Mondays -YUCK!

As if Mondays aren't bad enough---this was a Monday before a holiday. The kids were all excited because they know it's a short week and we aren't really sticking to schedule. On Wednesday, we're going out to the courtyard to dazzle the other grade levels and teachers with our beautiful singing. We've been practicing 5 Thanksgiving songs for a couple of weeks now and they know the songs, BUT when we actually walked out to the courtyard to practice they just stood there and forgot to sing. Then they all forgot their left from their right during the "Turkey Trot" song and put the wrong wing in. The "Turkey Trot" song is the hokey pokey with turkey parts. LOL!

Tomorrow we are having a special luncheon for the the teachers in my building and that should be fun. Afterward, we're having a tasting party for the kids in my class. I had one pie---the only pie that was donated in the frig and someone STOLE it. I shouldn't be too surprised, it's not the first time something like this has happened. It's still sad though.

My day was the inspiration for today's wordart and you can download it here...Crazy

It's also time for the third Happy Thanksgiving Kit free Bragbook page. Hope you like it!

Pick it up here...Thanksgiving BB part 3
Come by tomorrow for the last page.

Housework

I spent most of last night doing some much needed things around the house. YUCK! Here's a little goodie for anyone else that hates doing housework as much as I do...

http://www.4shared.com/file/68812279/ea595cce/Housework_10_29-08.html?

Request

I received a request for this. Amber, I hope this is what you were trying to describe. Just let me know if you need anything else.

http://www.4shared.com/file/66537609/3aea904/Actions_10-17-08.html

Crafting Area

Last night I was trying to clean up the room I do my crafting in. It's a small space so it should have been easy, but OMG! I couldn't believe how much stuff I had stored in there. LOL! I've always looked at pictures of workrooms in the magazines and thought about how much I wish I had that space. Well, not anymore! After my feeble attempt to clean my space I've decided that it fits me perfectly---just like an old comfortable shoe.

Here's a goodie for anyone that knows what I'm talking about...

http://www.4shared.com/file/66215282/9660f90b/Work-room_10-16-08.html

Party time!

I'm heading out to a little party tonight. It's not really a Halloween party, but it is October and it is a party. Don't you just love parties?

Here's a little goodie for the party animal in you...

http://www.4shared.com/file/64756397/deb4df46/Scary_10-4-08.html

I don't carve pumpkins

I don't carve pumpkins because I can't. I don't have a steady hand, a creative mind or the patience for the mess. I look at all the carved pumpkins I see and I admire the people who took the time to create such wonders. I'd love to see pictures of your carved pumpkins, please share them so I can highlight them here.

Here's a goodie for your pumpkin pages...

http://www.4shared.com/file/64752414/5498526/Pumpkins_10-3-08.html

My day off

Well, I didn't have to go to work today. YIPEE!!! I must admit that sleeping in was nice especially since I've got this cold that I just can't shake. I though I was getting my voice back, but today I'm not so sure.

I'm doing laundry now and I just had to make a second post today to share this with you. Here's a goodie for everyone that has to spend their days off catching up on the things they didn't get done because they were playing on Saturday...

http://www.4shared.com/file/65014376/d3cb9719/Laundry_9-30-08.html

By the way, it was so worth it to play on Saturday!

Being true

The world is a mess right now! Where I work three teachers were told that they no longer had jobs. Isn't that awful? You're working one day and the next you're not. I feel so bad for them. To make up for the lost teaching positions other teachers had to be moved around. They had to give up their classrooms and the students that they had already bonded with to be moved to another grade level. They have to greet new students that had already bonded with another teacher and try their best to teach them a curriculum they aren't familiar with. They have to do this without the raises we were promised in our contracts but with all the pressures to make sure their new students perform well on standardized testing.

Somedays it's hard to remember why we became teachers in the first place. We are no longer shown the respect the teachers of our youth were shown. We must accomplish more than ever before and we must do this with less money, time and supplies than ever before.

Somedays it would be easy to quit. Easy to walk away. Who would miss us anyway? We only hear from parents when they aren't happy and when budget cuts need to be made it's the classroom teachers that feel the pain first.

The days that make quitting seem like a great idea are the days that we have to remind ourselves that we are where we are needed. We are making a difference. We do matter. These are the days that we have to be true to ourselves.

Here's a goodie for anyone that has ever wondered if they were doing the right thing...

http://www.4shared.com/file/64712975/d94c27a5/Compromise_9-30-08.html

For Lisa...

Lisa, here's the quote you requested. I'd love to see what you do with it. As a matter of fact, I'd love to see what anyone who snags it does with it. This blog could use some decorations and I can't think of any better decorations than your pages with my word art.

Now, here's the goodie for Lisa and anyone that fishes or knows someone who does...

http://www.4shared.com/file/64646679/5778e731/Work_9-29-08.html