No...no babies, a mouse....in my classroom. While not as gross as the sheep's cockroaches, still ewwy.
Tuesday in Bakery my kids were finishing up thier project and I knew I had between 1 and 1.5 minutes before they would ask a question so I wanted to check my e-mail. So I sat down to check my e-mail and was trying to make sense of it when I see something move from the corner of my eye. I look to my left and sitting on top (ON TOP) of my khaki messenger bag is a mouse. I naturally jumped up and yelled "oh shit a mouse" to which my kids giggled from my curse then screamed because of the mouse part. M. grabbed a bowl out of the cupboard next to her seat and ran over yelling "I wanna catch it, if I catch it do I get extra credit, can I have it on my Spanish grade" as she ran back and forth behind my desk and the file cabinets looking for it.
Silly girl, of course I would give her extra credit if she caught the mouse!
The custodian gave me 2 sticky traps (can't use snap traps...bodily fluids) and some Decon....hope we get him soon.
Wednesday, January 28, 2009
Friday, January 23, 2009
Daily Commute
When someone from the C High School area asks me where I live they are usually surprised because it is a 45 minute commute...31.3 miles...to and from school. Usually there is some sort of appologetic empathy or yucky face. But I enjoy it, when you get to look at these sunrises for 45 minutes each morning it is a nice start to your day.
Thursday, January 15, 2009
Snake
I was driving to school one morning before school was in session this fall, and noticed that the electric poles switched sides of the road but didn't think much more of it. Then a day or two later I was driving again and noticed something hanging from one of those power lines but couldn't get a good look at it. On the way home I slowed down so I could see what it was...a big black snake. I assume a hawk dropped it and it landed there since snakes can't fly.
Over the past 5ish months I look for that snake and marvel at the other things I am noticing around me.The new barn put up near where the snake hangs. The cute puppy that I know to slow down for if I leave school around 4:00. The little old lady that likes to walk facing the sun set. The corner where I hit the deer (with my mother-in-law's van...that was a fun phone call).
A gross decaying snake skeleton isn't something most people look forward to seeing and it's not like I want to call Lyon Coffey Electric to come cut it off so I can take it home but it's a symbol to me. Each day the snake weathers a storm and hangs by a thread but it is always there. I go to school everyday and each day there is a new challenge and a different student who is nervin' me, I may cry myself home some nights but I show up the next day, bright eyed and bushy tailed. My skin is not decaying but growing thicker and I am learning how to balance on that thin piece of wire.
Over the past 5ish months I look for that snake and marvel at the other things I am noticing around me.The new barn put up near where the snake hangs. The cute puppy that I know to slow down for if I leave school around 4:00. The little old lady that likes to walk facing the sun set. The corner where I hit the deer (with my mother-in-law's van...that was a fun phone call).
A gross decaying snake skeleton isn't something most people look forward to seeing and it's not like I want to call Lyon Coffey Electric to come cut it off so I can take it home but it's a symbol to me. Each day the snake weathers a storm and hangs by a thread but it is always there. I go to school everyday and each day there is a new challenge and a different student who is nervin' me, I may cry myself home some nights but I show up the next day, bright eyed and bushy tailed. My skin is not decaying but growing thicker and I am learning how to balance on that thin piece of wire.
Wednesday, January 7, 2009
Hey Fatty!
I was digging in a closet at the back of my classroom today and found a big blue trunk that I thought had an old embroidery machine in it. My my surpise (and excitement) it was not an embroidery machine but a fat belly. We have all see the pregnancy bellies...this is different. It is in a harness like the pregnancy bellies only the fat part in the front is that gross yellowish orange stuff they use to make pretend fat that Extension Agent presentations use or we used for FACS judging in 4-H.
I got it out today in the big blue trunk when we were discussing how much food you REALLY need to eat in one day..did a simulation then asked how much they would gain if they ate 500 more calories each day - 1 lb per week. If this continued for 6 months how much would they gain -about 25 pounds. Then I pulled out the belly in all it's disgusting glory and had the students put it on. They were grossed out. Another mission accomplished!
I got it out today in the big blue trunk when we were discussing how much food you REALLY need to eat in one day..did a simulation then asked how much they would gain if they ate 500 more calories each day - 1 lb per week. If this continued for 6 months how much would they gain -about 25 pounds. Then I pulled out the belly in all it's disgusting glory and had the students put it on. They were grossed out. Another mission accomplished!
Friday, January 2, 2009
Back to skoo jail
Happy new year, now back to skoo jail. Yes, it is that time of year, I have procrastinated all break and now have two days (plus the other days I worked from home grading finals and such) to accomplish what took me all summer. I am super glad for MLK Day in a few weeks! Extra day to plan my heart away - boo to that idea! I love teaching but really dislike planning and this is going to be even worse than last semester because spring goes by SO FAST and is SO BUSY! I guess I will have to stay on my toes and use my personal days wisely!
I am quite excited that Jana will be in Joplin. There are a few cute craft shops and a nice quilting shop there that I am excited to see. Krista and I have thrown around the idea of taking a weekend (or two) and going that direction to visit so I am looking forward to our mini friend trips.
I am also excited about Nutrition and Wellness. I have been told that it is important each semester to pick a class and make sure you do "A" work preparing for it so you can feel like one class is a success and that you have done your absolute best because if you try to perfect ALL of your classes that you get run down and it becomes no fun to teach anymore. So...last semester I taught Balancing Career and Family as my "A" class and Science of Food as my "B" class. The rest got "B" and "C" level work. I think Science of Food will still be my "B" class - I enjoy it. We blew up marshmallows in the microwave - it was AWESOME!!!!!
I am quite excited that Jana will be in Joplin. There are a few cute craft shops and a nice quilting shop there that I am excited to see. Krista and I have thrown around the idea of taking a weekend (or two) and going that direction to visit so I am looking forward to our mini friend trips.
I am also excited about Nutrition and Wellness. I have been told that it is important each semester to pick a class and make sure you do "A" work preparing for it so you can feel like one class is a success and that you have done your absolute best because if you try to perfect ALL of your classes that you get run down and it becomes no fun to teach anymore. So...last semester I taught Balancing Career and Family as my "A" class and Science of Food as my "B" class. The rest got "B" and "C" level work. I think Science of Food will still be my "B" class - I enjoy it. We blew up marshmallows in the microwave - it was AWESOME!!!!!
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