Parties, Piggies, and Problems

The following is an excerpt from an actual conversation with The MR:

Him: Hon, who is Thirty One?

Me: Why?

Him: Because they authorized for a penny on our bank account.

(busted)

Me: Oh, cuz the party's not over.

Him: What party?

Me: The Thirty One party

(duh!)

Him: What do they sell?
(condescending tone)

Me: The CUTEST bags and totes and you can personalize them!!

(I raised my voice one octave as to sound younger and cheerful-
trying to deflect from the conversation)

Him: You don't have enough bags?

Me: I only have one with a squirrel on it and this one is going to have MISS SQUIRREL embroidered on it!!

Him: Did you get me anything? Maybe I need a new bag.

(now there's an undertone of sarcasm in his voice)

Me:  What would you put on your bag?

Him: "THE MR." What else???

So then we laughed and I thought-
are there any manly looking bags
and then I thought
there isn't anything manly about a
personalized tote-

But I am TOTALLY getting him a shirt personalized that says

THE MR.

I have a few items from Thirty One already- but they were all gifts -
so this is my first one to personalize...
I will pretend to be surprised when i open it-

Of course my memory is KAAAA-RAP these days-
so it just might be a surprise!!!

In case you are interested
(and I know you are)
my Froggy Friend, Lorraine is throwing this bash and it is
going on until the 15th!

There are some really cute prizes that you can enter to win, too!
Just click on that Glamorous Frog below to go check it out-

So this evening (despite the pain in my toes)
we went on a double date with the neighbors-

And I can call it  a "date" because
when the hostess walked us to our
table~
WE DIDN'T NEED KID MENUS!!
Whoo hoo!

I was able to eat and keep everything down
because NO ONE licked anything and
placed it on or in a shared surface-
I wanted to pepper and salt my food so badly-
but I am ANTI SHAKER for the rest of my forever!!!
I think I am going to have to steal
ask for some of those packets from McDs!


UPDATE ON THE PIGGIES-

It was decided last night that they are not broken.
Did a DR tell me this? Was I examined by a professional?
Were they xrayed?
No. No. and No.

The MR decided (in his infinite wisdom)
that they are NOT broken if he can
SQUEEZE THEM LIKE THIS!!!
(Imagine a hard grip on those precious pudgy piggies)

He said that I would have "gone through the roof"
if they were broken.
There was no way I could have "gone through the roof"
because I was too close to
PASSING OUT ON THE FLOOR!!!

It hurt. But because of his extensive studies in the field of broken toes, he was able to
determine that they are not broken, only sprained or bruised and they would feel better in the
morning.

(DON'T EVER TELL HIM- but they felt better this morning.)
I still limped around because they were sore-
I should totally get an award for my portrayal of
Best Actress in "I Can't Stand Up and Cook because My Toes Are Broken"
(coming soon to DVD)

(Oh, no- I have to go. The Littlest Little just asked me
"I know this will be a weird question- but how did I get here?"
That should be an ARE YOU FREAKIN' KIDDIN' ME??? moment- )
Wish me luck!

ARE YOU FREAKIN' KIDDIN' ME?? Friday

Howdy Folks!

Wanna see pics of all the cool stuff I've done
in the last few days?

OK
Close your eyes...
Think of the coolest
craftiest
craziest
thing you can think of-

Got it?

Are you sure?

Great!




I am sure whatever you just pictured was FREAKIN' AWESOME!

Me? Not so much.

I DID get in there and cut and package up those centers that I said I would get done-
so Kudos to me!

I felt kind of bad for sending out the negative vibes on Wednesday
when usually you can find humor here....

so I decided to make it up to you
and post something similar today.

I am calling it:

ARE YOU FREAKIN' KIDDIN' ME?? Friday


(I wish there were more "Fs" in there.
I thought about the alternative to WTH-
but then I rethought that...)

I figured since I have nothing teachery to contribute (today): I might as well give ya a smile


Ready?

So, we went to dinner with a few  (new) friends last week.
It was a family affair. Everyone brought their Littles with them-
we ate, we talked, we laughed..
That is what WE did.
What the other family did was
TOTALLY IGNORE THE HORRIBLE BEHAVIOR OF
THEIR CHILDREN!!
Yeah, that's what THEY did.

ARE YOU FREAKIN' KIDDIN' ME???

I am sorry- but my children are not so old that I don't
remember what it was like to have a toddler/PreK
child in a restaurant-
so I am not this old biddy who complains about kids-

These children were wild-
WILD, I tell ya!

Towards the end of the dinner, I watched
one of them
lick his straw- from his drink-
poke it through the holes in the top of
the  cheese shaker,
lick it off of his straw
(wait for it.....)
AND HE PUT IT BACK IN!!!!!

And his all too attentive mama
said, "Cut that out."

AGHHHHHH! How many tables in this town have I sat down to
where they have been before-
I gasp and gurgle and gag
at the thought-

I vow to never sprinkle
ANYTHING from ANY shaker
ANYWHERE!!!!


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I tell my children the only thing worse than a sore loser
is an bad winner.

Play fair.

Play nice.

So today, I play the word
"Chez" on Words with Friends against The MR-

guess how many points-

guess-

102!!!!
SMELL IT!!!!

He was in the back when I hit send-
so being the
HORRIBLE WINNER
great sport  that I am-

I RAN to the back to rub it in his face to see if he recd it.

On the way back there- I slid in my socks
and ran into the wall
and my last three toes on my right foot
SLAMMED into the baseboard.

ARE YOU FREAKIN' KIDDIN' ME???

The ONE time I get a great word like that
against him
The ONE time I am all like
HA HA SUCKA IN YO FACE...
and I think I broke my toe(s)!

Okay- I am ALWAYS like that when we play a game-
but there was no need for my toe to be injured in this
nasty display of poor sportsmanship..

I put ice on them-
picture in your mind how big Tom's
toes get when Jerry hits them with a sledgehammer...
this is the throbbing pain I feel.
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Actually, all joking aside-
they really do hurt
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Remember Josh?



 From Drake and Josh on Nickelodeon?

Have you seen him lately??

ARE YOU FREAKIN' KIDDIN' ME???

He's like a Li'l McDreamy now!!!

I wonder what his Dad looks like?

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I am going to get my neighbor
who is a nurse
and who is also my sister
to come over and look at my toes...
OMGood Gravy!!! They hurt!

If the pain subsides, I am going to play around
on here and check emails-
I am waiting for a
*special someone*
 to come off of her vacation
and send me another draft of my
NEW AND IMPROVED
redesigned blog

It's is going to be so FREAKIN' AWESOME!!!
The best way to describe it would
definitely be
GLITZY TRANSITIONAL---
I can't wait!

My bruised little piggies and I wish you a wonderful weekend!!!

There Is Work to be Done!!!

Today is the day.

Today is that day that I get in here and start tackling some of the projects that I brought home.

Today is the day that...

centers get cut!
(crowd is cheering)
 
envelopes get made (organized)!
 (hooray)

files get separated...
 (you can do it)

Whoa! The room started spinning for a second....too much too soon....
Let me catch my breath-

But by crackey- I'll have SOMETHING done by the end of the day! There is just soooo much!

While I was going through some of this stuff,
I was amazed at how colorful it all is- and how talented the artists
and creators are, and how much all of that ink cost!!!!

When I started blogging last fall, I was purchasing
lots of construction paper crafts and recording sheets.

I did not have access to a color printer at school and I did
not have one at home.

I quickly purchased one!
But still looked for and made B&W items sometimes so that I
could print and laminate at school.

One of the things I made for myself (class)
to use was a ring of Fry Phrases.

I loved the idea of them. I knew they would be great practice for quick drills,
games, parent volunteers, down time in the hall, pass and reads- the list could go on.
And I wanted to be able to make a few sets so I knew that black and white was going to be the way to go on this one!

Fry Phrases in Black and White

Since I found such great use in mine-  I thought they would be my perfect
First Paid item in my TPT!

Yep that's right- I am taking the plunge!

There are several fonts, and they are all large print, which makes it easier to use in groups.

Click the picture to head over to TPT and check it out!

I'd love to hear what you think of them!!!

WTH Canceled for Breaking Sad News :(

*****Disclaimer: Sad Post*****

I am trying very hard to start my WTH Wednesday.

I can't do it though.

My "happy" is broken :(

As I do often, but haven't since last week,
I clicked to check on "Our Eagles".

The "feed" stopped this past Saturday
as the fledglings have left for the season.

So I "googled" to see if there was any news of
where they were.

And this is where my "happy" broke-

One of them was found yesterday,
at the bottom of a utility pole and had been
electrocuted.

I don't know where they are.

The Littles and I  have watched them since they hatched at the
end of March.

We were all saddened.

 I feel a sense of loss.

I scrolled through the last day of Daily Pics on the site and found this one.

She looks so sad-
I wonder if she knows.

The eagle's body is being sent to the National Eagle Repository in Denver and his feathers are being distributed to the Native American community to be used in religious ceremonies.

So sorry for your loss, Mama.

The FOG

Hola!
I would like to say that this post is going to be chocked full of
informational,
ready to use in the classroom,
 can't live without it,
gotta have stuff for school-
but I would be lying :)

Seriously.

I got nothing.

My LTT has been overwhelming lately!

I DID package a few centers this morning-
is a "few" three or two?

Rephrase-

I DID package a couple of centers this morning.

(I know that "couple" means two).

I have just been in a fog-
You know that "fog".

I have just been having "moments" or "episodes" where I lose ALL focus.

You know, like when you are brushing your teeth
early in the morning
and there's that split second where you
aren't completely confident that you
grabbed YOUR toothbrush-

So you pause to check?

That's what I am talking about.

I second guess just about everything....
(I REALLY might have to have my
BFF Neighbor Teacher to
"put me up" for support team.)

I AM
(and I mean it)
AM
going to start my binders...
Thursday-

What?!?! I can't lie and say I will start tomorrow-
it's a holiday, duh!

I am converting all of my files into monthly binders-
plus a Phonics, Fluency, and Math.

Any advice in that would be appreciated-
I know I have a few binder covers bookmarked on
Pinterest...
I just have to FOCUS and retrieve them.


------------------------------ ME!-------------------------

Went to see Magic Mike with a friend last night.

I am forever changed
and now in love with Channing Tatum.

However,
I am
Old School...
and cannot forget to mention...




Can you hear it? His famous "Alright, Alright, Alright!"


Weather is calling for rain-
It hasn't rained in over a month and it is supposed to
rain tomorrow (the 4th)

If you are able to  "stalk"
during what can be a
cuckoo- family- holiday...

(Lord knows, I'll be sneaking in here
tomorrow)

 ...then be sure to head over to Jen's at Hello Mrs. Sykes! She is celebrating her one year Bloggiversary!!! She is have an enormous giveaway- and I am helping her celebrate by offering something from my Etsy!!!







Lisa from Learning is Something to Treasure is also currently celebrating!!!
She has reached 400 followers-
(If you are one of her followers- you know why-
if you are not- you will definitely want to be!!!)

Her giveaway in ginormous too!
I am also helping Lisa celebrate by offering something from my Etsy!





That Etsy thing is pretty cool-
As a matter of fact, I made a trip
to the post office today to mail a few out!!


I hope that everyone has a wonderful day with
family and friends tomorrow-

Depending on what's in the cooler-
there may or may not be a WTH Wednesday:)