why is it called a spelling bee anyway?

i went into today knowing that we wouldn't get as much done as we had hoped-oh well. don't care. not today.

first we had the spelling bee and i knew it would take awhile, but it really didn't take too long. i think it ended up being 11 rounds (?). the strange thing was students were told no applause until after the round. understandable at the beginning, but when it got down to 2 students, and both of them missed their spellings, we were still applauding (we collectively, i was not)...conditioned to reward mediocrity. boo.

disgust. can you use that in a sentence please? although she was a political science major, issues of a complacent electorate still disgust her.(that wasn't the exact sentence, but it was similar...our 4th and 5th graders were more confused by the sentence than the word itself)

speaking of sentences that confuse in a spelling  bee, i found this funny little page, check it out, you will smile.

when we got back we had a bit of a wait for some of the contestants to get back from their little "after-party," then in the afternoon, we had our special reading after specials in the auditorium. i was very impressed with our students (all of 4th grade) for sitting quietly and giving ms. camacho the grinch their full attention; especially with no pictures or visuals besides her (although, i will admit, she was definitely dressed for the occasion!).

the verdict is still out...sea sick santa, or grinch?

 it was wonderful and the kiddos certainly enjoyed it. and tomorrow they will get to enjoy one more round!
 
when i got home i was a little frustrated because my electric company charged me already..they got me twice this cycle-before the paycheck..it's on auto pay, so i went into the account to check and there the dates are all over the place!

ridiculous, right?

so i got on to chat with someone...

roberta bird is not a fast typist, nor is she very helpful.

so basically i got nowhere-because roberta said it's not their fault-the local carrier sets the due date when they read the meters...something like that...terrible for the customer. (ME)

i've gone through so many kleenex and used this guy several times...i'm so stuffed up!

hard to use without being a little conspicuous.

but i think i need a little sudafed. i still cannot believe that they require id's for it....whoever discovered that little red pills used for congestion can make meth really screwed it up for the rest of us! i wish eternal stuffy nose and congestion upon that individual.

julie