will power is overrated, but i held out for the tshirt

today was quite the day! i HATED getting up early. plus it was raining. so i took my car to drive across the street (literally) to the school where destination imagination (di) was. when i pulled up th the turn left lane, the light never turned and there was a huge long line on the other side-nobody was letting anyone in. jerks -all of them! so i peeled out and found a place to u-turn and go back to my apt. and i walked over as quickly as i could because i was a little late.as quickly as i could because i was a little late.

so, when i got there, i was like the 3rd or 4th in the score room, no worries. and we just basically waited around for the longest time before we could start inputting scores. i was fortunate because i chose the right random computer! our teams finished first! which meant i got to go home earlier than i expected! there was quite a bit of wait time-wish i had taken a book or something. i did think to take some stationery, but i didn't realize i would run out after writing about 6 letters..

i am actually quite proud of myself- i was in a room full of chocolate, chips, diet dr. peppers and diet cokes, but i stuck to my water, and almonds for a snack...and they even brought in shclotzky subs-but i ate my salad.sigh. i can't wait to get to the weight i want to be at! anyhoo, when i was out on a bathroom break, i heard a voice yell, "miss cabell!" and it was dr. jones! our former interim principal! fun to catch up really quickly. but the best part of the day was that i got a free t-shirt! with a robot on the back!

cool shirt, right?

forbidden places...that's where we were-no entry! (the lady next to me was reading this book)

and this is what i was doing most of the day-data entry. i am one fast 10-key-er! pretty sure i astounded everyone with my skills!

 so when i got back to the apt, i went to target to get some cheap jeans and i was hoping to find a cool puzzle or something for our co-worker who is laid-up for a couple more weeks. well, i found the jeans, but not the puzzle...i also found some wind-pants, brown socks (which i had been needing), avocados, strawberries and truvia....oh goodness. then i took off for barnes and noble.

when i got there i found a rubics 360 which i'd like to take out of the box and play with myself before giving it away...but i won't. i also found a book i've been wanting to get for awhile now. i finally had time to get out and get it and i have a weekend without much to do; i am so excited begin reading it asap!

 on the way home, i was behind another elantra, but it was a different year, and here was my train of thought: hmm. that must be a boy car. he isn't nearly as cute as utila! i wonder if people know how to pronounce that? i hope they aren't pronouncing it like 'you-tila'...i hope they say, 'ew-tila' (like ew gross...); celestial drive! woah, i can't wait to get home and have some green tea (celestial seasonings tea)! after that, i'll have some coffee. that new stuff i got tastes so good it's almost like a hint of coconut or marshmallow at the end!

 needless to say, it was a good ride home!
julie

no, i am not cutting pizzas in my classroom

in·trep·id  /ɪnˈtrɛpɪd/ Show Spelled[in-trep-id]adjective: resolutely fearless; dauntless

i was stuck behind another vehicle today...bet you'll never guess what kind of car it was... an intrepid! how did you know? only the driver must not have known what the name of the car meant, because it was sitting there waiting to make the turn for WAY longer than necessary. def-initely not a FEARLESS move.

this may or may not have prompted me to find out what the meaning of elantra is...there was an interesting discussion board on a hyundai site-best i can gather, it is a play on a latin word meaning to elevate or lift one's spirits. well, it lifts my spirits, but there are a few things i still miss from the g6...i just found out this morning that it is stuck in the ice ages-it doesn't have automatic headlights..i thought all cars were now born with automatic headlights. i was driving in the dark this morning (only i didn't realize it because of the streetlights). 

the worst part about all of this is that i really thought it was important enough to explain it all to you.

i mentioned my brother and some of what is going on there, but his wife explains it a little better than i did. she talks about it on her post that she posted last night. you can access it by clicking here. 

it was brought to my attention today at lunch that if you read the sign in the bathroom slightly differently, it sounds like the kids had a choice of either throwing toilet paper or teachers on the floor.if you need to read it again, click here.  it was also a relief to notice today at lunch that mcdonald's shows their employees how many items they can put in each bag.

relieved.

 

i have this great cutting utensil i use often. well, one of my students may have walked in the other day and saw it and asked, "ms. robinson, why do you have a pizza cutter?"

i love it-it makes cutting fun.

 this morning someone also left some earrings in my classroom...it reminded me of when i was in 4th grade.

no claimers yet.

 i had a crush on justin, so one of my friends, amy, talked me into going to the dime store with her to get him a ring (and candy cigarettes). that's when a dime actually went a little further. so i bought a ring and i don't remember what she bought. so, then we were going to try to find his house (when a dime was really worth something it was also safe to walk all over town and not worry about crazies)...we didn't find it, and the ring was actually big, so we went back to my house and found some yarn, because she let me know that the best way to make a ring fit was to wrap yarn around the bottom side. i chickened out and never gave the ring to justin-i kept wearing it.

 this afternoon before i left school i was really happy that i stopped by my box! look what i found!

oh! a royal invitation! I ACCEPT!

i went a couple of years ago with a coworker and had a great time. it's always pretty much the same thing, but free food? c'mon! who's in?! bring a guest! the only thing is, you have to remember to bring wet naps and hidden plastic silverware....

 if you drive a car with a name that means something, know what it means!

julie

car delivery-similar to pizza delivery minus the tip...and minus the pizza.

well, it's no big secret now. our principal is moving on to a new position, which is great for him. as happy as i am for him, i'm sad for our school. transition is never easy. the most difficult part of losing an incredible principal is that the bar is now set and our expectations are high.

we've been very fortunate, and we will certainly miss mr. hise.

we had a little send-off. very strange to lose a principal in the middle of the beginning of the year. hmm.

in other news today, my car was delivered as ordered!

and i'm just going to say i had the best experience getting into my new car! i now have a silver elantra-we traded out of my car at school today and he drove the pontiac off. i really like the elantra, but i am noticing some of the things it does not have that the other car had. i'm sure i'll be thankful whenever i go to the pump though-and my bill went down. yippee~

there she is!

the inside is pretty and about the same size -it doesn't have a display panel to tell whether tires are low and all the important info like that

but the best part is that little fin on top like a shark. so i think i'll call her UTILA because that was the first time i got to touch a shark close and in the natural!

i think i'm going to like the car a lot, but my favorite thing was just how easy the whole process was, so if you are ever interested in purchasing or leasing here in dallas-i can give you my person's name and phone-it was so much better to have him looking and getting a bid on my car than going in and getting haggled from a car dealership salesperson (and that from a former car dealership saleslady!).

i'll have to take the boys out and get them broken in.

may your next car purchase be as easy as ordering pizza!
julie