I was at some library/half price book store. (Think the library on the Buffy the Vampire Slayer tv show) Jeff and I were looking for books with neat quotes in them about music or food. We couldn't find any and we kept looking everywhere.
Then we go into the next room which is like a salvation army store. But off to the side is a small room with a bed. Someone was sleeping in the bed. All of these backpacks and bags were piled in the corner. A little girl told me that the homeless people come in and sleep in that bed. She wished she was asleep in that bed right then. The person was covered in a comforter so I never saw them.
In the bigger room were racks and racks of clothes. I was looking at a rack and saw a small button up Christmas sweater with gingerbread men all over them. (My mom has them all over her kitchen during the holidays) It was originally a $120 marked down to $10. It was tiny and not cute. But I had to have it for her. I was folding it over my arm and some old lady came up and asked to see it. As she was looking at it, she tried to take it from me. She told her old lady friend that it was the one she wanted - as I was standing there holding it! I wouldn't give it to her because I wanted it for mom (even though it wouldn't fit her - she could use it to make a pillow or something!) The old lady kept telling me she found it last week. But she didn't get. Finders keepers right? I finally yanked it out of her hands. I woke up after that.
Moral of the story? One bed for all homeless people, I don't need more neat quotes, I'm mean to old ladies. :)
Monday, April 12, 2010
Friday, April 9, 2010
What teachers make
I've seen this before but I really like it...
The dinner guests were sitting around the table discussing life. One man, a CEO, decided to explain the problem with education. He argued, "What's a kid going to learn from someone who decided his best option in life was to become a teacher?" To stress his point he said to another guest; "You're a teacher, Barbara . Be honest. What do you make?"
Barbara, who had a reputation for honesty and frankness replied, "You want to know what I make? (She paused for a second, then began...)
"Well, I make kids work harder than they ever thought they could.
I make a C+ feel like the Congressional Medal of Honor winner.
I make kids sit through 40 minutes of class time when their parents can't make them sit for 5 without an I Pod, Game Cube or movie rental.
You want to know what I make? (She paused again and looked at each and every person at the table)
I make kids wonder.
I make them question.
I make them apologize and mean it.
I make them have respect and take responsibility for their actions.
I teach them to write and then I make them write. Keyboarding isn't
everything.
I make them read, read, read.
I make them show all their work in math. They use their God given brain, not the man-made calculator.
I make my students from other countries learn everything they need to know about English while preserving their unique cultural identity.
I make my classroom a place where all my students feel safe.
I make my students stand, placing their hand over their heart to say the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag, One Nation Under God, because we live in the United States of America.
Finally, I make them understand that if they use the gifts they were given, work hard, and follow their hearts, they can succeed in life ( Barbara paused one last time and then continued.)
Then, when people try to judge me by what I make, with me knowing money isn't everything, I can hold my head up high and pay no attention because they are ignorant.
You want to know what I make?
I MAKE A DIFFERENCE
What do you make Mr. CEO?
His jaw dropped, he went silent.
The dinner guests were sitting around the table discussing life. One man, a CEO, decided to explain the problem with education. He argued, "What's a kid going to learn from someone who decided his best option in life was to become a teacher?" To stress his point he said to another guest; "You're a teacher, Barbara . Be honest. What do you make?"
Barbara, who had a reputation for honesty and frankness replied, "You want to know what I make? (She paused for a second, then began...)
"Well, I make kids work harder than they ever thought they could.
I make a C+ feel like the Congressional Medal of Honor winner.
I make kids sit through 40 minutes of class time when their parents can't make them sit for 5 without an I Pod, Game Cube or movie rental.
You want to know what I make? (She paused again and looked at each and every person at the table)
I make kids wonder.
I make them question.
I make them apologize and mean it.
I make them have respect and take responsibility for their actions.
I teach them to write and then I make them write. Keyboarding isn't
everything.
I make them read, read, read.
I make them show all their work in math. They use their God given brain, not the man-made calculator.
I make my students from other countries learn everything they need to know about English while preserving their unique cultural identity.
I make my classroom a place where all my students feel safe.
I make my students stand, placing their hand over their heart to say the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag, One Nation Under God, because we live in the United States of America.
Finally, I make them understand that if they use the gifts they were given, work hard, and follow their hearts, they can succeed in life ( Barbara paused one last time and then continued.)
Then, when people try to judge me by what I make, with me knowing money isn't everything, I can hold my head up high and pay no attention because they are ignorant.
You want to know what I make?
I MAKE A DIFFERENCE
What do you make Mr. CEO?
His jaw dropped, he went silent.
Thursday, April 8, 2010
99 Things I Ought to Have Done...
Found this interesting from Minivan Mom and thought I would give it a try.
Instructions:
Copy the list, bold the ones you've done (with explanations if needed), share with friends.
1. Started your own blog
2. Slept under the stars
3. Played in a band
4. Visited Hawaii
5. Watched a meteor shower - saw one. Does that count?
6. Given more than you can afford to charity
7. Been to Disneyland
8. Climbed a mountain (grew up in East Bay outside of San Francisco. Used to go with my dad all the time)
9. Held a praying mantis
10. Sang a solo
11. Bungee jumped
12. Visited Paris
13. Watched a thunder and lightning storm
14. Taught yourself an art from scratch - I attempted to
15. Adopted a child
16. Had food poisoning
17. Walked to the top of the Statue of Liberty
18. Grown your own vegetables
19. Seen the Mona Lisa in France
20. Slept on an overnight train
21. Had a pillow fight
22. Hitch hiked
23. Taken a sick day when you’re not ill
24. Built a snow fort
25. Held a lamb
26. Gone skinny dipping
27. Run a Marathon 28. Ridden in a gondola in Venice
29. Seen a total eclipse
30. Watched a sunrise or sunset
31. Hit a home run
32. Been on a cruise
33. Seen Niagara Falls in person
34. Visited the birthplace of your ancestors - pretty sure that is Texas :)
35. Seen an Amish community
36. Taught yourself a new language
37. Had enough money to be truly satisfied
38. Seen the Leaning Tower of Pisa in person
39. Gone rock climbing
40. Seen Michelangelo’s David
41. Sung karaoke
42. Seen Old Faithful geyser erupt
43. Bought a stranger a meal at a restaurant
44. Visited Africa
45. Walked on a beach by moonlight
46. Been transported in an ambulance
47. Had your portrait painted - from a picture
48. Gone deep sea fishing
49. Seen the Sistine Chapel in person
50. Been to the top of the Eiffel Tower in Paris
51. Gone scuba diving or snorkeling
52. Kissed in the rain
53. Played in the mud
54. Gone to a drive-in theater
55. Been in a movie
56. Visited the Great Wall of China
57. Started a business
58. Taken a martial arts class
59. Visited Russia
60. Served at a soup kitchen
61. Sold Girl Scout Cookies
62. Gone whale watching
63. Got flowers for no reason
64. Donated blood, platelets or plasma
65. Gone sky diving
66. Visited a Nazi Concentration Camp
67. Bounced a check
68. Flown in a helicopter
69. Saved a favorite childhood toy
70. Visited the Lincoln Memorial
71. Eaten caviar
72. Pieced a quilt
73. Stood in Times Square
74. Toured the Everglades
75. Been fired from a job
76. Seen the Changing of the Guards in London
77. Broken a bone
78. Been a passenger on a motorcycle
79. Seen the Grand Canyon in person
80. Published a book
81. Visited the Vatican
82. Bought a brand new car
83. Walked in Jerusalem
84. Had your picture in the newspaper
85. Kissed a stranger at midnight on New Year’s Eve
86. Visited the White House
87. Killed and prepared an animal for eating
88. had chickenpox
89. Saved someone’s life
90. Sat on a jury - just last Monday!!
91. Met someone famous
92. Joined a book club
93. Got a tattoo
94. Had a baby
95. Seen the Alamo in person
96. Swam in the Great Salt Lake
97. Been involved in a law suit - was threatened
98. Owned a cell phone
99. Been stung by a bee - on the back of the neck on the way to drill team practice
Found this interesting from Minivan Mom and thought I would give it a try.
Instructions:
Copy the list, bold the ones you've done (with explanations if needed), share with friends.
1. Started your own blog
2. Slept under the stars
3. Played in a band
4. Visited Hawaii
5. Watched a meteor shower - saw one. Does that count?
6. Given more than you can afford to charity
7. Been to Disneyland
8. Climbed a mountain (grew up in East Bay outside of San Francisco. Used to go with my dad all the time)
9. Held a praying mantis
10. Sang a solo
11. Bungee jumped
12. Visited Paris
13. Watched a thunder and lightning storm
14. Taught yourself an art from scratch - I attempted to
15. Adopted a child
16. Had food poisoning
17. Walked to the top of the Statue of Liberty
18. Grown your own vegetables
19. Seen the Mona Lisa in France
20. Slept on an overnight train
21. Had a pillow fight
22. Hitch hiked
23. Taken a sick day when you’re not ill
24. Built a snow fort
25. Held a lamb
26. Gone skinny dipping
27. Run a Marathon 28. Ridden in a gondola in Venice
29. Seen a total eclipse
30. Watched a sunrise or sunset
31. Hit a home run
32. Been on a cruise
33. Seen Niagara Falls in person
34. Visited the birthplace of your ancestors - pretty sure that is Texas :)
35. Seen an Amish community
36. Taught yourself a new language
37. Had enough money to be truly satisfied
38. Seen the Leaning Tower of Pisa in person
39. Gone rock climbing
40. Seen Michelangelo’s David
41. Sung karaoke
42. Seen Old Faithful geyser erupt
43. Bought a stranger a meal at a restaurant
44. Visited Africa
45. Walked on a beach by moonlight
46. Been transported in an ambulance
47. Had your portrait painted - from a picture
48. Gone deep sea fishing
49. Seen the Sistine Chapel in person
50. Been to the top of the Eiffel Tower in Paris
51. Gone scuba diving or snorkeling
52. Kissed in the rain
53. Played in the mud
54. Gone to a drive-in theater
55. Been in a movie
56. Visited the Great Wall of China
57. Started a business
58. Taken a martial arts class
59. Visited Russia
60. Served at a soup kitchen
61. Sold Girl Scout Cookies
62. Gone whale watching
63. Got flowers for no reason
64. Donated blood, platelets or plasma
65. Gone sky diving
66. Visited a Nazi Concentration Camp
67. Bounced a check
68. Flown in a helicopter
69. Saved a favorite childhood toy
70. Visited the Lincoln Memorial
71. Eaten caviar
72. Pieced a quilt
73. Stood in Times Square
74. Toured the Everglades
75. Been fired from a job
76. Seen the Changing of the Guards in London
77. Broken a bone
78. Been a passenger on a motorcycle
79. Seen the Grand Canyon in person
80. Published a book
81. Visited the Vatican
82. Bought a brand new car
83. Walked in Jerusalem
84. Had your picture in the newspaper
85. Kissed a stranger at midnight on New Year’s Eve
86. Visited the White House
87. Killed and prepared an animal for eating
88. had chickenpox
89. Saved someone’s life
90. Sat on a jury - just last Monday!!
91. Met someone famous
92. Joined a book club
93. Got a tattoo
94. Had a baby
95. Seen the Alamo in person
96. Swam in the Great Salt Lake
97. Been involved in a law suit - was threatened
98. Owned a cell phone
99. Been stung by a bee - on the back of the neck on the way to drill team practice
Wednesday, April 7, 2010
Passing Notes
My student aids have used their sign in book as a way to pass notes to each other. Little phrases to one another just to say hi.
That reminded me of my days in high school. I used to have spiral notebooks with certain friends. We would pass notes back and forth with those notebooks. And when we finished, we would trade off who got to keep it. I still have quite a few of those. I loved those. We got to decorate them how we wanted and we got to say whatever we wanted in them. It was better than email!! :)
I also had a friend who lived out of town. We would actually send letters. I would wait not so patiently for his letter to arrive 7 or 8 days after I sent mine off. Sometimes we would race to see who could send it back the fastest. I loved going to the mailbox and seeing that he wrote me. I loved seeing his handwriting and noticing what all he scratched out and what he drew. I liked trying to see what he scratched out and what he was trying to write. I would dissect each letter while waiting on the next one. He sucks at email these days. Maybe we should go back to letters. Ha.
The other thing I remembered was in English class. I think 10th grade year? I wrote a little Hi! in the corner of my desk. A few days later, there was a hi back. I couldn't believe it. So me and this un-known person would leave little messages for each other on the desk! (shhh... don't tell my teachers. OR my students now!) Those little notes got longer and soon we were leaving notes inside the desk for each other. I think it was a while before we knew who each other was. It was kinda fun. A secret game and something to look forward to in English class :) He had the best handwriting in a boy I had ever seen!
Just some things I was thinking of today after I saw those little messages in the sign in book. Which of course, they are not supposed to do. Bad students :)
That reminded me of my days in high school. I used to have spiral notebooks with certain friends. We would pass notes back and forth with those notebooks. And when we finished, we would trade off who got to keep it. I still have quite a few of those. I loved those. We got to decorate them how we wanted and we got to say whatever we wanted in them. It was better than email!! :)
I also had a friend who lived out of town. We would actually send letters. I would wait not so patiently for his letter to arrive 7 or 8 days after I sent mine off. Sometimes we would race to see who could send it back the fastest. I loved going to the mailbox and seeing that he wrote me. I loved seeing his handwriting and noticing what all he scratched out and what he drew. I liked trying to see what he scratched out and what he was trying to write. I would dissect each letter while waiting on the next one. He sucks at email these days. Maybe we should go back to letters. Ha.
The other thing I remembered was in English class. I think 10th grade year? I wrote a little Hi! in the corner of my desk. A few days later, there was a hi back. I couldn't believe it. So me and this un-known person would leave little messages for each other on the desk! (shhh... don't tell my teachers. OR my students now!) Those little notes got longer and soon we were leaving notes inside the desk for each other. I think it was a while before we knew who each other was. It was kinda fun. A secret game and something to look forward to in English class :) He had the best handwriting in a boy I had ever seen!
Just some things I was thinking of today after I saw those little messages in the sign in book. Which of course, they are not supposed to do. Bad students :)
Thursday, February 11, 2010
Slacker
I have been slacking with my blog lately. I wrote every day in January and I think I burnt myself out. Or ran out of words?! Ran out of time?!
I have been spreading myself pretty thin lately. With me taking 9 hours, playing with my girls once a week, counseling, and my job - I hardly have time to breathe or sleep! I need a break :)
It smells like cabbage in my office. I hate cabbage. Why would my office smell like that?
I have been spreading myself pretty thin lately. With me taking 9 hours, playing with my girls once a week, counseling, and my job - I hardly have time to breathe or sleep! I need a break :)
It smells like cabbage in my office. I hate cabbage. Why would my office smell like that?
Thursday, February 4, 2010
Superbowl
So I have a friend who asked if she could watch the Superbowl with us. I thought that will be fun! Why not ask everyone else as well.
So I did.
Turns out, almost everyone has plans. If all of my friends have plans, why did I not have any? Why was I not invited to one stinkin' superbowl gathering. That is very sad. It makes me feel pretty crummy, too.
I always invite everyone to my things. I don't want to make anyone feel bad and I certainly don't want to talk about something that they were not invited to in front of them. I would know - it makes me feel like crap to hear about all the fun they had without inviting me.
I realize not everyone is as sensitive as me. It probably doesn't hurt their feelings (or wouldn't, if it happened) like it does mine. But I can't help but still try to protect their feelings. I don't want to be the one to make anyone feel left out.
I'm just venting, really. With all these people busy, why was I not?
So I did.
Turns out, almost everyone has plans. If all of my friends have plans, why did I not have any? Why was I not invited to one stinkin' superbowl gathering. That is very sad. It makes me feel pretty crummy, too.
I always invite everyone to my things. I don't want to make anyone feel bad and I certainly don't want to talk about something that they were not invited to in front of them. I would know - it makes me feel like crap to hear about all the fun they had without inviting me.
I realize not everyone is as sensitive as me. It probably doesn't hurt their feelings (or wouldn't, if it happened) like it does mine. But I can't help but still try to protect their feelings. I don't want to be the one to make anyone feel left out.
I'm just venting, really. With all these people busy, why was I not?
Monday, February 1, 2010
Not sure they are odd - but here are 50
50 ODD Things about you! If you opened this, FILL IT OUT! Learn about your friends,and let them learn 50 things about you!
1) Favorite object in your room?
My bed. There isn’t much else in here, really.
2) Have you ever smoked heroin?
Do you know me at all? Nope!
3) Do you own guns?
Jeff does. I don’t.
4) What do you drink at sonic?
Vanilla Dr.Pepper with light ice
5) What is your favorite food?
Steak, Mexican, anything comfort food
6) Last person you kissed?
Jeff before he left for Home Depot
7) Favorite song?
The new Chris Daughtry song (don’t know the name) and Imma Be
8) What do you prefer to drink in the morning?
Dr.Pepper
9) Can you do push ups?
yes – girl style
10) Can you do a chin up?
I wish
11) What’s your favorite piece of jewelry?
My engagement ring
12) Do you like blue cheese?
In small doses, yeah
13) What is your bagel of choice?
Cinnamon
14) What is one thing you like about yourself?
That I am a hard worker
15) What’s one trait that you hate about yourself?
I can be lazy
16) What’s your middle name?
June
17) Name 3 thoughts at this exact moment.
what homework should I finish today, what will we do for dinner, am I hot or cold
18) Name 3 things you bought today?
Old Navy, lunch at TGI Fridays, hand saw at Home Depot (well, he’s about to buy that)
19) Name 3 -5 drinks you drink regularly?
water, Dr.Pepper, non-fat Iced Chai Latte, Milk
20) Current worry?
Getting everything that I need to,done.
21) Current hate right now?
No hate I don’t think
22)Current wish?
a baby
23) How did you bring in the New Year?
with Jeff at the Sushi place and then to my parents for some cards.
24) Where would you like to be right now if you could choose?
A beach with a chair, book, and fruity drink (and Jeff too)
25) Name three people who will complete this?
Chanda?
26)What CD is in your player or car right now?
I think Jeff put something in there. The CD we got from Jarod & Holly’s wedding
27) What shirt are you wearing right now?
Blue Long sleeved ribbon tshirt
28) Do you like sleeping on satin sheets?
No way
29) Can you whistle?
Not very well
30) Favorite colors?
blue
31) Would you be a pirate?
sure if I needed to be
32) Where is your cell phone?
Next to me on the desk
33)Do you like the cold or the hot weather?
I like semi-cold weather. I would pick super cold over super hot for sure.
34)Do you sleep on the right or left side of the bed?
if you are laying in it, the left
35) Whats in your pocket?
I don't have pockets
36) Last thing that made you laugh?
The Bean with Ranch all over his face
37) Best bed sheets as a child?
Aladdin
38)What is your favorite candle scent?
Not vanilla or baked. Most anything else
39) Do you love where you live?
I love our house, but I will love the one we build even more!
40) How many TVs do you have in your house?
3. Our bedroom, the guest bedroom, and the living room
41) Who is your loudest friend?
I don’t know. Connie maybe?
42)How many dogs do you have?
1
43) Does someone have a crush on you?
Jeff loves me. I think someone might have a crush
44) What is to your left?
the bed and nightstand
45) What is your favorite movie?
Bridget Jones’ Diary
46)What is your favorite tv show?
Glee, House, the Office, Blue Collar, How I Met Your Mother, and Psych (I have a lot)
47)What sport do you prefer to watch on tv?
I’ve started liking football on tv. I can watch Hockey & Baseball too. I like it all better in person, though.
48) Where is the next place you want to travel to?
A new state. Or Vegas with Jeff – he’s never been
49) What were you doing at midnight?
Just got home from the Homecoming dance and was getting into bed
50) First thought after you woke up this morning?
Am I late to work?!?
1) Favorite object in your room?
My bed. There isn’t much else in here, really.
2) Have you ever smoked heroin?
Do you know me at all? Nope!
3) Do you own guns?
Jeff does. I don’t.
4) What do you drink at sonic?
Vanilla Dr.Pepper with light ice
5) What is your favorite food?
Steak, Mexican, anything comfort food
6) Last person you kissed?
Jeff before he left for Home Depot
7) Favorite song?
The new Chris Daughtry song (don’t know the name) and Imma Be
8) What do you prefer to drink in the morning?
Dr.Pepper
9) Can you do push ups?
yes – girl style
10) Can you do a chin up?
I wish
11) What’s your favorite piece of jewelry?
My engagement ring
12) Do you like blue cheese?
In small doses, yeah
13) What is your bagel of choice?
Cinnamon
14) What is one thing you like about yourself?
That I am a hard worker
15) What’s one trait that you hate about yourself?
I can be lazy
16) What’s your middle name?
June
17) Name 3 thoughts at this exact moment.
what homework should I finish today, what will we do for dinner, am I hot or cold
18) Name 3 things you bought today?
Old Navy, lunch at TGI Fridays, hand saw at Home Depot (well, he’s about to buy that)
19) Name 3 -5 drinks you drink regularly?
water, Dr.Pepper, non-fat Iced Chai Latte, Milk
20) Current worry?
Getting everything that I need to,done.
21) Current hate right now?
No hate I don’t think
22)Current wish?
a baby
23) How did you bring in the New Year?
with Jeff at the Sushi place and then to my parents for some cards.
24) Where would you like to be right now if you could choose?
A beach with a chair, book, and fruity drink (and Jeff too)
25) Name three people who will complete this?
Chanda?
26)What CD is in your player or car right now?
I think Jeff put something in there. The CD we got from Jarod & Holly’s wedding
27) What shirt are you wearing right now?
Blue Long sleeved ribbon tshirt
28) Do you like sleeping on satin sheets?
No way
29) Can you whistle?
Not very well
30) Favorite colors?
blue
31) Would you be a pirate?
sure if I needed to be
32) Where is your cell phone?
Next to me on the desk
33)Do you like the cold or the hot weather?
I like semi-cold weather. I would pick super cold over super hot for sure.
34)Do you sleep on the right or left side of the bed?
if you are laying in it, the left
35) Whats in your pocket?
I don't have pockets
36) Last thing that made you laugh?
The Bean with Ranch all over his face
37) Best bed sheets as a child?
Aladdin
38)What is your favorite candle scent?
Not vanilla or baked. Most anything else
39) Do you love where you live?
I love our house, but I will love the one we build even more!
40) How many TVs do you have in your house?
3. Our bedroom, the guest bedroom, and the living room
41) Who is your loudest friend?
I don’t know. Connie maybe?
42)How many dogs do you have?
1
43) Does someone have a crush on you?
Jeff loves me. I think someone might have a crush
44) What is to your left?
the bed and nightstand
45) What is your favorite movie?
Bridget Jones’ Diary
46)What is your favorite tv show?
Glee, House, the Office, Blue Collar, How I Met Your Mother, and Psych (I have a lot)
47)What sport do you prefer to watch on tv?
I’ve started liking football on tv. I can watch Hockey & Baseball too. I like it all better in person, though.
48) Where is the next place you want to travel to?
A new state. Or Vegas with Jeff – he’s never been
49) What were you doing at midnight?
Just got home from the Homecoming dance and was getting into bed
50) First thought after you woke up this morning?
Am I late to work?!?
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