only a man would come up with cut grass and old campfire smells as cologne...although i may like the smell, i don't find it attractive

ven though i'm pretty certain my students aren't going to fare very well on the test tomorrow and wednesday, i really am just relieved to be at this point and get it over with! we are going to jump into poetry for a few weeks, beginning on friday! can't wait!

saturday i spent a lot of time thinking mean thoughts toward some of the growers who sell their goods at sprouts. my spinach and kale had lots of soil still on them, so there was much washing to be done. then yesterday i spent a good amount of time standing in front of the food processor chopping up the green and red chard and the kale. the only fun thing about this was that after i chopped the kale it smelled like fresh-cut grass.
 (i would insert picture here of the food processor with kale, but unfortunately i left the usb connector at school).
remember when gap used to smell 'manly' colognes back in the early 90's? they came out with cut grass and fireside...and it really did smell just like the two...i guess that's so that if the guy wanted to go do something with his buddies and the wife asked where he was, he could say he was out cutting lawns...for needy old ladies in the neighborhood? or if he was having an affair he could say he was on a camping trip with the boys....?

one of our favorite apt office girls is moving. sad day. moving about 3 hours away (which obviously means that she won't be commuting to work)! shannon will be missed-the boys love her! she usually keeps the extra pupperoni treats in her desk!

i just went downstairs to drop of some crayons and a coloring book and disney reading comprehension book for my neighbors downstairs. i don't even know them, but i've seen the kids playing through their screen window many times when i get home from work. yesterday i got a call from shannon asking if i had been home around 2 on saturday when the ambulance came. well, i was at school, and she let men know that one of the little twins (3 or 4) had fallen out the window because he was going for a bug and leaned against the screen. that made me worry because i didn't know if they were okay or not. so i just met them and their mom a minute ago. they are so cute! they showed me their fake tattoos and as soon as the little girl heard my name she said, "hi, julie!" she is not shy at all, but he is. it was the boy who fell, but God's protection is an amazing thing. he had no broken bones (again, he fell from 2nd floor onto cement drive), no concussion...minor bruising and scrapes on face. God is good!

i told bruno and chaco about it and chaco said, "mama, if you can put the puppy gate back up at the window when you open it again...i would like that." well said chaco, well said.

good night! boo on the test, i am not losing sleep over that tonight! (i've done my part, now it's up to the students)
julie