My husband, folks

In the car driving to Mike and Kara's last night for tivo-ed (is that a word?) Heroes.

The Husband: "Did I tell you what Kara's making for dinner tonight?"

Me: "Yeah, spaghetti and meatballs, right?"

H: "Yep. But just spaghetti for you."

Me: "That's nice of her. I never even really liked meatballs when I wasn't a vegetarian anyway."

H: "WHAT? But they're balls. Of meat. What's not to like?"

Me: "Exactly. They're gross."

H: "They are the second best mode of meat delivery."

Me: "Dare I ask the first?"

H: "On a stick, duh."

Hobbies

Driving to IKEA today, talking about how I mostly stuck to dance (ballet, tap, modern, pointe) as a child/teenager and my brother tried a little bit of everything (rock polishing, remote control cars, guitar):

Me:"Is there anything you really hope our kids are into, like music?"

The Husband:"Drugs?"

Good Morning

I'm feeling much better-I even went to school yesterday. The kids were happy to see me but they quickly unleashed their "It's Friday before Mid-Winter break, yesterday we had two different substitute teachers, our musical performance was last night, Valentine's day was this week, a bunch of students and staff were/are out sick this week" hyperness. Needless to say, it was a long day. The good news? Today begins our 9-day mid winter break! And it's sunny!* We don't really have any giant plans this week, just a little of this and a little of that.

*That's exciting to people in Seattle.

I could care less that it's Valentine's day but I do care that I'm sick. There's a nasty stomach bug going around my school and I think I have it. Luckily I had already planned on having a sub for a workshop I was going to attend in the morning tomorrow but now I have another sub for the afternoon too. I have the best husband ever though, on a side note, who is at the grocery store right now buying me Saltines and magazines. Seriously, I love this guy.

Water Dog

Have I mentioned. . .

I banged my knee with a heavy metal door first thing after I picked up my class today? Banged it so hard one of my students had to go get me an ice pack?

I actually had to spell out the "F-word" today?

the fire alarm went off for the second time in two days?

the Husband had to protect a seventh-grade girl from a grown woman today that wanted to fight her?

after the fire alarm stopped going off and we could come back inside, my classroom door wouldn't unlock and I had to send the kids BACK outside for another recess because we couldn't get in?

it took 5 keys, three teachers, and a custodian to get into my room 10 minutes later?

I had 4 math assessments I needed the kids to do today but we only got through 2? Gee, I wonder why?

one of my students suddenly left school and no one told me so I searched frantically for her during math?

I forgot (for the third time) I was having breakfast with one of my kiddos this morning? It was her positive "prize" for responsible behavior. Shows how responsibe I am-I can't even remember to do it! She wrote it on the whiteboard at the end of the day so I wouldn't forget on Monday-"Breakfast with S" my whiteboard says now.

there were 7 behavior slips to fill out in the last 3 minutes of the day?

my teaching partner and I were in charge of extra afternoon recess for 200+ kids? In which they each child got a piece of Double Bubble gum and I freaked out that they would choke while they played tetherball and "Flier's Up"?

one of my kids will be on the television show Wife Swap on Monday?

Well, just thought I'd mention it.