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Prep Time Waster

Is what I should have called this blog. Because when do I do most of my postings? Yup, you guessed it, during my prep time at school. Why work and plan for next week when you can do something fun like complain about your life on the internet? I'm feeling especially time-wasteful today being that there is no next week! Huzzah for xmas break. Although I am a bit ticked off that we only get 1 week off...this week should have been off as the kids are out of control.

On the radio this morning they were having a big debate about how schools are celebrating every holiday except Christmas in trying to be politically correct. Why do we spend an entire week talking and learning about Kwanza and then are forbidden to have a Christmas party or even call it a Christmas party? It seems that in our striving to become inclusive of all cultures we are excluding the one that 90% of Americans celebrate. It's not like I am in my classroom having a "huzzah for baby Jesus" party! All references to Christ must be elimitated from our vocabulary and I think it's silly. There was even a HUGE argument at my school this year about when to have the classroom parties. The ESL teacher wanted them all at the same time of the day so that the few students who are unable to participate due to religious restrictions could all be together in the same room at the same time and have a...um...party. Does that make sense? Of course they are going to feel excluded but that is their choice. Why can't they celebrate with their class and yet they stay in the room when learning all about Kwanza and Hannukah?

so to everyone I say Merry Christmas!! and stop complaining about your rights

Whoa...this post is way too deep. Must...find...better...waste...of...time

Bah Humbug

Does anyone else hate Christmas?

I don't hate the idea of Christmas or the actual celebration of Christ's birth...but I do hate shopping and the ridiculous idea of buying presents for everyone. I do give gifts to people and I consider myself generous but evertime I step into a mall or grocery store around Christmas time I just want to scream and cry. Whatever happened to giving your loved ones an orange in their stocking? And spending time with your family as the biggest present at Christmas? Not that the people I have to buy for are demanding extravagent gifts or anything but I just hate shopping for others. Does that make me a horrible, selfish person? Probably and I'm okay with that. Perhaps once I have children I will like this holiday better...but right now I just feel adrift in a sea of comericalism, greed, and stress. Ack! Someone toss me a lifejacket!

Thus ends the rant!

Woes of a church musician - pt. 1

last night was another fun filled handbell reherasal at this insane church. It was like these people had never seen the music before. We have a concert on sunday and I am wondering now if my music choices were a bit too ambitious for this group. Some days I just don't understand why things are so hard for people. WHAT IS SO #*@%ING DIFFICULT ABOUT TRIPLETS PEOPLE!!! Then I wonder if I am being too unreasonable or too demanding on these volunteers. But they seemed up to the challenge and I always try to balance high expecatations with an easy going atmosphere. It just didn't work last night. I was about ready to blow my top! Thoes of you who know me, please tell me if you think my directing style is too demanding or if I am being unreasonable to expect these people to:
A) show up on time
B) know their music
C) have their bells and chimes ready to go for the first song of rehearsal and not make us wait another 5 minutes after the 15 we waited for everyone to show up.

On another note: my deepest sympathies go out to Justin and Paul on the loss of Fatty their wonderful and beautiful kitty. It is a tough time of year to lose a friend. My love to you both...it is days like this that make the distance between us so unbearable.

Groceries at my doorstep

It's official. I'm lazy. No longer do "girl" and I go out to the grocery store. We have it delivered right to our kitchen by Simon Delivers. Wow, this was the best idea ever. No more spending hours at the store walking up and down the aisles...just point and click and the next day it shows up on your doorstep. cool eh?

Subs are dumb

Why are subs so inept? Yesterday I had a sub who I told to use a video from the box labled "Emergency Sub Plans". For thoes who have never seen my room, this is a rather large box with BIG RED LETTERS proclaiming that it is the "Emergency Sub Plan" box. It's hard to miss. So what does my sub do? She chooses a video from my office to show to the kids (I really should remove that muppet show video with Alice Cooper). Here's the best part: She couldn't show the classes the same video in a row becuase the VCR has no rewind button on it. Um, hello, there is a large remote control right on the video cart with the letters VCR on it that she could have used. See kids, this is why I hate taking a sick day.

infamous elbow

For thoes inquireing minds...yes, that blue clad elbow in my profile picture belongs to none other than Justin T. Wilson attorney at large

Sub-Finder? Where are you?!?

last night I didn't get much sleep. Kept waking up every hour as a sore throat got worse and worse. At about 2:30am I decided enough was enough...I ain't goin' to work today. So I pick up the phone and dial the district's automated sub finder system. NO ANSWER. I though it was a mistake brought on by my sleepy haze and nyquil. so I checked the number and dialed again. Still no answer. So now what I got to do is go into the office, boot up the computer login to the web interface and type in stuff. It sucked. A task that should have taken 2 minutes ended up taking 15. Thank god I can steal fast internet from the neighbors (yeah, yeah, I'm working on getting my own connection) otherwise I might be at work right now trying to teach with the mother of all sore throats and ear infections.

So my question still lingers...Sub-finder, where are you?

Handbells + Tounge = ????

How many times do I need to tell kids not to touch, spit, or lick the bells? I mean, seriously! I have never been tempted to lick a bell, and yet last night I had some 4th grader licking away like it was an ice cream cone. Why don't I just give her a $100 bill to lick next week! I weep for the future of this nation.

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Here's a picture of me!

2005
Wednesday, December 7
Last night was the final session of that idiodic class for my Master's Degree. I can't beleive that I am paying for this garbage! The teacher actually fell asleep during a few of the presentations and didn't even notice when one of the presenters was making fun of her. THis is truly the slackers-master's program. What a waste of money
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THis is a test of my blog interface. Does it work? I'll be y'all are very excited you came to my blog.

First times are sweet

So here is my very first blog entry...pretty exciting so far eh?