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  It's already November! Can you believe it!? I can, I hope it continues to fly past because I really need a change of scenery for next year. Arizona is nice, but I just don;t think it's the place for me. The job is still tough this year, Hubs isn't thrilled with his, and I just miss my family so much. (CaityBear!? Hear that? It's me, missing you!)
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So another school year has started and I have a new bunch of students; a mix of old students and a colorful array of new ones. Let me start by saying how odd and completely enjoyable it is having students who want to get A's and listen to directions. It's crazy!
So 2 classes wrote letters to celebrities. My three favorite letters are to Michael ( Read more... )

Last night, in traditional fashion, I attended the final Harry Potter mid-night showing of the last movie. I know feel it is entirely appropraite to unleash my inner nerd-dom on the world with reviews of each book/movie.

( Let your freak flag fly! )

Okay, this story may not be so safe, it's going behind a cut. ( The Vagina Monologues? )

One thing I think people should know about me is that my biggest fear in life is a zombie apocalypse. I fear having to kill the ones I love, or anyone, really. To have to bash in someone's head, to run for fear of being eaten alive, to run out of food or water and starve, or even worse, to have to hide for the rest of my life. I worry about things ( Read more... )

May 18th
I am in the middle of math class, trying to pull through a lesson. There's 5 days of school left in the year and a whole 5 minutes left until lunch. I look around the room to see who's finishing up their last math problems and I notice Samantha, chomping away on gum like a cow on cud.
Me: "Samantha ********!"
Sam: [She looks up, stops chewing ( Read more... )

( The Mommas, Papas, Uncles and Aunts, kiss their little dears and dust their pants... )

Today was our last day of AIMS testing, thank God, and the kids were starting to get antsy. I am constantly reminding to "shhh" and "stop that", but there is a whole 15 minutes left of the 12 hours of testing! Josh looks up and announces that a bug fell out of his hair. I look over and he is playing with it. He is playing with the bug that ( Read more... )

So lately, (really just this week), has been exuberantly stressful and demanding. I am tired, crabby, not sleeping well thanks to stress and my kids are being awful at school. Actually, that's not true; the kids part anyway. I have a handful who are not making my life any easier and I have one period of students who make me want to scream, but ( Read more... )