I'm Still Here

Thank you to those who have inquired about my well being, since I have not made a blog post in a long time.

I am still here, I have been so busy with play practices and now play performances I just have not had a moment to do a post.

Hopefully by next week I will have fun stories and pictures to post... Keep checking!

Long Weekend

Hooray for long weekends!!
I don't have to work tomorrow because it's a teacher development day (or something like that). I will VERY MUCH enjoy my day off and being able to sleep in!

Everyone have a good weekend!!!

Good Pick Me Up

I was getting ready to go to lunch today and a little kindergarten child stopped me in the hall and handed me an envelope, saying "This is for you". There was a package of gum attached to the envelope. I went into the office and this is what I read:

"Dear Miss O thank you for hellping the kids at recess. I appreciated is when you gave me a bandaid when I was hurt. Your example makes me want to help people too sincerely _______"

I got all warm and fuzzy inside when I read this. I almost felt like crying... such a cutie to bring me a note! Totally made my day! :)

I have been meaning for a long time to do this post. I was at Stacey's a long time ago and she had been given some of these tomatoes. We pulled one out of the bag and it had it's 'green hair'. We put it back and pulled it out again and it's hair had fallen off. We made a joke about Bobee (rhymes with toupee)'s toupee falling off.

So here is a picture of Bobee

Here is Bobee after his toupee fell off

It was fun for me to try and put the faces on him... I think I did a pretty good job :) (all things considered....)

Back Against the Wall

I have been working at the school now for 8 years (only 7 of which I've been doing every recess...). When I bring the Kindergarten kids in, I walk backwards so that I can watch the kids and make sure they stay in line and don't fall down, etc. I have walked the path long enough that I know exactly where to walk so I don't run into stairs or poles or anything.

Today, as I was bringing the kids in, I had them wait for me by the fence because I was waiting for one of the girls to come out of the bathroom. She came out and we caught up with the rest of the class. As we walked into the parking lot (me walking backwards), my foot hit something, then my back hit something and I stopped.

You know in America's Funniest Home Videos when you KNOW someone is going to totally face plant into something because they're not paying attention; they turn around and they DO face plant into whatever is in front of them. You laugh your guts out because it is so funny, then reminisce about the times you've done that too.

Well, I didn't quite face plant, but I totally backed right into the brick wall!! If I tried to re-create the scene, I could not do it... I didn't hit my head, and my back hit the wall at exactly the same time (not shoulders first, or butt first - but at the same time). It startled me and I turned to look at the wall - I thought someone had stood behind me and I ran into them - then started laughing. The kids who saw thought it was funny too, they started laughing with me. I kinda knocked the wind out of myself, but I just laughed through it and couldn't wait to post it here. LOL.

Laugh for the Day

This one totally made my day:

I had walked out to afternoon recess and there were 4th graders coming outside from the gym. I overheard a girl telling her friends (two other girls and a boy) that she had hit puberty. I turned to see who it was and she said again that she had hit puberty.
I laughed so hard. I found her teacher and let her know... in case she needed to keep 'puberty products' in her classroom. It made us laugh. I don't think that little girl knows just what she's talking about, but it sure made my day to hear her say it ;)