lorax for a minute

oh my goodness. so...yesterday was dr. seuss' bday, and i must give a huge shout out to our librarian, ms. murphy! she did an amazing job promoting it and getting everyone involved. the students really enjoyed it! there where hidden hats all around the building (i'll bet more teachers were trying to locate them all than students!), there was a picture station, and seussical readings. many teachers dressed the part and got their students involved as well. good times!

so this was how i started the morning, as the lorax, only it was much too warm to do all day long (fake foam mustaches do not stick when you sweat)

 when i went to walmart the night before, i just got 3 yd of orange fabric and made the easiest costume i could! it reminded me a little of when gigi helped me throw together a dorothy costume a couple of years ago! gigi's the bomb at this kind of thing! anyway, once i took the outfit off, i went for the improvised wocket in my pocket (no matter that he looks more like a gecko than a wocket...)

our data meeting went as planned...rough. but hey! everything with a grain of salt (or a salt shaker full)...once we disregarded the info we felt was useless, we figured out what we really want to focus on, and it's forward march! (as in march, st. patrick's day, spring break....) yep, there is growth, but again we want so much more for our students!

yesterday after school, we went to the standard pour, which was quite relaxing. thanks to xochitl and lindsey for good conversation, but next time we may need to steer clear of the cheese tray. the udderly spreadable cheese was one of those that i felt i needed to keep picking at even though it was far from enjoyable. "stick with the corn and the squash babies," that's what she said.

this morning, i was up early-because the boys were up early...so i got some small stuff done while i was waiting for the right time! when 9 am rolled around, i jumped in my car to go to the bullet trap. this is the first time i've gone to shoot by myself, so i was excited about it, and a little nervous. but once i got in there, i was feeling right at home. i just wish i'd had more ammunition because 50 rounds goes way too fast!!

all lanes were full, so when i went in, i had someone to my immediate left. it was an older lady, and i looked at her target and hoped i could do better...and once i got started, i was so engaged in what i was doing that i didn't even notice when they left! 

i'll be spending a lot of time here over the course of the next year, as i need to make the most of my membership!

 and while i was waiting in line to checkout, i looked to my right and saw all of the knives for sale, and this one caught my eye! i haven't had a hairbrush like this since i was little...actually i've never had a hairbrush quite like this-the brush pulls off and it becomes a knife!

so..a mugger comes along and i say, oh, just a minute, let me comb my hair really quickly before you take my money!

anyhoo, this afternoon on the agenda:

1. purchase dog food- i ran out. today i fed the boys some 'special' dog food that i had left over for chaco when he was on his prescription diet and i could only buy his food in a 20 lb bag (he only eats a 1/4 of a cup a day)...it's not bad for them, but it's full of stuff that fattens them up-not what bruno needs!

2. take the dogs to the park-the one by petsmart- see if the ducks are out, change things up.

3. clean out the car- got to get ready for the drive to mo.

4. go to cabella's to see if they have the ammo i need to take with me to mo.

i think that about covers it for today!

julie

looking through the trash for a good reason doesn't make you trashy!

ok, second time around! i had this post done, but then my computer decided to restart without saving..boo.

this morning i was on the floor stretching, when bruno jumped onto my chest and said, "mama, don't go to school today. stay home with us!" and as good as that idea sounded, i barely heard what he was saying because i kept thinking about how much he looked like the lorax with his mustache!
                                            speaking of chest and stretching, yesterday when i was stretching my leg with an exercise band, the band slipped off my shoe, and smacked me pretty good in the upper ribcage just below my chest (thank goodness!) anyhoo, this morning, i felt like i was bruised it really hurt, and bruno pouncing from the couch didn't really help!

school was nothing more than routine...we put classes together for next year..good luck fifth grade!

and when i got home, i stopped at the p.o. box and there was a bunch of ads, so i trashed them, but amidst all of that was a box of postcards! yes, i got postcards with the boys' pic on it-just for fun! thank you, shea yates for being puppy photographer in march!

i can't wait to write notes and send them out!

oh, so i ran into the office and dropped off one of the postcards, then on the way back to the car i was thinking about the letter i am supposed to be receiving from the teaching trust and i second guessed myself thinking maybe i got into too much of a hurry to throw out the news ads, that possibly i had accidentally overlooked that envelope, so i went back and dug through the trash looking for it. when i was satisfied that i had not missed a thing, i went back to my car and noticed that someone was in their car and had witnessed the entire episode lady...so now i'm the dumpster diver...only in a trash can.

i am very excited because at first when i was looking for a particular doctor for my back, i wasn't finding the doc that had been recommended by friends, so i was getting bummed, thinking that maybe he had dropped our network. but this afternoon, i tried one last time and found that he indeed is with my carrier, so tomorrow morning i make an appointment-tired of feeling like an old person with aches and pains- much too young!


g'nite!
julie

i get weak in the knees! no, it's not love...it's the stinkin' leg press!

oh march! how do i love thee?! we are in our 5th 6 weeks...that means the end is in sight! no snow days, which means we get the scheduled days off! yippee! (not in march, but i don't even care because we do have spring break!).

this afternoon as soon as i got home from school, i went straight to the complex gym to do weights. while i was there i kept thinking about how sore i was going to be this evening and tomorrow. ugh. and i did the leg press-always makes my legs spaghetti. and i was right, i do feel it in my arms as well. i guess that's supposed to be good news.

and tonight i sauteed some onions and peppers, then i threw in some kale and chicken...the better it looks, the better it tastes.
oh march! how do i love thee?! we are in our 5th 6 weeks...that means the end is in sight! no snow days, which means we get the scheduled days off! yippee! (not in march, but i don't even care because we do have spring break!).

this afternoon as soon as i got home from school, i went straight to the complex gym to do weights. while i was there i kept thinking about how sore i was going to be this evening and tomorrow. ugh. and i did the leg press-always makes my legs spaghetti. and i was right, i do feel it in my arms as well. i guess that's supposed to be good news.

and tonight i sauteed some onions and peppers, then i threw in some kale and chicken...the better it looks, the better it tastes.

yum!

and tomorrow is dr. seuss' birthday! i should wear my seuss socks tomorrow...my friend, maria showed me the lorax app with the moving mouth and stache-very cool! i'm sure the kids will be impressed.

and today was my random eval by my principal. great day to be distributing new books to the students for writing... oh well, it is what it is! we followed it up by actually using the book, though, perhaps that counts for something! smile. oh, and in the middle of the period, a student walks in with some jeans that another teacher had sent up to me. nice. as i am in front using the document camera and teaching...holding blue jeans. again. roll with the punches.

well. time for bed again,
julieand tomorrow is dr. seuss' birthday! i should wear my seuss socks tomorrow...