ok...so i bought the diet coke. BUT i DIDN'T eat the "chocolate!"

well, this morning i was going to bypass qtrip and not get a diet coke, but then right as i was getting ready to pass it up, something came over me and i swerved in, under the false pretense that i should get fuel while it's still at 3.19...and yes, i got my diet coke-justifying it by saying to myself that my student teacher is only with me a couple more days, and she always has one, so it's tempting. so when she's gone, i will be drinking only water. hold myself to it.

when i got to work, it was important to get started as quickly as possible on my assembly line. when i was younger i remember going to the gm factory with my dad and my brother to visit one of the members from our church, and so i got to see an assembly line; when we were in HONDURAS we went on field trips to the coke factory and a towel factory. many of our students have not gotten to enjoy field trips like this. so i got it all set up and the first class was a trial run. it went really well. i gave them the assembly line experience, and now i am pretty sure that they understand what an assembly line is.

unfortunately i was too busy making the line belt go around and didn't have time to whip out the ol' phone camera...but i have made a replica so you get the basic idea...

very basic franken-ford

it was actually the perfect thing to be doing today, as we were observed. i have no idea what the lady who was observing was thinking, because she did not crack a smile at any given moment....didn't seem like a very happy lady. but guess what.(you don't need to guess because guess what...did it again, did you catch that? because I'M GOING TO TELL YOU!) i do my best work under pressure! in fact, i may have mentioned it before, but when i used to take piano lessons in council bluffs, we had a recital, and afterward, the piano teacher told me that one of the guys in the audience said i needed to be on t.v. acting, not playing piano (not that i wasn't good at playing piano, just that i carried myself more like an actress..could also be that i wore my black skirt, white shirt and insisted on a bow tie with a black blazer..oh, the 80's)

while i was getting my stuff around and ready to go, the drama lady was in my room with my kiddos doing some chanting and marching and other loudness, and i had just come back from the restroom. there seemed to be a foul stench in the air, and i was thoroughly hoping that it had not followed me from the restroom, and as i was walking toward the door, i saw something on the floor that looked like mud, so i got closer and i wasn't quite sure. it looked a little like something chaco and bruno might have left behind for someone to smear on the floor. (it was smeared, not in a neat little, easy-to-pick-up package). and sweet crystal got one of the boys to help her clean it up with some lysol wipes. i am not quite sure what happened--some visitors had been with us earlier, so i don't know whether someone pooped themselves, or just wiped their shoe, but i certainly hope it was the latter!

if it doesn't smell like chocolate, don't eat it.
julie

comfy shirt for some intense nba watching

i haven't felt very blogg-ish lately...perhaps it's just from being a little tired. so, i am going to try to finish this one today. (i said to myself last friday).

ok, so let's try this again. i wasn't feeling very well for a couple of days-my doctor just prescribed another steroid pack-hopefully it does the job-today it has begun to feel better. cross my fingers.

i am very excited about the nba finals tonight...after going to a thunder game with shea, ally and katie, i must say that i have become a thunder fan. i do not have a t-shirt yet, but i'm sure i can remedy that situation. sorry robin, but i'm pretty sure that i was cheering for the thunder when they played the mavs...i have friends in miami, as well, and as much as i love ya'all and wish you the best, i am hoping for some rumbling up in here! so to truly enjoy the evening, it's time to put on the comfy shirt...i just recently noticed that my favorite shirt is starting to wear thin...

pretty sure this was an old kamp trade-best shirt ever!

so, thankfully, there is a small teacher work room right across the hall from my room. someone began a painting in the bathroom, and it just looks hideous. i forgot to take a pic..

call it a hunch, but i think people have difficulty turning off the lights and fan...3 signs..isn't that a little overkill?

my student teacher's evaluator came by today and she found out i am a bilingual teacher and she looked at me and said, "we're always looking to hire bilingual people if you're ever looking!" she went on to mention some people she knows who are making about 120k translating. hmmm......

after school i stopped by the post office to pick up a piece of certified mail, but when i got there, it was not available...apparently my 15 days had passed by and they sent it back. boo. i have no idea who it was from, nor what it was. i guess if it was really important, they will try again.

curious...but i will lose no sleep

last night i was looking through a magazine that mom and dad left behind. apparently they live in dallas county (so if i were ever enticed to move back up toward mo., i could still be in dallas. smile)...i must say, i do love the outdoors up that way-always something to do.

hopefully not all of the men up there wear skirts and fight with swords and sticks.

looking forward to going up to visit at the end of summer. me and the boys might be staying in the pop-up trailer while they're remodeling. smile.

and tomorrow for my third grade class, we will be re-creating an assembly line so that the students can experience it and really go away understanding what it is! i'll try to take pictures if all goes as planned! many kids are sent to summer school because they are behind in reading, writing and/or math. this year is no exception! woah. i am praying that none of them live anywhere near the cabell vicinity.

that said, i think a storm is a brewin...thunderstorms likely,
julie