Bob was reading the news and ran across a bizarre article that he decided to tell me about.
We LOVE our new home. It is beautiful and so quiet! The neighborhood is normal and small and gated. The town house is beautiful and easy to keep clean. It's big enough for all of us and it just feels so nice.
Look what I found! This is Honey Doll! I got her when I was 2. She knows all my deepest darkest secrets! ;o) hahaha! My sisters always tried to squeeze her head and torture her. I often found her bungee jumping from the ceiling fan, rappelling the kitchen cupboards, and ransom notes left in her place. She went to Germany and Jerusalem with me - just for a picture to prove she was there of course . . . !
We were cleaning up tonight and there were three pairs of Travis' shoes in the family room. I told him to go pick them up and put them away because the family room was NOT his closet.
I'm so glad it's the weekend! I got an extra day added to mine since I stayed home with Travis yesterday. He's really sick. So it's not like it was for fun. But I'm so glad I did. He needed his momma! Our weekend was packed with various activities but we've cancelled everything. It's turned into a nice slow day for our family and I'm actually really grateful for that and for our time at home together instead of all the scheduled activities. I'm sure at this point I am covered in his germs after sitting with him and holding him all day and night - and I totally don't want to get anyone else sick so it's ok that we just stay in.
Ok - so I should have said 'more gross' instead of grosser. Anyhoo! Perhaps due to the recent heavy moisture and obvious leaks we had a few visitors last night. I'm just glad my feet didn't find them before my eyes. The ones above were not the actual slugs found during our incident and yet they looked identical in size, shape and color. Eeeewwwww!!!! Icky icky ick! The funniest part is that one of them left a lovely trail all over Katie's shoe that she'd left out! hahaha! We laughed. She didn't! I mean it's one thing for a snail to be sliming around . . . but a slug? Ewww just ugly without a cute little shell. Bleech!
heh heh heh! Funny picture huh! Apparently our roof has a couple of leaks. The one in our family room completely filled the bucket last night. Ahhhh! Life is just full of unexpected surprises. Ok - one more post while I'm thinking about it. That last post reminded me about this one. At school the kids are little and can't always say things right - so I wanted to write down some of the names I've been called so far:
So remember that post about my finger? The kind of gross one? Click here for a refresh.
So I'm driving home and as we near our house I see a big black animal in our trash that was out for pick up. Too big for a cat but not shaped like a dog. As we get closer I realize there are 3 vultures in our trash! WHAT?!?!?!?!? They were HUGE. You totally can't tell from the picture. I don't know how to zoom on my phone - plus I was trying not to crash because the truck currently has no power steering. Anyway - it's not like we had an animal carcass in our trash. Probably nothing more than paper cups and oreo wrappers! hahahaha But apparently maybe they like oreos! I pulled up really close to them and they kind of just looked at me and then sauntered down to the next house's trash. What a cocky attitude! They looked at me like "Yeah - all three of us could take you!" So we got out of the truck and as we're going in I realize there's a fourth one on the peak of the house across the street - just watching from above. That was creepy! Kind of Darth Vader-ish!
At some point (I think maybe the last week of school) I vaguely remember scraping some mulch/dirt/twigs out of the way with my fingers as I played with some child (who in my vague recollection that I can recall - remains just out of view). Immediately after I remember thinking - that wasn't a good idea - as I felt a little pain and noticed all the gunk under my nails. I thought to myself 'I hope I didn't get any splinters' and then blowing it off by figuring they would just work themselves out if I did.
In the space of about 20 minutes today I got calls that two families close to me had lost loved ones. My heart hurts for their losses and for the grief they bear. It's always difficult to know that as we go about our usual daily tasks - others are experiencing that kind of pain and loss. In addition - one of our students is not fairing well and it's always difficult to watch such sweet and innocent children suffer. I always wish there was a way to lighten all of their suffering and burden - but sometimes it seems like prayer is the only way to ask for the peace and comfort their hearts really need. My thoughts and prayers are with all of them tonight.
Hey everyone! If any of y'all are at that point in life where you are using the gerber baby food tubs like these - and might possibly not mind saving them for me with the lids - I will love you forever! :o) There is a literacy activity I'm working on for my class and these little tubs would be perfect to store the letter tiles in. Mucho Gracias Amigas!
And just to update to the previous post - while eating dinner a few minutes ago came another question - out of thin air.
So Bob bought me a nice organizer basket to hold stuff on my desk. It's made out of some type of sea grass and is really pretty. However after about a week of searching for a not-so-pretty smell (which we immediately blamed on the poor dog) we realized it was the lovely basket on my desk.
My daughter has been harping on me to post for a while now. Or 'lovingly reminding me'! ;o) But I best comply or she may hijack my blog! hahaha
would get a big zit on the middle of my forehead the day before we attend an Indian wedding.
If you could only see one more movie . . .
My laptop crashed. Serious hardware issue. Like seriously dead. Oh well. It was good and faithful. I shall return soon. I promise. :o) Have a happy Friday!
School's out! I had teacher workday Friday and Saturday. It was a paperwork frenzy until the end. Teary goodbyes. And then a clearing of all types of cobwebs. I got so much done yesterday and actually feel pretty good about walking away. There are always things to do - but fun things that can be done at a relaxing pace now.
Thought I posted this a while back - but I guess I didn't. I love it. He's an amazing pianist. When I was an EFY counselor he would do the concerts for each session.
Take the AQ Test it is interesting and may help you to get a perspective of things that are more difficult or easy for people with Autism Spectrum Disorders. Please note that this is NOT a diagnostic test. I found this Post on this site: http://ifonlyihadsuperpowers.blogspot.com/2008/04/take-autism-spectrum-quotient-test.html
I thought it was a Great education tool on Autism and wanted to share it.
Take The Autism-Spectrum Quotient Test (Edited)
In the first major trial using the test, the average score in the control group was 16.4. Eighty percent of those diagnosed with autism or a related disorder scored 32 or higher.
There are 50 questions.
If you are willing, share your score. My new score (after glitch was discovered) is 8. The Professor scored 19.
Edited 7:37pm: The Professor figured out the glitch! Please do NOT try to score yourself on the html page that you get from the Wired website because you will ALWAYS get a 24 score. I created a table to make scoring accurate. If you check a box that has a number "1" in it, give yourself one point for that question.
Stephen Wiltshire from London is a star among savants. Stephen is autistic. He did not speak his first words "pencil" and "paper" until he was 5. Yet, when he was 11 he drew a perfect aerial view of London after only one helicopter ride. For this film we're testing the "Living camera" in Rome. (ColourField production)
One of my students has these shoes! I LOVE them! They are in kid sizes but since my feet are so tiny I technically could actually get them in a kids size and they would fit!!! hahaha!!!
If you ever drop something down the drain - watch this:
Strep Throat! My Buddy - the King of Strep doesn't have it!!!! How does that work?!?!?! I'm glad he doesn't though. Anyway. Kbugs is disappointed. She'll be missing Cici's pizza day tomorrow for being on the honor roll - her orchestra banquet - and a Young Women's activity. She's quite upset. T is so easy going - he's like - ok whatever! Funny kid! B is mad that they 'get' to stay home tomorrow and he doesn't.
Laptop pillow
Over at Boing Boing Gadgets, Lisa Katayama beckons me to this "laptop pillow for sleepy workaholics."
It's been a while - but I still wanted to post about it.
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So Kbugs had her solo and ensemble contest. She had practiced her duet with her friend and they did a great job. Her solo was great too! Kbugs asked me to be her piano accompanist. I was a bit nervous about this - because I'm not always the most consistent player and I really didn't want to be the one to mess her up. She brought me the music in plenty of time. I glanced over it and it looked like something I could play. However, I waited pretty much until the night before to work on it. Poor K! I think I worried her quite a bit. We actually had a Scout's den meeting that night so I took the music with me and marked it and finger practiced it while we sat there - and then finally went home to play it for the first time. After going through it a few times we sounded pretty good! Phewph! I was so relieved. The next morning we chugged our way over there and played it. Kbugs was AMAZING!!!!! She sounded so good. I think I did a-ok accompanying her. It was just really fun to get the chance to do it with her. I love that mom daughter kind of stuff that we get to do. She is such a wonderful person and I love being with her. I wasn't surprised at all when she got her score. She got a 1. Good job Sweet Pea! Ily!
These were boiled hotdogs. Except the water is gone. Because I forgot about them. It takes a special kind of talent to ruin hotdogs. Apparently it appears it was a slow and painful death.
He is such a man! Hubba hubba!
72 cupcakes are baking in the oven. Yes I realize it is 12:16am Saturday morning - however - when I waited to start baking at 10:30 - this is what happens! ;o) Actually we're having a lot of fun. Kbugs has a fundraiser for camp and they will be frosting cupcakes tomorrow morning to have ready for Mother's day. So - thusly - we are currently baking. (yes - I do know thusly is not a word - but I liked it!) :o)
This video was made in the Antwerp, Belgium Central (Train) Station on March 23, 2009, with no warning to the passengers passing through the station. At 8:00 am a recording of Julie Andrews singing 'Do, Re, Mi' begins to play on the public address system. As the bemused passengers watch in amazement, some 200 dancers begin to appear from the crowd and station entrances. They created this amazing stunt with just two rehearsals! Enjoy!
It started out as a great day to do yard work. As pretty as the tree in our front yard was - it was beginning to rot from the inside and was slowly dying. Because it hung over the cars and house we needed to take it down before it came down by itself. Don't worry - we'll plant another one.
This is us after church - looking over the aftermath. You may ask - why didn't we finish the job? Well - let me tell you - the silly little matter of a severe thunderstorm, threat of golf ball size hail and tornado watch. Being in a tree at that point is not a good idea. It was kind of funny. Bob had cut the trunk quite a bit and then had the chain wrapped around the tree. He hitched it to the truck and I drove it. Right as we started that the storm hit and it started pouring buckets. It was actually kind of fun. We couldn't just leave that last part like that - unfinished. After a bit of back and forth - and some sliding around in the truck - Bob hopped in and took it a different angle - and bam! - it came crashing down! (Along with the thunder and lightning!) Then he unhitched it and drove me all the way up to the garage so I wouldn't get wet! Such a gentleman! :o) We had fun!
This is just a fraction of the mess. I couldn't even capture it. People driving past were slowing down gawking. They thought the storm had torn our tree apart. Our neighbor came home and was really worried about us. I don't know - maybe it was the branch that hit the roof - or maybe the twisted ladder below. Thank goodness no one was on it when this happened:
Here you can see the trunk where it was starting to rot in the middle. It was a great tree. The kids had a great tire swing on it that we'll have to relocate. All in all it was a fun day - and I can't wait for clean up day! :o)
bad picture - but that's where I got bit. on the arm. Hard. It hurt! It didn't break skin but I have a big hard raised welt that is so tender. Full blame lies on me. In the past two years I've probably avoided 50-60 bite attempts but my luck ran out this week. I had my arm where it shouldn't have been in an intense moment. Lesson learned. Hope it doesn't happen again!
Ok - so seriously! I was so looking forward to the gym this morning. Got up - dressed - got ready - headed out the door and as I'm getting in the car I notice it's a lot lighter out then usual. It's usually dark out when I go - and just barely is starting to turn light on my way back. Well - I check my watch and sure enough It's 6am instead of 5am!!!!!!!!!! I don't know what how or why. It was all so baffling. And disappointing. I just kept standing there in disbelief. How could this happen? However it did - I was too late. Not enough time to go and get back and ready for school. Bummer.
Well after 14+ years of feeding my husband dinner and wondering why he always seemed to get so ill so suddenly - we have some answers. Ever since he returned from his mission to Mexico he's had all kinds of stomach/intestinal/digestive problems. In the blink of an eye he'd be incredibly ill and everything would have to be put on hold. He went to doctors - had all kinds of tests run for all kinds of things. They looked for parasites, did blood work, and ran tons of tests. After many years he'd kind of just learned to live with the waves of illness as they came and went.
In the past 8 minutes we've had over 1000 lightning strikes just here in our area. It's a doozy of a storm. Looks like the tornado warnings are next. Maggie is scared out of her mind. We're trying to pretend that we don't see her hiding in the corner of our room - because she's not allowed in here but we all feel bad for her. :o) Looks like the tornado warnings are headed our way next.
We were doing an art project at school and I needed a paint stick for each child. I have under 20 students between both classes - so I didn't need many. (Although I'm actually getting 3 new ones this week that are turning 3!!!)
I have challenged my kids to see if any of their friend's moms have ever loudly and lovingly belched "GOOD NIGHT" in one breath to them while being tucked in!!!!!
Well I'm a-walkin now! Back in Dec I had bronchitis - I recovered slowly - but never fully. Always a little symptom here and there - funky cough, stuffy nose,lingering stuff blah blah blah.
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