Last Day For Me! Hooray!

Have I mentioned I'm going off track today? I'm so excited. Today is also Dr. Seuss Day. I think his real birthday is March 2nd if I'm not mistaken, but our school decided to celebrate it today. At first I wasn't too excited about thinking of things to do when most of my supplies are put away, I know, I'm such a party pooper at times. I do LOVE my Dr. Seuss books, don't get me wrong. I have quite the collection to be honest. One of my student's dad's wanted to come in, dressed as the Cat in the Hat, and read to my kiddies. I then suggested to him maybe he would want to stay and read to the other 3rd grade classes? Yes, he's wonderful, and said he would love to. Now my day will be quite easy. We're doing reading rotations this morning until morning recess, then I think we'll be watching some Dr. Seuss videos, which I'm be enjoying as much as the children, if not more. My day will be quite easy. Yay! Then off track time for me.

Is It Over Yet?

I got sick on Sunday, and I'm still feeling like crap today. This sucks, let me tell you. I have no energy whatsoever, it feels like I've got the flu or something. All I want to do is lie down and sleep, sleep, sleep. I only have 2 more days of school until I go off track, and yet it seems so far away if I can barely get through today.

I was suppose to go with my sister to All My Memories scrapbook store in Draper on Monday, but of course I was feeling crappy. Anyone who's interested, head on over there and enjoy those sales. They're having a major sale for the next month because they lost their lease. Hopefully I'll be feeling more normal this weekend to spend money that I don't really have. Gotta have some fun every now and then, right?

Scattergories

Rules: Use the 1st letter of your name to answer each of the following.....they have to be real places, names, things, nothing made up! Try to use different answers if the person in front of you had the same 1st initial. You CANNOT use your name for the boy/girl name question.


What is your name: Melanie
4 letter word: Mean
Vehicle: Mercedes
City: Murray
Boy Name: Michael
Girl Name: Madison
TV Show: Mad TV
Drink: Mai Tai
Occupation: Medic
Something you wear: Mittens
Celebrity: Mel Gibson
Food: Muffins
Something found in a bathroom: Messy towels


What is your name: Liz
4 letter word: Love
Vehicle: Land Rover
City: Las Vegas
Boy Name: Landon
Girl Name: Lacey
TV Show: Lost
Drink: Lemonade
Occupation:
Something you wear: Long sleeve shirt
Celebrity:
Food: Lobster
Something found in a bathroom: Lotion

Too Fast

Well, here it is Sunday night. The weekend is already over, and it feels like it never started. I tried to get lots of sleep, which I definitely needed, but it never happened. Friday night I was up most of the night, with a charlie horse in my calf, going pee, thirsty, too hot....etc. etc. Saturday night I woke up around 3am feeling like crap, killer sore throat, headache, just overall crappiness. I spent most of today lying on my couch feeling miserable for myself.

I must admit I'm not doing okay with this whole Matt thing. I'm great at pretending, no one knows anything is wrong with me unless they really know me well. Well, I'm not alright, I'm admitting it. I have my moments of alrightness, but they don't seem to last long. I wake up some nights in a panic attack, feeling like I can't breathe. Other days I cry at random moments. Pretty much anything and everything could cause me to cry. I do well at school, it keeps my mind occupied. But being home alone most nights gives me too much time to think. My family and best friends have been awesome at caring and trying to keep me busy and occupied. But sometimes it's just not enough. I don't know what I need most days and would rather sleep all day so I'm not given the option of thinking or dealing with day to day goings on. I'd rather be numb then feel most of this pain.

One More Night to Go

Last night went pretty smoothly. I didn't have too many "scary" parents, and I got lots of appreciation from most everyone. Many parents love the way I do homework, classroom management, etc. etc. I love hearing compliments and knowing the parents really do appreciate how much I do for their children. I got home just in time last night for Lost. Yay! Of course I was already recording it on my beloved dvr, but it's always nice to be home and watch it.

Remember the before mentioned flat tire of last weekend? I wish I could forget. Well, the tire store couldn't find any of the tires I need for my car. Let me back up just a bit and fill you in on the story. After buying my Acura, TSX about 3 years ago, I bought a fabulous set of snow tires for winter. Each tire was $150, too expensive if you ask me. Well, recently I've heard the Euro dollar is worth more than the American dollar. Uh oh! My tires were made in Germany, and guess how much it would be to order them now? $360. Yes, per tire I might add. And I thought $150 was bad. Needless to say I will be changing my tires this weekend to my street tires. I don't have to travel far anymore going to work so there's not much for me to be worried about, ya know? Hopefully by next year I can get my one tire at normal price so I won't have to waste the other 3 tires. Gotta use 'em if I've got 'em.

Start Panicking

Tonight and tomorrow night are Parent Teacher Conferences. Definitely not my favorite night of the year. I hate having to be here until 8pm at night. Talk about exhausting. Anyway, I must say I'm glad that I'm getting these over with before I go off track. It's much better to do them before rather than when I come back, less to dread ya know.

This past Tuesday as I was finishing up my grades I noticed one of my students was not on my list. Now, she moved in after the last conferences, the end of October. I told our secretary Wednesday morning about it and she was to contact our other secretary to get her password, blah blah blah because she normally wouldn't be back until Friday, definitely too late since this child's conference is Thursday.

I stressed about it all night. I know, it's only one student and I do have all of the other ones done already, but still I like to be prepared and not have to worry. This morning I go down to the office to talk to the secretary, and guess what? She's sick today. I tell our principal the same story and the other secretary calls the before mentioned secretary to get the password. But of course she doesn't answer her phone. Just my luck huh? In the meantime I guess I'll be printing a blank report card and filling that out for a just in case. Wish me luck tonight.

I'm Creative....or So They Say

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It's Open

This weekend I went in search of an eyelet box, carrier, case thingy. I'm sure that really helped with my description of it huh? I first went to Roberts in hopes of using the wonderful 50% off coupon. And besides, my sister got hers there years ago. But of course they didn't have one. I do know they're made by Making Memories, so at least I somewhat knew what I was looking for.

Then I headed over to Hobby Lobby, thinking they have everything, they've got to have this. Oh no, apparently they don't have this. The lady there told me she's pretty sure they have it at Michael's. By this point I was quite disappointed and didn't want to drive another 15 minutes further out of my way, so I headed back home. Last night on my way home from WalMart I noticed the Michael's that is being built in Jordan Landing, right by me, yay! I thought for sure it'd be a while yet until they open, but lo and behold, their lights were on and people were in the parking lot. Wahoo! I'm heading over there right after school ends today. They better have the box thingy or I'll be pissed!

Veggie Tales I Love My Lips

Haha! I'm obsessed with Veggie Tales tonight. I can't help myself. I'm laughing quite hysterically right now.

The Hairbrush Song

I love this song. My Garrett and Ashlie are fans of Veggie Tales. Of course I've come to love them as well. They make me laugh every time I hear these songs.

What?!

HowManyOfMe.com

There are 72 people with my name in the U.S.A. How many have your name?

And here I thought I was unique. Apparently, NOT so! Okay, so my last name isn't that unique, but come on, most people can't even spell my first name (morons). Try it out and tell me how unique you are.

Already a Crazy Day

Okay, so I'm already having the craziest day. I'm running around like a mad woman trying to get everything ready for Parent Conferences this Thursday and Friday. I really do hate those ya know. They seriously need a long weekend after to catch up on all my sleep. My kids are being excellent today which I'm so thankful for. They've made my day that much easier to get everything done. I finished my report cards this morning after working on grades and everything all weekend. Whew. What a relief it is to get those done.

Oh, and the update on my stupid flat tire issue. I called the tire people yesterday and of course they don't have that tire in stock so they've had to order one, which will take a few days. So lucky me gets to drive on my spare tire in the meantime. It's been freaking me out. I hate this!

Not a Good Way to Start My Weekend....

My sister and I went shopping today. We went to Heartland Paper, so I could spend my gift card she gave me for Christmas. Then we went to Joanne's Fabric to get some fabric and thread for my sister. Sounds like a great day right? I sure thought so. However, on my way to my sister's house, about 10-15 minutes from mine, my car started making vibrating scary noises and began to shake. Oh crappy!!! Upon pulling into my sister's driveway I noticed I had a nice big flat tire. My sister still can't drive, not until she takes a driving test to prove she can do it anyway. So I ended up driving her MDX and when we got back from our "fun day" her husband changed my tire and put on my spare. He's such a sweetheart. Needless to say my tire is trashed and I get to go buy a new one. Oh joy for me! Let me just say how excited I am to spend money on a blasted new tire. Nice way to start out my weekend eh?

It's Friday!

Yay! It's finally Friday. This week has seriously been lasing forever, and then some. I'm so thrilled Friday has finally come. Plus, it's a 3 day weekend. Woo Hoo!!! Party time for me! Okay, probably not really, more like more sleep time and time to work on my cards before this next Thursday time. But still, having an extra day off of work is always a good time. Hope everyone has a wonderful weekend!

Roses are Red....

I hope everyone had a fabulous Valentine's. Matt and I celebrated together. We made a candlelit dinner at my new place. Pork chops, potatoes, cauliflower, and some sparkling cider in my pretty pink goblets. It was yummy. Matt brought me a really pretty planter of Palace Roses. Smaller roses, but in different shades of red. Quite gorgeous. We watched Lost last night as well. Can't miss that one of course. All in all it was a great night. Went to bed early after my exhausting day. I would love to hear what all of you did last night.

Snow, Snow Everywhere

Have I mentioned how much I hate the snow?! Yes, I hate it! This morning was absolutely crazy. I woke up later than I should have anyway, then I look outside and see the out of control amount of snow we got. Ugh! I get a call from a bunch of my favorite teacher friends telling me school is delayed 2 hours, but teachers must still be there (for babysitting purposes of course). I get in my car to leave at about 8:00 start down my driveway and lo and behold I get stuck. How fun is my life. Not so much I say. No fun at all. I didn't end up getting to school until shortly before 10:00. Sucky eh? At least the kids weren't starting school until 10:30, I was already stressed enough as it was. What a terrible way to start out my Valentine's Day. Hope everyone had a better one than me.

Happy Heart Day

Happy Valentine's Day everyone! I hope you all have a wonderful, fantastic day! Give your sweeties and loved ones extra kisses and hugs.

WALL•E

My little Ashlie is in love with this commercial. She likes to imitate his "Wall-e" at the end. Needless to say she's quite excited for this movie to come out. I just got off the phone with her and she had to remind me how Wall-e talks. And of course she knows that it's coming out after her birthday. Yay!

Quiz Time

Thanks Jori for a great, fun quiz.

Your Candy Heart Says "Hug Me"

A total sweetheart, you always have a lot of love to give out. Your heart is open to where ever love takes you! Your ideal Valentine's Day date: a surprise romantic evening that you've planned out Your flirting style: lots of listening and talking What turns you off: fighting and conflict Why you're hot: you're fearless about falling in love

What Does Your Candy Heart Say?

Love the Target

I went after school yesterday to Target to get some of this and that.....mascara, toothpaste, Motrin. Things you can't live without, right? Well, in my quest for said items I found some perfectly adorable dinner plates and matching cups. I've been searching for pictures on the internet and have yet to find them. If I do I'll post.

Let me describe them instead. They're square (so cute), black background with white daisies on the plates. The cups are clear with white daisies. These babies were $3 for each plate and $2 for each cup. I got 6 of each. I'm so excited to use them. I'm such a sucker for anything with daisies. My favorite flower!! Such a happy flower.

Lunchie

I'm so excited today. My momma is coming to have lunch with me and then stay to do an art project with my kiddos. She does this every year and I love it! On her way here she picks up some Village Baker sandwiches (yum yum) and we have a little feast in my classroom.

After lunch she'll be doing a Valentine art somethin' somethin', I still haven't picked out what she'll be doing. I pick out the project and she does the directing, sounds like a great plan to me. She used to be an elementary teacher way back before I was born so she's wonderful with the kids. Plus it gives me a nice break. Hehe. Love ya Mom!

Be My Valentine

Valentine's Day has always been a big occasion for my family. My parents were married on Valentine's Day and it's also my sister's birthday. Tonight we're doing the celebration thing for both Laura and my parents. We're going over to my parents for dinner and having cake and ice cream for Laura. I seriously love getting and giving presents to others. I'm quite excited about my sisters gift. I got her a fun Stampin' Up set that I slyly pretended was for myself and a Cuttlebug embossing folder that I was able to buy the last one at Roberts before she was able to go herself. Hehe! This is the one. I'm quite sneaky if I do say so myself.

I'm a fan of the Willow Tree figurines and found this one for my mom, called Thinking of You. She has the Nativity set for Christmas, and a few smaller ones as well, so I thought this would be great for her collection. Besides I thought it was cute and liked it myself. So if anyone is trying to thinking of a gift, get me a Willow Tree, it's always a safe bet.

Yay for Nancy!

I am such a huge fan of the Fancy Nancy books. I was quite excited when Jori mentioned the new Bonjour Butterfly on her blog. Thanks Jori. I ordered it a few weeks ago and was excited when I got home from work today and it was sitting on my doorstep. I love love love this book. It's so cute and I would highly recommend it if you haven't already tried them out. I'm actually even thinking about buying it for my sweet little Ashlie for her birthday this coming May. I mean seriously, who wouldn't love receiving this book from their favorite Auntie.

Give Me Some Disney

I heard this movie came out. I'm always a sucker for these great Disney movies. Plus, since I've always wanted to visit Paris, I can live vicariously through this movie. Ok, maybe not really, but I just think it's a cute one. Maybe now if I can find someone to give it to me for Valentine's Day I'd be one happy camper. Hmmm...maybe I'll just have to get myself a little Valentine gift.

Not Today

This morning has been a sad one for me. I can't exactly explain why. I think it's just one of my down days, ya know. I hate feeling this way. I've always been such a happy, positive person. I'm missing Matt a lot, which always makes for a tough day. I think it's because of what day it is today. We got engaged 3 years ago tonight. And 4 years ago we had our first date. It's sad to me how much life can change in that short of a time. I've been thinking too much all morning, something I definitely should not be doing. I can't concentrated, I don't want to be here. I'd rather be asleep in bed so I wouldn't have to be conscious. Of course chances are I wouldn't still be asleep since I slept crappy all night anyway. I feel like such an impatient, cranky teacher today. I know I shouldn't yell at my cute kiddos, it's not their fault I'm sad today. Poor kids, maybe I should've stayed home for their sake.

Fricking Idiots

My car registration expired the end of January. Being the early person that I am, I went online the middle of January paid the stupid fees and waited to receive everything in the mail. I noticed my credit card got charged, so I knew it was on it's way. Nope, it is now February, and I still have not received anything. I called the stupid people at the DMV, and they don't have any record, blah blah blah. Really morons? You took my blasted money! I know have to take my printed temporary registration to the DMV, the best place in the world to go to, and show them so I can get my sticker. Oh joy for me! Let me tell you how frickin' thrilled I am. I do believe we go online to do these things so we don't have to go there in the first place.

No Trespassing!

This morning as I was getting into my car, I noticed my garage door was open about 1/4 of the way. Now I KNOW I closed it last night, I'm kind of paranoid like that. However, I forgot to push the lock button. Now I'm freaked out. Does someone else's garage have the same frequency as mine? Did someone try to get in my garage last night? Of course all of the freakiest ideas start running through my mind. Never again will I forget to push that lock button after coming home at night. But what about during the day? I can't lock it from the outside. Does that mean I'm going to have to start locking my back door while I'm gone in case someone opens my garage door? I'm so frustrated yet scared at the same time. I'm such a wimp when it comes to things like this.