Spring Break - Kinda

I started my Spring Break yesterday at 1 o'clock... Kinda.
At least, that's when we got out of school. Then I went and picked up my little man from the sitter's and brought him back to school so that I could try and catch a lady and get some stuff ordered for NHS. I am officially sponsor of too many things. This sucks.

Unfortunately, I need this stuff for May 4th, which is less than 10 business days away, which is how long this company wants to take to get this stuff ordered, and then shipped from there. What kind of crap is this? I don't like this at all. So, I try and get the school credit card so that I can order it on there, but it's gone over it's limit, so I'll have to wait until they post the payment that was mailed on Wednesday. So, maybe by Tuesday of next week I'll be able to order the stuff that I'll need a week from that day. Not very fun. I just pray that this works out okay, and that I don't ruin another event here at school. Argh.

But, then the fun started, because I went home and Little Man took a good nap while I went outside and swept the bottom of the pool, and got a little sun on my shoulders while doing so. Then my beautiful sister and her friend came over and when Jonathan got home we all got in the pool, including Little Man! It was fun! Then Jonathan and I went out to dinner by ourselves while my wonderful sister and her friend stayed and babysat Micheal.

But, then today I had to come back up to school to be a babysitter for two boys that couldn't make it to school enough days this month, so to make up for it, they have to come to school on Saturday. So, I'm here to make sure that they work for four hours on whatever they need to get done, and all they can't do is talk and/or sleep. Kinda sucks. But, I'm getting all my grading done and into the computer, and I get to catch up on blogs that I haven't read lately. Woo-hoo!

So, I wish that more people would blog on a Saturday morning, but I understand why we usually don't. But, at noon, my Spring Break is on again, and I'm going to try to get some sun on my legs this time!

How Rich are You?

I received this as an email from a fellow teacher here at school.

I know it was meant to show me that there are people that need my help, but I just liked that it made me feel pretty cool! :)

You try!

Hope you have a good feeling, too!

One more day

There is one more day until Friday, and then that starts my Spring Break! I am so excited! Our little school is so country that we still stick to the calendar from way back when they had to harvest and all that kind of stuff. So, we had a winter break when everyone else had their spring break, and we'll have our spring break next week! The only drawback to this calendar is that we don't get out of school until May 27th, and we usually start in like the first or second week of August, but I think it's okay.

This whole week has been an educational waste in every sense of the word (waste, I mean, not eduaction). Monday was a prepare for the TAKS test day, Tuesday was 10th grade Math, Wednesday was 11th grade (Exit level) Math, and today is 9th grade Math, 10th/11th grade Social Studies. Tomorrow will be 10th and 11th grade Science. A whole week of not seeing one of my most annoying classes... but I'll have those little stinky freshman boys back tomorrow, rip roaring and wondering why we have to do anything... how fun is this going to be?

Oh well. I'll just have to be the mean teacher again. It's a wonder that they voted me favorite teacher this year... I guess that was because it was at the beginning of the year before they really knew me! :)

Okay, can't turn around too long or else they may start cheating.
If you don't hear much from me this week, it's because our pool is working and the sun is shining! :) Anyone wanna come swim?

It's Over!

You all may now go back to your normal lives and resume the use of one "used-to-be-a-bad-word" word. Prom is now over, and luckily all went off fairly well.

We stayed after school Friday and decorated, covering the walls in black plastic and hanging a tunnel that they entered through, and arranging a numerous amount of white lights. We finally got to go home at 10:30pm after the only things left to do were go into town and buy the last minute things.

Then, Saturday, I left the house at 10:15 or so and went to Card & Party Factory for some tablecloths and napkins that matched... and then to Walmart for things to make a punch and to pick up our cake. I finally got to school at 12:45, expecting to see a few other people there, only to find the other sponsor and his wife the only ones there finishing up. So, I made some phone calls, and we got two more boys to come help. We finally left there about 3:00, and then went home to take care of a little boy with a slight fever.

I got dressed in my bridesmaid dress from Amanda's wedding, curled my hair and grabbed the last minute things I needed for the night, like my flip flops for afterward, and went back to school.

The photographer and DJ were both supposed to be there at 7:30. The photograper showed up on time, I think, and I never saw the DJ until five minutes before 8, when the kids started showing up, too. So, I had kids showing up and no music. That sucked.

But, overall, the appearance was great! It didn't look like a cafeteria, and I was so glad!

The worst part was that a bunch of the juniors left early, so when it came time to help stay and clean up, they weren't there. That sucked, because we were there until 1:30 am. And then my child woke up at 6:30am. That sucked, too.

So, I didn't watch Desperate Housewives or Grey's Anatomy last night, so I DVR'd it so that I could watch it tonight.

Hope this doesn't fail the Blog Patrol tests. Later.

Since When?

Since when is it okay to yell at your teacher?
Since when is it okay to tell someone that you'll call them back and then never do it?
Since when is it okay for a student to tell the teacher "You're such a b..." and stop with the first letter?
Since when did the consumer not have the final say?
Since when did it become okay for a student to tell a teacher what they want to do in class today?
Since when is it okay for a teacher to give out an assignment and the kids to decide it was too dumb and they didn't want to do it?
Since when did I become a whiny baby who cares what these kids say to me?
Since when is it okay for a teacher to be treated like crap by her students?
Since when did I decide that I would take this crap from them? NEVER! It's on now!