No joke...

today was Zoo member appreciation day.

I went with Erin, it was a great day.

We went by the otters.

We watched an otter eating something on it's belly for 5 mins. or so.

Only to find out that he was in fact not eating anything....

but pleasuring himself...

how embarrassing....

Funny things kids say...

Let me preface this story with the kid is six!

So this kid in my class is squirming around like none-other.
I say "Bob do you have ants in your pants?"
He says "No, I have underwear in my pants."
I say "NO WAY! So do I!! We should start a club!"
The rest of the kids join in with additions about how we could read Captain underpants all day in "our underwear club"

That stuff kills me...

convergence

so... right now my shoulders are up around my ears. I right now, at this moment, feel pulled in several directions. I have obligations at church, I am getting a new student tomorrow, I am training a brand new special ed teacher, my fellow co-worker wanted to leave early but I had so much to prep for the new comer, and couldn't leave without doing some stuff around my class and now that I'm home I just spent an hour checking responding to emails, both work and personal. (work because I didn't even get a lunch break, I ate while working with kids let alone have time for email).

I could use a massage right now, but I know I have to wait two more weeks.

So...I am dealing with a lot of different needs of a lot of different people all at the same time. Everything converges at the same time.

Isn't that the way it always works.

Anyhow....now that I have vomited my yuck maybe I can relax.

My Crazy Key Losing Day!!!

Okay...

I am a

(cringe) retard!


I lost my keys at work. I stayed until 7 pm looking for them. Called a friend to help me look. Had three people offer to drive me( 45 mins) home to Beaverton from St. Helens.

I had to have my brother go to my house and unlock it and ask a co-worker to pick me up tomorrow and drive me to st. Helens.

seriously this is not how I wanted to start out my second week of school.

Pray it gets better....tomorrow I get a new kiddo at school and he needs some pretty intensive intervention. Needless to say I think it is going to be a pretty rough day.

I also plan on play a game with the kids called "huckle buckle find Miss Burke' keys" where the children will get paid money if they find them.

Maybe one of the kids took home my keys? Stranger things have happened. Stay tuned friend, stay tuned!

and a shout out to Drewie, did you notice the global warmings today? I sure did!