Stupid Song!

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I have girls in my class that love to sing. Everyday on the playground they put on "shows" for me. Well, today they came up to me and said, "We'll sing whatever you want to hear." Then in a softer voice one girl said to me, "Just say Justin Bieber though." LOL!

Well, since I could hear anything I wanted to hear as long as it was Justin Bieber I requested Bruce Springsteen. LOL! You should have seen the looks on their faces as they laughed and me and said things like, "What? "I don't know that song." and "I told you to say Justin Bieber!"

They decided to ignore my request and start singing (very loudly) "Baby, baby, baby..." Other kids came to join them. The original singers didn't want to be outdone so one of those girls stepped onto the picnic table bench. Other kids followed her---she stepped on top of the picnic table. Before I know it, I've got most of my class standing on top of the picnic table singing "Baby, baby, baby, oh...." at the top of their lungs.

There was one of the older girls who came walking by and she just had to stop and watch. She stood there shaking her head with this look on her face that just seemed to say, "I can't believe I'm seeing this." LOL! I know how she felt.

Here's the worst part----that happened between 11:30 and 12 this morning and I have spent the rest of the day walking around with "Baby, baby, baby, oh..." stuck in my head. This is worse then the time I realized I was walking through the grocery store singing "Mother Gooney Bird." LOL!

5-11-10

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Choo Choo by FlowerScraps

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FlowerScraps is releasing a new kit today called Choo Choo. It's all about trains and it is perfect for scraping those little boy pictures you've got. Take a look at this preview...



I couldn't wait to start playing with this kit when I got it! Take a look at the layouts I've made.







For more layout inspiration, check out FlowerScraps Blog and to pick up this awesome kit visit her store at Stuff to Scrap or Divine Digital.

Happy Mother's Day!

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In honor of Mother's Day Scraps of Ellay and Nibbles Skribbles have teamed up to make a beautiful freebie kit called The Joy. These girls have outdone themselves with this kit! Check out their beautiful previews...





Aren't they amazing! The soft colors are beautiful and perfect for Mother's Day layouts.

Here are some layouts I've made...

This first layout is made with a picture of my parents. This picture was taken a year or so before my father passed away. I was still a kid so I had no idea then how much this picture would someday mean to me.











Now it's time for you to make some layouts of your own! So, head over to the Scraps of Ellay Blog and to Nibbles Skribbles to pick up this adorable kit!

5-8-10

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We had truck day at school and it was lots of fun! There was only one thing that I can complain about---the hot guy from the SWAT team wasn't there. LOL! Actually, no one from the SWAT team came. They were needed somewhere else. The Firetrucks also had to leave early because there was a real fire somewhere. So, I didn't even get a chance to see if there were any hot firefighters. Oh well, there's always next year. LOL!

There were a couple of things that were said today that I wanted to share with you.

One of the police officers with the dive team finished showing us all his equipment and talking about how he does his job. Before he said good-bye to the kids he wanted them to know that even though they were going to see and talk to lots of people today teachers were important too. So, here's how that conversation went.....

Nice Police Officer: There's one job that's the most important of all. Do you know what that job is?

Student #1: Doctor

Nice Police Officer: No, there's a job that's more important than that.

Student #2: Police Officer

Nice Police Officer: I'm thinking about someone that is even more important than a police officer.

Student #3: Fighterfighter

Nice Police Officer: No, There's a job that's even more important than being a firefighter.

Student #4: Monster Truck Driver

At this point the nice police officer just told them the answer he was looking for. LOL!


The motorcycle police officer arrived late, so he rode up parked his bike and went to check in. When the nice police officer saw some of my kids looking at the motorcycle, he told them he could turn the lights and siren on for them. Here's that conversation...

Student #1: Are you going to ride it?

Nice Police Officer: Oh no, I can't ride the motorcycle because the big guy will get mad at me.

Student #1 (again) Is he stronger than you?

Nice police officer is busy pushing buttons on the motorcycle and doesn't hear student #1's question. When he doesn't answer the question Student #2 says....

I'll take that as a yes!

At this point, I decided I needed to move away from the nice police officer and give him a break. LOL!

We went to see the guy who brought the cement truck. He was nice, funny and I really thought he kept the kids attention. After he talked about and showed us his truck for ten minutes he asked if anyone had any questions....

Student #1: What does this truck do?

I laughed and welcomed the nice cement truck driver to my world. LOL!

Now, I'm going to bed because the fun days are always the most exhausting!

Thompson's Room QP Freebie

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I posted a QP freebie on the Stars of Ellay CT Blog. This was made with the adorable Thompson's Room kit.

The entire Scraps of Ellay store is on sale! This is the perfect time to add some great kits to your collection!

Just click on the preview to go to the Stars of Ellay CT blog and download the quickpage. While you're there, don't forget to check out the challenge I've posted. On Sunday morning, someone is going to win a $5 gift certificate to the Scraps of Ellay store!

Why?

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You know those days, when you ask yourself why? Why did I get up today? Why is this happening? Why am I here? Why do I bother? Why me? Why, why, why?!?! Well, lately I've been asking myself why~~~A LOT! Today, I actually got an answer.

I have a very challenging class this year. The kind of class that has me counting down the days until summer vacation. The kind of class that has me purposely scheduling my doctor appointments in the middle of the day so that I have to take the whole day off. The kind of class that has drastically increased my use of Tylenol and tequila. The kind of class that has me trying to remember why it was that I ever wanted to be a teacher.

This afternoon I was walking from my class to the main office, which is about a two block walk, when a little girl I had in my class a few years ago fell into step beside me. Well, she was one of those students that always had me asking the very same why questions. I had to make myself take a deep breath and listen as she started talking because I really just wanted her to go away.

This little girl didn't ask me a why question. She asked a what question~"Do you know what I wrote in my journal today?" I half heartily smiled at her and pretended to be interested as I returned her question with a simple mumbled one word answer/question "what?"

Her whole face lit up with a smile as she said, "I wrote about you and how much fun we had in your class. I still remember how we used to make things on Friday."

She kept talking and told me about some of the different things we did and made. Then this little girl who had me doing a happy dance every time she stayed home from school said, "It was my best year."

She made me remember why.