Vacation!!

I am so excited because we get Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday off of next week! I Feel like I really need this! I had a full day everyday this week. I classes were all good but I feel like most days were pretty involved so I was busy the entire time with stuff to do. Yesterday I subbed for a friend and her class was great, but it was Valentines Day and I was there for the party so that part was chatotic I told all of the kids only three peices of candy each but some of the peices were huge! Also, they had cupcakes and juice and one of the candies that was brought in was a giant bottle of colored sugar--- so yes, they were so hyped up! This class today is really calm here is why: 4 kids were absent and now 5 more have left early (because of the mid winter break they are leaving early for vacations) So I am down to about 15 students! Plus they are 5th graders so they are really self sufficiant and the most obnoxious one just went home!! For Valentines Day Sam got me a hot pink I-Pod Nano.. I have been wanting an I-Pod for a while now but I have no idea how to use the thing. We went out to dinner to his Mexican Place that is not very fancy but tastes really good. We went to the theatre to go see the movie Step Up 2 but we would have had to wait around for a few hours for the next one- so we just went home and watched Deal or No Deal. I think that we are going to Bellingham for a day or 2 during break. I have not been there since June when I graduated from college. We are going to our favorite resteraunt Lemongrass and then he is visiting a friend- We are going to my parents on the way home. Also I think that the dresses for my friedns weddign will be in so I am going to try that on and hopefully the thing will fit so we won't have to mess with reordering or making modifications to it!

What is up

So, today I subbing for a music teacher. The thing about music teachers is that they don't trust subs to sing songs or do musical things with their students. In my case that works out well since I can hardly carry a tune. But it also makes the job pretty boring because they assign you to do things like have them play musical instrument bingo and watch movies- (ones I have seen a million times (those Disney Sing a long song movies from the early 90's). Also you only have each class for 30 minutes so if they are annoying they are gone fairly quickly. Right now I am just wasting time because one of the teachers came in and asked if her kids could not come today because they are working on a project in their class. So I have a 1/2 break and then one class and then a 1 hour 15 minute break.... Also my last class is at 2:42 and school gets out at 3:15 --so basically I am getting paid today to not do much at all. I did teach the 6th and 5th graders "Big Kid" I mistakenly told the first group to play it as Big Birdy but told them some people call it big booty- so they all kept saying that and I kept correcting them so they wouldn't get me in trouble! Anyways some of the kids really got into that so that was cool the downside is they also cannot carry tunes and they totally were playing the game wrong and I was trying my hardest not to correct them! So, I have not written in a while so I will now go into what I did this weekend. On Friday I was suppose to go and watch my brother's choir sing in Bellevue but Sam made other plans and I did not want to go by myself so I went over and hung out with Jodie at her house. On Friday the boys played a basketball game and Jodie and I went and saw "How She Move" which I thought was a good movie. The plot was perdictable and not great but, the dancing was amazing. Sunday we went over the TC and Jodie's and watched the Superbowl and ate a ton of junk food. The game was really good I thought and I was glad that Eli Manning's team won! - Now it is fair both brothers have now won a Super Bowl. I have been playing my DS a lot I wish I would have brought it in my purse today so that I could play during all this free time! I need to find some new websites to visit when I am bored because I am getting tired of all of my old normal ones. I can't wait for the weekend because I feel like I really need sleep (I know it is only Monday!)

News

I have three stories to share that have happened recently and I have 7 minutes to share- so I will make this quick

Story 1 TINA

so, I am subbing for a special ed teacher and she tells me this about Tina " she has one behavior goal and you will meet with her for 10 minutes." So I am thinking this will be quick we will do the paper and be done-- that is not exactly what happened. So I walk in and Tina is reading a book so here is the convorsation that went on

Me "Tina put that book away it is time to start class"
Tina --- ignores me
Me "Tina put that book away"
Tina-- ignores me
Me "Tina is you don't put the book away I am going to take it away and I won't give it back until the end of class"
Tina- "Fine I will give it to you........ when pigs fly"
Me- Snatches the book out of her hand
Tina -screaming bloody murder "You're a theif- You're a theif" We were in a tiny office right next to the regular office and right next to a ton of class rooms
Me- Puts book on my lap and starts lesson
Tina- does lesson without complaining
Me (lesson is over) "Next time what are you going to do when you want to read and it is time for a lesson"
Tina " I will give you my book.... then I will pass out"
Me " You got half right yes you will give me the book"
Tina " And then I will faint and you are too a theif I saw you...."
Me " you have never seen me before"
Tina " I once saw you steal a cookie- you did you are a theif"
Then her para came in and took her to her regular class

So overall I guess I am a thief and I still cookies in my spare time (although I don't even like cookies"

Story 2 Poop Boy

I walk into this first grade class that I visit often- I had a few spare minutes so I come in to see if the teacher needs copies made or anything. The minute I walk in this little boy walks up to me. The teacher is in front of the class teaching a whole group lesson. I have poop on my shoe he says. So I get a wet wipe and clean his shoe- then we go back to his desk for him to sit down. There is dog poop smeared all over his chair, all over his desk, ground into the carpet under his desk, smeared on the underneath part of his desk. So it was so discusting I had to get wet wipes and clean it all up. Then just as I think the job is done he comes up to me again and shows nme how it is all over his pants. I was done with this nastyness. It smelled so bad I wanted to puke. I walked him down to the office and made his mom come and bring him new pants.

Story 3
I was so tired this morning. I was so tired I thought of canceling work- but I couldn't because I had promised this teacher that I would come in and take her class so she could test. So then decide to turn on the TV just to make sure that we had to go to school on time (because there was a small amount of snow on the ground) turns out we had 2 hour late start and I got to go back to sleep for 2 hours! That was very exciting!!

That's all for now-

BUSY

So this vacation does not exactly feel like a vactation to me- we are on the go 24/7 It all started with christmas eve we went to my parents house then on christmas we went to my grandma's then Sam's dad's house then back to my grandma's for dinner and then to Portland. Yesterday we just got back from Portland then we came back to Redmond and now we are off to the Oregon coast in just a few hours and won't be back until the first--- I am having fun but we are busy busy!!

Last day until vacation

So, today is my last day of teaching until winter break. I am excited because I have been subbing everyday so basically I work as much as a teacher but get paid a lot less- but also I don't have to plan the lessons so that is a big plus side. I woke up extra early this morning to get gas and liek every single enterance and exit were blocked my various trucks- (dropping off chips, gas , and cleaning the car wash) it was impossible to get out of the gas station going the direction I wanted to go so I had to go back the direction I came and turn around- it was way too much thinking for early in the moring. I have a nice class today and sub for the first grade team here sort of often so I know the kids decently well which helps. Christmas is coming up so quickly and I still have a few people to shop for actually it is mostly only people on Sam's side of the family that we need to shop for still. I am looking forward to our trip to the beach for New Years- I am not looking forward to the super long drive though!! Tomorrow my sister and I are going to my grandma's to bake cookies with her and then I am helping in Jamie and Eilidh's class rooms on Thursday and Friday (Jamie if your reading this I haven't told you yet but I am going to your class on Thursday) I hope everyone has a fun and safe holiday season!

So, today I am subbing at my favorite school to sub at because the people are so nice and I know a lot of the kids. In this particular 4th grade class I know about 75 percent of the students and this is my first time being in this class. Yesterday I was in a 6th grade class. I knew I was going to have my hands full before I even met the kids. The paper said watch out for (then listed 9 students names - they tend to get out of control) There was only 22 students in the class and one was absent - so nearly half the classes name was on the list of " Bad behavior"- Overall I had no major problems and this morning the teacher called me to thank me and told me that she heard that her kids actualy were good for me and that it was almost a miracle. It is nice when teachers actually appreciate you! This weekend I am gonig to my friend's wedding. I still have not gotten her a present so I will have to do that soon. Next weekend we have two parties to go to- one at my aunts for a gift exchange game and on Friday we are going to a white elephant party at one of Sam's coworkers houses. Tomorrow and Friday I have a 2 day job teaching Drama at an Elm school. I have been to the school before and seen the teacher in action. She wears a like Hannah Montana head set and dances around and sings and says to the kids act like you are the wind- I like to act like an idiot in front of kids so it should be fun! The class is heard on the stage in the lunchroom so every person that enters the school gets to see you- so that is the downside. I don't mind acting like that in front of kids but I prefer to seem sane in front of other adults. This weekend Sam and I went to the store and picked out some toys to give to toys for tots. We also went to the grocery store and bought a whole bunch of food to give to the food bank. It feels really nice to give to others. I feel like I have everything I could ever want/need right now and I know a lot of people do not have it as good as I do. This huge storm we just had made me decide that we need to get renters insurance. So many people lost things in this past storm so I think it is important that we have insurance to cover our stuff.