Well, as many of you know, the H1N1 has infested our home. I started feeling bad last Saturday. I managed to hold my head up long enough to fix Danielle and Amber's hair for a wedding, but after that I was done! I did not get out of the bed until Monday, and that was only long enough to go to the Dr. I have never felt so miserable in my whole life. My body ached all over and no matter how I positioned myself it hurt. Yuck! Camryn began to run a fever on Tuesday, but she never really showed any other signs besides coughing. I waited until Friday to take her to the Dr. b/c she didn't act sick. I was shocked to see that she was positive for the flu. Oh my, I felt like a horrible mother!
All the time I spent quarantined in my own room didn't keep her from contracting the flu. I'm just thankful that it did not effect her the same way as me. My time being quarantined and away from the rest of the world really made me appreciate my life. It made me thankful to have a job to wake up to each morning. It mostly made me thankful for relationships. The most interaction I got with anyone was via facebook, email, or texts. No personal contact is for the birds! I'm a touchy feely kind of gal, and I need my physical contact whether it be a pat on the back, huh, or sweet kiss. I often take these things for granted, but no more! I know what life is like wihtout them, and I don't want to go there again!
Finally, the flu is gone, and Cam is even feeling better and without a fever. I can actually say that I am so excited to be able to hug and kiss Cam and Brent once again. I even quite excited to go back to work on Monday even though I'm going to feel lost and overwhelmed. I know that I'll have the BEST assistant and friend there to help me. I love you Sandy! Thank you everyone for the cards, emails, calls, texts, and sweet gifts. I have the most kind and thoughtful friends in the world!
Sunday, September 27, 2009
Monday, March 16, 2009
Short funny story
So today I took my first grade class to the Peace Center to see "The Stinky Cheese Man." It was GREAT. A very funny experience as an adult. However, the most commical part came from my trip to the restroom with my girls. It was my turn to use the potty, and I was listening to my girls talk amongst one another and make sure no one left the restroom. As one girl came out to wash her hands she red on the Sanitary Napkins thingy to insert 25 cent. One girl said, "look you have to pay a quarter to get a "napkin!" Another girls said, but there's ones over here for free you can get. Too funny! At least I know that my girls can read the word Napkin...Mission complete.
Saturday, February 21, 2009
The SCE VIP
Despite all the drama that went down, the SCE VIP made their debut at the 2009 talent show. A few of my really good friends and myself decided that we wanted to do something fun for the kids in the talent show this year so we got together and came up with the idea to do "ICE ICE BABY". I knew all the words so I volunteered to be the "white girl rapper." My posse Melissa, Casey, Sandy, and Christy were the beautifully thugged out back up dancers. Melissa and I coriographed the dance. We ended up having to rewrite some of the lyrics 2 days before the talent show so it wasn't so contraversail, and we wouldn't lose our jobs. I was pretty nervous that I might slip up and sing the original lyrics, but things worked themselves out, and the kids and parents loved it! We said that we had to go through way too much to do something cool for the kids and to show them that teachers have a fun side too. We decided that we wouldn't ever do it again b/c of the drama, but after seeing the kids and parents rolling over our performance, I think will have to be back bigger and better next year! As my VIP would say, "We're just 2 legit..2legit to quit...hey!hey!" Check it out for yourself!
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Monday, February 16, 2009
Sad Goodbyes
We had a truly great visit with Uncle David and Aunt Margret, our family from Texas. Usually, I'm a person who likes to go, go, go, but this weekend was a whole lot of staying at home. I was perfectly content sitting at our kitchen table just talking to them and my grandma. We usually get to see them at least once a year and sometimes two times a year. Everytime they have come I have always just enjoyed their company and stories. It's the strangest thing because if I'm sitting at home any other time, I'm probably sleeping. I did not take one nap this weekend.
They all stayed at my house. Grandma took the spare bedroom and David and Margret took our bed. We decided it would be a great idea if we just had a big weekend slumber party in Camryn's room so we got an air mattress from Brent's mom. We inflated it, but it was flat before we even went to bed so the couch was mine and Brent slept in the recliner on Friday. Well on Saturday my parents brought over an air mattress with a pump attached. We went to Dollar General and bought batteries to blow it up (note---I was being cheap and bought the Dollar General Brand). Well, as you probably guessed, they didn't even get it blown up half way. So it was either the floor or the couch again for us. I slept on the love seat and Brent slept on the couch. Finally, last night we had luck with a bed and Brent and I cuddled all night.
Back to the family...Yesterday we were talking about my grandama's and uncle's lives when they were children. They were true children of poverty. What amazes me the most is that they made the best out of their situation and took care of one another until all the children were raised. Their mom died 18 months after David was born from delivery complications with her last child. Their dad was an alcoholic and drank all the money away. Their dad left David when he was 14 and had to get a job and find somewhere to live. Despite all of these horrible situations, David still graduated high school, went to college, and received two master degrees. It's amazing what self-motivation can make you accomplish. I really admire my uncle, and with them being down it made me think a lot about them all getting older so you never know when it will be the last time I see them. I was especially sad to see them go this morning. Please pray that they have safe travels back home. Hopefully we're going to get to go to Texas this summer to visit!
They all stayed at my house. Grandma took the spare bedroom and David and Margret took our bed. We decided it would be a great idea if we just had a big weekend slumber party in Camryn's room so we got an air mattress from Brent's mom. We inflated it, but it was flat before we even went to bed so the couch was mine and Brent slept in the recliner on Friday. Well on Saturday my parents brought over an air mattress with a pump attached. We went to Dollar General and bought batteries to blow it up (note---I was being cheap and bought the Dollar General Brand). Well, as you probably guessed, they didn't even get it blown up half way. So it was either the floor or the couch again for us. I slept on the love seat and Brent slept on the couch. Finally, last night we had luck with a bed and Brent and I cuddled all night.
Back to the family...Yesterday we were talking about my grandama's and uncle's lives when they were children. They were true children of poverty. What amazes me the most is that they made the best out of their situation and took care of one another until all the children were raised. Their mom died 18 months after David was born from delivery complications with her last child. Their dad was an alcoholic and drank all the money away. Their dad left David when he was 14 and had to get a job and find somewhere to live. Despite all of these horrible situations, David still graduated high school, went to college, and received two master degrees. It's amazing what self-motivation can make you accomplish. I really admire my uncle, and with them being down it made me think a lot about them all getting older so you never know when it will be the last time I see them. I was especially sad to see them go this morning. Please pray that they have safe travels back home. Hopefully we're going to get to go to Texas this summer to visit!
Thursday, February 5, 2009
Thank you Dwight!
My husband came home and told me something one of his old boss men shared with the staff at Caterpillar today. It made me feel good and appreciated. He told them that the government should definitely not take any money from the teachers to help with our economic situation in the U.S. He said that instead of taking money from us, they should take it from law enforcement. Now if your with law enforcement, CALM DOWN! You'll appreciate the rest. He said that if they paid teachers enough, there really wouldn't be a need for police officers. I know it was a joke, but it's mostly true. If they invested more money into education to reduce class size and student/teacher ratio, it would do wonders for these at-risk students. I'm in no way saying we should take money from law enforcement because they don't get paid nearly enough to risk their lives, but money should be taken from somewhere. If you don't keep your teachers happy, they're going to lose their passion, and the kids are going to be the ones to pay the price. So...go Dwight...your joke inspired me. You know...I think you should start blogging. The stuff Brent tells me is pretty good, and I would enjoy reading it (don't waste it on your CAT workers) :)
What's my hidden talent?
Well, the annual talent show is coming up on Feb. 20th at our school. All the first grade teachers wanted to do something last year, but we waited too late so we said we would do it this year. It was so hard to decide on something to do. Did we want to be serious or funny? If you know us, you can guess the answer. FUNNY...that way it's not embarrasing if you're trying to make yourself look like an idiot.
I told my students yesterday that we would be doing something, but we didn't know what. Well, after talking to my great PTA friends and my clever husband, I got an idea. My favorite song to sing with Brent around and of course when I'm alone is Vanilla Ice!!! Brent loved the idea, and said he can't wait to post it on Youtube. In order to get my students excited and to attend the talent show, I told them that some members from the PTA board and first grade teachers would be rapping. All of them began laughing and of course making all the rapping gestures. When suddenly out of nowhere, one of my sweet white students said, "Do you mean like with paper?" She looked very perplexed!!! Of course all the other kids were dying. I guess it was a GREAT teachable moment for homophones, but I'm just relieved that it was soooo FUNNY!
If you want to see me along with several of my school friends make COMPLETE idiots out of our self, come join us at the SCE Talent Show on February 20th. Be there or be square. WORD TO YOUR MOMTHER!
I told my students yesterday that we would be doing something, but we didn't know what. Well, after talking to my great PTA friends and my clever husband, I got an idea. My favorite song to sing with Brent around and of course when I'm alone is Vanilla Ice!!! Brent loved the idea, and said he can't wait to post it on Youtube. In order to get my students excited and to attend the talent show, I told them that some members from the PTA board and first grade teachers would be rapping. All of them began laughing and of course making all the rapping gestures. When suddenly out of nowhere, one of my sweet white students said, "Do you mean like with paper?" She looked very perplexed!!! Of course all the other kids were dying. I guess it was a GREAT teachable moment for homophones, but I'm just relieved that it was soooo FUNNY!
If you want to see me along with several of my school friends make COMPLETE idiots out of our self, come join us at the SCE Talent Show on February 20th. Be there or be square. WORD TO YOUR MOMTHER!
Tuesday, January 27, 2009
The Mark of the Beast
I'm sure you're all aware of the "mark of the beast" that is referred to in the Bible. I'm sure you'll get a kick out of my encounter with "666." Here's a little background info. Brent and I were asked to lead a small group at out church on Sunday nights. So it's Sunday at around 5:45 and we had just dropped Camryn off to stay with her Nana (thank goodness). Brent was hungry so he wanted to stop at McDonalds to get something to eat before group. We got to the window and ordered, "3 chipolte snack wraps (crispy) no lettuce, fries, and a large sweet tea." Our total came across the screen, "$6.66." Brent said, "Wow look at that." I responded with, "Do you think they can add a penny to it or something?"
I was really upset about something that had happened earlier and was talking to Brent about it as we pulled up to the window. He had lost his patience with me about this and was not very compassionate and defintiely not understanding. After getting our food and LARGE tea, I told him that my issue was making me feel sick to my stomach. He turned to me and basically said, "You just need to stop worrying about it and get over it!" I felt like one of those cartoon characters who gets so mad that steam blows out of their nose, ears, mouth, and head. Without thinking, I threw the LARGE cup of sweet tea across the car at Brent and it hit the window and spewed everywhere. THE MARK OF THE BEAST!!!! I can't believe I did that. I never do irrational things! Even in the heat of the moment I usually make better decions than I did that day. So as you can imagine Brent's steaming at the point so what's left of the cup flies back across the car and hits me in the neck. I still can't believe we did this! How silly looking back on the situation!
So picture this...Brent and Tonya AKA grow group leaders driving down the road drenched in McDonalds' sweet tea headed to lead grow group. Brent made the comment that it looked like we had just washed the car, only the water (tea) droplets were on the inside of our car. We called our grow group members to let them know we were running late. We went home cleaned ourselves and the car up. It was a mess! The radio facing still has tea stuck on the inside where we couldn't get it out (sticky battlewound). Weekend project I guess. Note to self: Next time you get mad and want to throw something, don't do it anywhere that you have to clean it up!!!!! So that was my encounter with the mark of the beast. Make sure if this happens to you, just give a little extra money and drive off quickly before the clerck can give it back or you might be left cleaning up after "the mark of the beast."
I was really upset about something that had happened earlier and was talking to Brent about it as we pulled up to the window. He had lost his patience with me about this and was not very compassionate and defintiely not understanding. After getting our food and LARGE tea, I told him that my issue was making me feel sick to my stomach. He turned to me and basically said, "You just need to stop worrying about it and get over it!" I felt like one of those cartoon characters who gets so mad that steam blows out of their nose, ears, mouth, and head. Without thinking, I threw the LARGE cup of sweet tea across the car at Brent and it hit the window and spewed everywhere. THE MARK OF THE BEAST!!!! I can't believe I did that. I never do irrational things! Even in the heat of the moment I usually make better decions than I did that day. So as you can imagine Brent's steaming at the point so what's left of the cup flies back across the car and hits me in the neck. I still can't believe we did this! How silly looking back on the situation!
So picture this...Brent and Tonya AKA grow group leaders driving down the road drenched in McDonalds' sweet tea headed to lead grow group. Brent made the comment that it looked like we had just washed the car, only the water (tea) droplets were on the inside of our car. We called our grow group members to let them know we were running late. We went home cleaned ourselves and the car up. It was a mess! The radio facing still has tea stuck on the inside where we couldn't get it out (sticky battlewound). Weekend project I guess. Note to self: Next time you get mad and want to throw something, don't do it anywhere that you have to clean it up!!!!! So that was my encounter with the mark of the beast. Make sure if this happens to you, just give a little extra money and drive off quickly before the clerck can give it back or you might be left cleaning up after "the mark of the beast."
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