#1
There was something in the air or perhaps the water yesterday...to the point that I actually looked up when the next full moon was to see if it was happening yesterday. It didn't but it's coming up in a couple of days, so I am chalking the days events up to that. After a relatively normal day at work I headed to basketball practice. In the middle of practice one of our girls blacked out and fell over. Luckily there were some cheer mats out and she didn't fall hard, but it was crazy scary. Her mom came to get her and she ended up being fine. Unfortunately the craziness didn't end there because on the next drill a girl got hit in the eye (on accident), but it broke her glasses and got everyone worked up again. We were almost scared to do any kind of contact drills from the rest of practice because we didn't want anything else to happen. Apparently the crazy leaked over the the dance studio because there was more waiting on me when I got there. While we were running their 2 of the girls started flicking each other IN THE EYE. I had not idea until I turned back around (we don't have mirrors in the rooms so I have my back to them most of the time when they're dancing), and saw them crying. When I asked one of them what happened, she said that the other girl flicked her in the eye and when I asked why she did it she said because she had flicked her in the eye. You would think that 5th graders would should KNOW better. The afternoon's events reaffirmed to me why I am not a teacher. There's no way I could deal with that kind of stuff all day every day. I do well to make it through the day with some of the adults I encounter all day.
#2
The dance studio I danced at when we lived in TN is having it's 50th anniversary this year and they asked for old pictures for an alumni event they're having and reached out to alumni for old pictures. I asked Mom to look through our old pictures to see what she could find and she found some gems...
L to R:
1. My 2nd year of dance and the number was "Animal Crackers. " I am pretty sure I could still do this routine if I were asked to. My favorite part was acting out pushing the big bad wolf under to drown, or possibly walking around like Noah's Ark. Come to think of it those were pretty gruesome lyrics for 6 year olds to dance to. 2. This adorable bowl cut occurred the year I danced to "Skip to my Loo." I remember being mad because they ended up splitting my class in 2, and the other half got to dance to "5 Foot 2, Eyes are Blue," you know the song (and it it's going to be stuck in your hear the rest of the day).
3. The last one was my first year in Tennessee, and I believe the song was Chattahoochee Choo Choo. I am not sure why my head looks so unusually large in this picture. I have always had a pea head and for some reason this picture looks completely dis-proportioned to me. Maybe I need to use that pose more often, it was working for me 20 years ago, why not now? And yes those are fish nets I am wearing, because that's what all the cool 4th graders were doing.
#3
Thanksgiving is less than 2 weeks away and I am starting to feel like I am getting a hold on things. My plan is to see how much of my necessities I can get together this weekend because we have 3 games next week/weekend, so it won't be happening then. If I can have my recipes picked out (for the most part) by the end of the weekend and have most of my non-perishable ingredients purchased I think I will be ok. |
| This will be happening again this year, per Eric's request. My grandma's recipe. It was a hit last time so I hope it is again! This will be one of at least 3 stuffings/dressings we're going to have. |
#4
With Thanksgiving comes the inevitable Black Friday Shopping, which I love. I am not a midnighter, but I do enjoy waking up around 5ish and heading out with my mom to see if there's anything that we just can't live without. My favorite part is listening to Christmas music on the way in to town and our traditional first stop at Chik-fil-a to fuel up. I am shocked at the number stores this year that are opening on Thanksgiving Day. Do they not realize that in addition to taking employees away from their families, they are also encouraging shoppers to not spend time with their families on a day that has traditionally been about devoting an entire day to being with family and being Thankful for what you already HAVE? I just don't get it.
#5
Yes you read that right in the above paragraph. Basketball games start next week. We have exactly ONE practice between now and then. I am excited and nervous all at the same time (pretty much par for the course really). I can't believe it's almost here!!!
Happy Friday!
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