Properly nouned

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Last week we learned about Proper Nouns in Literacy. We play fun games when we learn Proper Nouns. Games that clearly do not teach them anything.

For example:

Me: I am going to name a common noun, a person, place or thing that is just regular. You need to give me an example of a special kind of that common noun that has a capital letter. Like, if I said, girl you would say Sarah. Okay? Name a kind of truck (4 rough and tumble boys and two girly-girls, I thought I was starting easy).

T-man: pick-up

Me: good start, but that’s not a name, that is a type. Anyone else?

Smart boy: garbage

Me: Still not quite. Does anyone have a truck at home? What is the name of the truck?

*crickets*

Girly-girl: I know one. Hess. A Hess truck.

Me: Okay. Let’s move on. How about the kind of car your mom drives?

Smart boy: Mini-van.

Me: Not quite. How ’bout the name of the mini-van?

Smart boy: I got nothing.

We moved onto stores and resturaunts. They are better at that.

Snow Day #1

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Today is our first snow day of the school year.  We only get 3 (we got 5 when I was a kid), so I hope we don’t get a lot of snow this year.

I love snow days.  Most of my coworkers say they would rather get out a day early at the end of the year, but I would rather have a surprise day off in the middle of the year.  I have it in my mind that we are ending school on a certain day, so I am ready for that day.  Another day at the end of the year doesn’t mean anything to me.

I have felt a cold coming on for the last few days, and while I have a load of Airborne in the house I have done nothing about it.  I slept till 9:30 this morning and I feel so much better.  I bet I would feel even better if I took a shower, but I am too lazy.

My day will probably include web time, putting away clothes, scrapbooking, and planning for school.

Thursday Things (on Friday morning)

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Again!  Thursdays just seem to get s busy for me.  After school T and I had a meeting which we followed up with grocery shopping and dinner.  I went to pottery and did my glazing.  When I came home Best Lady was here and we talked until after 11.  It was a great visit, but I am so tired.

Today I am going on a field trip to the Indian House at Old Deerfield.  Should be a hoot.

It’s just one of those days

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It started off innocently enough.  Although I haven’t been waking up until 6:30, instead of 6, but otherwise things were okay.

Then I got out to the car.  The door was open a little.  I was sure someone broke in and stole everything or that the battery was dead and it wouldn’t start, but no, everything looked good.

Got to the bottom of a hill and turned to look to see if anyone was coming.  My seatbelt lock and I couldn’t move forward, so I moved over and leaned in again.  And bonked my head on the closed window.

Got to school.  Parked.  Doing okay so far (only 10 minutes late).  Get out of the car and … what’s this?  My pants are wet?  Did I pee myself and not notice?  Nope, still gotta go to the bathroom (did I mention I left the house having to go?).  Touched the back of my pants where it is wet.  Damn, the rain got into the car and the seat was all wet.  Good thing for dark pants.

Before Literacy I got chastised by Miss Universe (the world revolves around her) for how I spoke to her in front of some kids yesterday.  She is just overly sensitive.  Although I have been snippy this week.  Today I apologized to one of my students in the same breath that I yelled at her.

Now I have a headache and my stomach hurts.  I just want to be done with the day.

Canvas Utility Totes

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I am trying to organize my life.  We bought the JOYS system, although we haven’t started using it yet.  I would like to start soon, so that we can find things when we are looking for them.

I also have been collecting canvas utility totes from Bed, Bath and Beyond to organize and neaten up our office space.  Each one will hold those hard to store items like our walkie-talkie sets, iPod paraphernalia, and and other technology related crap.  We already have some shelves in the office, but we are going to put up some more sturdy ones.

Random fact:  I am not very interesting.

Sun

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Blue #1: It is getting colder by the minute.

Blue #2: I have too much to do and not enough time to do it.

Blue #3: The handle on my passenger door is broken.

Blue #4: The sky this morning.

This weekend was a long one.  MIL and I had a great time with our teddy bear photo shoot on Friday.  Yesterday, T and I took our time getting up, which was very relaxing.  Then in the afternoon and evening we went out to dinner and shopping.

This afternoon MIL and I worked on our scrapbook.  We got from them moving as children in 1949 to all their weddings in the 60s and 70s.  We also sorted through all the photos I took this weekend of the teddy bears.  MIL’s gift to Gramma this Christmas (besides the book) is personalized greeting cards for holidays and birthdays.  We are using photos of her teddy bears.  Our next section will be holiday based.

Random: Both my parents have brown eyes and I have blue eyes.  My husband is just the same.

I don’t really have anything else to say.

Saturday

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Too lazy to go to WW and weigh in today.  I don’t think I gained much over the holiday, but I decided to skip a week any way.

Thanksgiving was a nice few days away.  We had a small dinner at an Inn and then returned to T’s aunt and uncle’s house for pie and games.  We drove home late and went right to bed.  The next day was spent in full “Teddy Bear Photo Shoot” mode.  I will have a blog about that as soon as the pictures are culled.  I took 408 photos of Gramma’s teddy bears in all sorts of poses and situations.  It was great fun.  MIL and I laughed a lot.

Friday evening we went to MIL’s best friend’s house for dinner and then headed home.

Random fact: When I was a kid and we drove to my dad’s mom’s house in Utica, I was in charge of the toll ticket and watching for the mile marker that came before her exit.  It was a long time before I figured out that my dad knew the way, he was just trying to keep me occupied.