Huge Leap....

Now you might find this a very strange subject three days before Christmas but I am about to take a huge leap. And quite frankly I am scared. No......one step further...I am terrified. I am going to throw away ALL OF MY BATHING SUITS. There it's out in the open and you should hold me accountable for this statement. You do know what this entails....right? Yep.....you got it. Doing the scariest shopping ever known to any woman....A N Y W O M A N!! I don't care who you are...that's some scary shopping. But since my very favorite thing to do is broil in the hot sun further advancing my brown spots and wrinkling my face, I will charge into the mall with Debit Card firmly tucked in hand and buy some new suits......I will not be shy, I will not hide in the dressing room afraid to come out and let anybody see me, I will boldly buy new suits.....and I am lying through my teeth. I will cower, I will be a shrinking violet, I will be a mess. But ya know what? That's months away, so I'm going to act as if that day will never come and clean out the bathing suit drawer. Thank you for your support.

A Delight

What a delight it is to watch my students take their mid-term tests. Their expressions are priceless. They frown. They scratch their heads and other parts of their anatomy. They twirl their hair. They slump. They stretch. They cross their legs. They stare blankly at the pages. Their heads are full of thoughts like.....'Maybe I should have believed her when she said to study this.'.....'I wonder how bad this is gonna hurt my grade.' I wonder if my mom is going to find out my grade before Christmas.'.....'I wonder if I'm going to be sitting through this class next year.'.......'I wonder if I can write really sloppily and she can't read it, if she'll just count it right.'....I wonder what conjugate a verb means'...'I wonder if we'll get a curve....nah, I know we won't'......I wonder why this is happening to me!' Room 11 on the Hill becomes a movie on these days...or a zoo.....actually both. I think ....I Bought a Zoo. I love my life!!

Deck The Halls......

My Halls are Decked.....but I think I'm going to Deck my Husband. I'm just waiting for the best time...and I'm pretty sure it's going to be when....not if....but when he asks ONE MORE TIME....."Now, when are all the kids coming in?". This question has been asked until I'm thinking about having little tiny branding irons made and burn the answers on the inside of his eyelids. I go through the list.....again......by the end of the litany his eyes have glazed over and he is thinking about something else entirely. I sit and wait because I KNOW THIS ONE IS COMING......"Now, when are they all leaving?". I think I'll buy one of those things the airport has that lists arrivals and departures and hang it IN FRONT OF HIS TELEVISION. But wait....we're not finished. Next question comes in about 15 minutes after the last one......this is pretty well scripted and has been for years......."Okay, now, where is everybody going to sleep?". So once again like the robot that I am....I start listing sleeping arrangements. I think the next time this particular question is asked,I"m going to say...."WITH YOU!". That'll get his attention......for about 45 seconds.....then the questioning and possible decking will begin. Merry Christmas To All.