Heavy Sigh.....

Wow, what a weekend! Our little get together last night, was fun! We had some very interesting costumes. It was hilarious to see what everyone came up with...

We had some German Beer Drinkers (renamed Yodelers), Shaggy and Daphne, Jack Sparrow and Bat Girl, Tony Romo and Jessica, The Obama Supporter and Bubba, Frankenstein and his bride....Ironman, a surgeon, a skeleton pirate, Indiana Jones, a couple of ghosts....I know there are more, but I'm having trouble remembering (mighta been the trashcan punch prepared by Daddy Dearest). Sweet Pea was the most adorable cat. Daddy Dearest and I did toga, Animal House style...



Everyone ate, drank a little, played a game or two and visited. The festivities ended early, but that was fine with me! I was thinking it might be because we are all getting older, but as my wise friend pointed out, we are all smart enough to know what it feels like the next day when we party to hard or late. Good point! Some of my sweet friends even stayed and helped me clean up, made my Sunday a whole lot easier! Anyways, it was fun and I enjoyed getting it all together, everyone (even the kids) behaved themselves and there could be a 'Second Annual Halloween Party"!

third grade teachers are cool

Yodeler and the Obama supporter (note the rose colored glasses)

Shaggy and the Yodeler (Bubba's in the background)

Shaggy and Velma

The Icing on the..........

PIE!!
It's been one of those weeks...I have managed to:

1. finish report cards
2. have the house cleaned (by my cleaning lady of course)
3. hide the laundry so I can pretend it doesn't exist
4. fall while trying to save Sweet Pea and knock her to the ground
5. finish a whole carton of Madagascan Vanilla Ice Cream (thanks Christine)
6. book a little family stacation for December at the Great Wolf Lodge
7. order my Team Edward shirt
8. book all of my parents (except one) for conferences next week
9. get some things nailed down for our Halloween Festivities.

I have accomplished a lot!

Our students raise money for our PTO (which is awesome by the way) and in each grade level, the classroom that raises the most money gets to "Pie" their teacher. The entire time, it was neck and neck...there were 3 of us that were very close. THEN, they went and extended the donation period another week. I can hang with that, I NEVER win these things. It stayed pretty close the entire time. Well, on the final day, one of my kiddos brought in a check for over $200. Pretty much sealed the deal for me.....
So, tomorrow at 3 PM, I will be 'pied'...I've got my poncho and my goggles ready. What can I say, I am a wimp! If you're lucky, I might post pictures. What a great ending to a great week!

In a Funk

I think this is the longest I've gone w/o posting... I'm in a funk, report cards are due, even though the grading period doesn't end until Friday.... Halloween party on Saturday (which I am excited about, but wishing I had more time to get things ready for it), my house is a wreck, laundry is mountainous (I know, you're not surprised), Turkey Butt had an awful day and he's ruined the $40 Sketchers that he HAD to have....
I could go on, but I won't.....
Hopefully, something will bring me out of this soon!

The End is Near

Just so y'all know, tonight, I will finish the 4th book....That will be exactly 2,500 pages I have read in a little over a week. Take that as a sign, if you haven't read them, get on it! I consider myself a reader and I've NEVER read anything that has taken over me like this! I am sure my husband will be glad when it's over, but I am sad....my fantasy will be gone.
OK, how pathetic am I?

Consumed...

I am now on the third book in the Twilight Series (in less than a week)... It's really a sad existence when your life revolves around a fictional teenage vampire and the true love he can never truly have....

Also, the guest list on our little Halloween party is growing...can't wait... gotta get to work on fun for kids and grown ups.... Any ideas???

A New Obsession

So, someone at work was talking about the Twilight Series of books and since I am all of a sudden very intrigued by Vampires (see my last post), I decided to see what it was all about. I started the first book two nights ago. I was afraid this was going happen. I don't want to do anything else. Daddy Dearest is out of town for the weekend and I am DYING to get the kids in bed so I can read...Never mind that fact that the laundry is piled up and I have yet to take defensive driving.... I am consumed. I want to be Bella..... I want to fall in love with Edward. This is some good stuff! I plan on finishing the first book in the next few days. I've managed to get my hands on the second one so there will be no wait....



Another reason to be obsessed, it's gonna be a movie....

Sigh.....I love Edward...the actor that's going to play him in the movie, played Cedric Diggory in Harry Potter and Goblet of Fire movie.

November 21 can't come soon enough!

True Blood

Do you watch this show? If not, you should! It's another one of my guilty pleasures. Kinda like Nip/Tuck, only scarier. I learned an important lesson about watching this show last night. I knew I only had to get Turkey Butt to school this morning, and I was really gambling on the fact that Sweet Pea would be feeling better and would sleep through the night. I crawled into bed about 10:15, I was tired, but about 10:30, True Blood came on. Normally, Daddy Dearest and I watch it together, but he had to leave yesterday for work. I decided to go ahead and watch it, after all, I wouldn't have to get up at my regular go to work time. It was a very good episode, was thorougly entertained. At 11:30, I turned the TV off, rolled over and prepared myself for slumber. It didn't happen. I swear my mind was freaking me out. I kept hearing things and I just couldn't settle my mind down to go to sleep. Finally it happened, but it was a long hard fight.

Note to self, only watch this show when your husband is home.....

More About School, According to Turkey Butt

It seems most of our conversations lately have been about school. Let's just say that I am very intrigued by TB's views and thoughts about school. Tonight, our conversation turned to the best thing about school. "Mama, you know what the best thing about school is?" I must admit, I kinda got excited! I love hearing what kids love about school. However, this response was less than desirable....

"Leaving"

You've got to be kidding me!

Sweet Pea is still sick. Her fever at 5:30 this morning was 103.4. I nearly freaked out! We did the lukewarm bath and it started to go down pretty fast. We went to Acute Kids, the rapid strep test was negative, but they gave us a prescription and told us they'd let us know about the strep culture in 2-3 days. Lovely, huh? Sweet Pea and I are going to spend the day at home doing laundry and all kinds of fun house picking up stuff. I know she can hardly wait! I'm hoping she's feeling better and not having many of those crazy, make myself go limp and fall on the floor fits....those are my favorite!

The Hardest Thing About School, According to Turkey Butt

Last night, as we were finishing up the bath and getting ready to read, Turkey Butt turned to me with a serious look on his face. He said, "Mom, you know what the hardest thing about school is?" Thinking it was going to be handwriting or walking in straight lines, I said, "No, honey, what is it?" Dead on serious, he looked at me and said..........

"Listening"

Oh Lord, what are we up against with this one??

I had my two biopsies today. Lidocaine is good stuff, til it wears off. I should know something in a week or so.
Sweet Pea woke up with fever, so she spent the day with DD. She's still running fever tonight and she's slept a lot. I'm hoping tomorrow will be better or we may end up at Acute Kids Care. Keeping my fingers crossed!

I Am Whipped

I am dog tired and my brain is dead.... Teaching 3rd graders to subtract and borrow is worse than labor pains. Just when you think they've got it, they go and make some silly little mistake. By 2:50 today, I could barely walk down the hall....it was scary!
Guess what? Daddy Dearest wants to host a Halloween Party! I said, great fun, I'm up for it if you can figure out something to do with the kiddos. Tonight, he said that he hadn't come up with a plan, so it would have to be a kids included party....darn it, I like the grown-up party idea much better!