were talking about how you're gonna need tissues,and how it's very emotional song etc.  So the anticipation was killing me!  As I was pulling into the parking lot at work the song finally came on.  I couldn't resist, so I decided to wait in my car until the song was over.  The re-mix put in a narrative from a little girl who's father was killed in the twin towers on 9-11 and it is her communicating to her dead father throughout the years.  Boy they weren't kidding when they said you were going to need tissues!  There I was...in the parking lot of my school hysterically crying listening to this song!  Before I got out I looked at my reflection in the mirror...I had black lines from my mascara running down my cheeks (I wasn't kidding when I said I was crying hysterically!) Sooo...I bet you're wondering what this song was called....It's a re-mix called heaven by DJ Sammy.  If you listen to it..make sure you get some kleenex!  You're gonna need it! 

Ok....now for the 100 Day Challenge Day 4:  A picture of a place you would like to visit

 Hawaii!!!!!  I really really want to visit here some day!!!! Actually this some day will be coming....soon!!! Only 200 something days left..hehe :)