BLOCKED!!!

Since my last post my school has blocked blog sites so I have to go to the library to blog.  Anyone have some extra $ so I can have internet at home?  

I have to type quick, my computer is down to 30% and I left my charger at work.  

So, what has been going on...  Well, work.  Yuck!

And I have made a quilt!  Here is the picture.

I also finished that sock monkey throw.  A lady at work liked it so much that she want me to make her daughter a twin sized one.

Still playing indoor soccer, still dating Jeremy.....  I will try to get over here more often.  I'll post more soon.

Is it June Yet????

Really.  I am ready for June to be here.  I am worn out mentally.  I work from 7:00 - 4:30 and usually I am working on something during my lunch too.  they expect us to do everything with nothing.  For instance... the Drama Club is supposed to put on a play but the administration won't give them money for costumes or props. We are suppose to have a Fall Festival with ZERO budget, oh but the administration is donating prizes to the cause.  Gee, thanks.  We are to spend an extra hour and a half with kids without being paid a penny extra.  I had dinner with the district superintendent and he said to pay us would be unfair for the teachers that didn't have clubs but still had to stay for the time.  Huh?  Let's see, they get to do their planning, surf the web, whatever they want and I have to be a productive babysitter.  It is like having 5 extra classes!  Can you tell I am not happy?  June... just get me to June.

Here is a fun little picture in honor of election season.

That's Coach Bell to you....

I really need to learn to say no more often.  I had gotten really good at it but I seem to have fallen off the wagon.  I am over the volleyball club 2 days after school but somehow I am now over the journalism club the other 3 days.  That club includes the yearbook and newspaper.  What?  How did that happen?  I'm still not real sure.  

I am so exhausted when I get home it is silly!  I did manage to crank out a baby hat and scarf.  I think the colors are cool, not really baby colors, but I like that.

Am I the only one?

Obama Bi NLA din

Surely I am not the only one that has noticed this. I can't believe I haven't seen a bumper sticker or something.

It is week 3 of school and I still don't have any equipment. I am not sure it is even ordered yet! I just need to make it through the school year.

We lost our soccer game last night. We are 1 and 4. Oh well, it's fun. I guess that's what matters most.

I have finished another crocheted blanket. It is now proudly displayed on my couch :) Here is a picture of it.

Well I guess that's all for now.

The Media is Speechless...

For now anyway.  I only see one tiny article on McCain's choice, Sarah Palin, as a running mate.  I actually think he caught them (the media) completely off guard.  I am interested to see how they approach this.  I would say I want to research her more, but honestly, I am so against Obama becoming our next President that I almost couldn't care less.  The only thing they have dug up on her so far is that she refused to fire her brother-in-law who is a State Trooper in Alaska.  No mention of why she should have fired him.  I am sure we'll hear an absolute great and twisted story of some horrendous thing he did... with only the facts they want us to hear.  Like I said, I am really interested on how the media handles this!

Update:  It's been 5 minutes and they have already changed the story!  But I can't figure it out.  Is this a bad thing?  Do they mean hire or fire? BIG DIFFERENCE!

"More recently, she has come under the scrutiny of an investigation by the Republican-controlled legislature into the possibility that she ordered the dismissal of Alaska's public safety commissioner because he would not fire her former brother-in-law as a state trooper."  Associated Press

NO JOKE.... I just posted and clicked on the article again and they have removed that paragraph completely.  

READY OR NOT.....

HERE THEY COME!!!!

Well, I would say the school as a whole was not ready for yesterday.  Each individual teacher was as ready as they could be.  For instance, the Kindergarten teacher was ready except she had no tables for her kids to sit at.  They are supposed to be in today.... hopefully.  I have no equipment for PE but I have several games in my back pocket that don't need equipment and one that needs bean bags which I am making.  Drop off....  Is it normal for every parent to come into the school on the first day?  We weren't prepared for that.  Dismissal was a nightmare as well.  We only lost 2 kids.  Not too bad, I guess.  After school we had a meeting.  This meeting consisted of things we should have discussed last week.  I guess this is what one is to expect when a school is completely run by men.  

They don't think of the little things.... like tables for 5 year olds.

I had my first experience with a class of 1st graders.  I survived.  After an intense game of Simon Says we played a riveting game of Duck Duck Goose.  It was all about following directions.  One thing I found out about 1st graders is that they all have a story to tell about a "long, long time ago."  And it takes them a long long time to tell it.  Oh, and the only time they can sit still is when they are telling their story, and sometimes not even then.

I am currently deciding if teaching is what I want to do when I grow up.  The lovely state of Texas is requiring me to take 3 tests to become certified in this state.  I guess taking the national exams and teaching for 5 freakin' years means nothing.  I'll keep everyone posted though.  

This picture reminded me of my dad.  Scrabble is the only game he really likes to play with us.  I'm think it is because he almost always wins.  His birthday was Sunday.  Happy Birthday Dad!

Soccer news :  We lost.  Big!

No Official Language

This morning I was looking to see if the US Women's Basketball Team had won the gold medal.  All Lady Vol fans have a vested interest in the team.  I happened to stumble on the page that gave the US facts.... you know, a picture of the country, population, etc.  Below "Official languages" it had written "No Official Language."  This is something that I was not aware of.  Below that it broke down the percentages of languages spoken.  I posted  the link and what it says below.

http://sports.yahoo.com/olympics/beijing/USA;_ylt=AlgsfNwStaMMaVWsOvcPQTUSv5V4

• Largest city:New York
• Official languages:No Official Language
• National languages:English 82.1%, Spanish 10.7%, other Indo-European 3.8%, Asian and Pacific island 2.7%, other 0.7% (2000 census)
• Total area:3,794,083 miles² (9,826,630 km²)
• 2008 Estimated population:303,824,646 people

I find it hard to believe that a world power has no official language.  How does that happen?