My Classroom is Famous in Blog Land

My little classroom was featured on a blog:

http://blog.nickels-n-dimes.com/2010/07/13/i-am-going-to-kindergarten-this-week/

Please note that I am not "one of the top rated Kindergarten teachers in the country" as mentioned in the above blog link. No, no, no. That is not me, as I was not the kindergarten teacher involved. I only prepared my classroom to be used as the setting.

Here is another blog link: http://lovethatmax.blogspot.com/2010/07/fun-trip-school-prep-tips-and-kleenex.html

People are Weird

I think that I fall into the "weird" category. I like some weird things. I say some pretty weird things. I think of myself as a little quirky. But some people are just plain weird in a way that's different than MY weird.

Here are some examples of weirdness that I have encountered lately:

1. I have to get blood drawn once a month to check my liver for the medication that I am currently on. After getting my blood drawn, I went to Wal-Mart to get a few things. I still had the bandage on around my arm. The lady in the check out lane says to me, "I see you had some blood work done." I respond with an, "Um, yeah..." She continues on, "Well, I hope every thing's okay. Is everything okay? You're not sick are you?" WHAT!?! Who asks that? Even if I was sick I'm certainly not going to share it with my check out person at Wal-Mart. Maybe she thought she was being nice and considerate, but I just found it weird and nosy.

2. I was at the grocery and overheard a woman telling another woman that an assortment of bread was "cute". Many things are cute in this world. I can think of hundreds. But bread? That's weird.

3. I'm in Florida right now with my family on vacation. Mom and Dad were down at the beach and Emily (my sister) and I were hanging out in the condo having lunch. There's a knock on the door followed by, "Housekeeping". Grrr. I didn't even think condos were supposed to have daily housekeeping. I go to the door and am greeted by two ladies. They ask if anything needed to be cleaned or if we need more towels. I tell them we're fine, but that I'd take a few more towels. Less we have to wash ourselves, was my thinking. The lady hands me the towels and notices that our kitchen trash can was full. She volunteers to take it out for us. Why sure, kind lady! Also less that we have to do. She looks past me into the living room and sees Emily sitting on the couch. Emily is sitting in her pajamas (think glorified muumuu) with her straw purse clutched around her arm (think Sophia Patrillo from the Golden Girls) while eating a plateful of chips (I think you can picture this on your own). The cleaning lady looks at me and says, "Is that your Mom?" Again, I had one of those WHAT!?! moments. I had to try really hard not to laugh in the poor woman's face. I kindly said, "No. She's my sister. Thank you for the towels."

Bahamas, Here I Come!

In just a few short days, I will be enjoying a little bit of this...

Doesn't this look like a wrapped up tasty sandwich? Well, it's not. It's my first REAL (not off the sidewalk in NYC) Coach purchase. Not a big purchase, but a purchase none the less. I guess I should take a picture of it out of the wrapper so that you can actually see it. That would be a smart idea.

Is Proud to Announce...

I didn't pee my pants this 4th of July! Success! I guess it could be a disappointment in the eyes of some.

In case you forgot or if you're new to my blog, look back to last year's 4th of July story. I couldn't get it to link right, or else I would've helped you out a bit by putting the link conveniently here. Sorry kids.

Lost Lucy's Lookout

I went to Gatlinburg over the weekend for my dear friend's Bachelorette shindig. We stayed in a cabin way, way, way up on a mountain. The cabin's name was Smokey Top Seduction. I don't really know how they decided on that name. Nothing about that place made me want to seduce or be seduced. There were 44 stuffed animals and fake butterflies (some hiding sneakily and some out in the open) scattered throughout the cabin. They also had a giant fake tree (complete with colored lights) in the middle of the kitchen/living room area. It really made the whole cabin-y experience complete. I can't even begin to imagine how the original owners thought putting that tree up was a good idea. "You know what would really make this place killer? A giant tree that we can cover with colored Christmas lights and stuffed bears and bird houses. Yeah, that would be great!"

Oh, and apparently this place was haunted too. By a ghost named Lucy. There was a journal for guests to record their "experiences" with Lucy. There weren't too many entries. The story is that Lucy and a friend were playing out in the woods "hoopin' and hollerin'" and Lucy never came back. Pretty scary ghost story. The cabin was pretty entertaining. It was a fun and memorable trip, for sure.

Here are some pictures for your enjoyment:

Here's a picture of all the girls. Of course we had to center the picture around the great tree. We couldn't get a clear picture of all of us. All the pictures we took looked smokey. I think the ghost of Lucy was interfering...

This is the lovely tree. Notice the fake bear and beehive. Pretty special.

Car Lashes

Have you ever seen a car with eye lashes? Well, I sure have. Does that make you jealous? I bet it does. I spotted a van with lashes at a gas station when leaving Gatlinburg on Sunday. It was a sight, I tell you. I did a Google search right there on the spot and discovered Car Lashes (www.carlashes.com).

Of course I had to take a picture. Look closely now.