Cabin Fever

One tends to catch up on neglected things when snowed in for three days: laundry, ironing, going through mail, catching up on emails and oh yeah...blogging! I haven't gotten out of my pajamas since Friday. I've watched way too much TV, so much so that the DVR is now completely empty. If I drink one more cup of hot cocoa I may turn brown. There's only one thing left to do....must save Rudolph.

Some Things I Bet You Didn't Know

While at the market the other day, I for no particular reason picked up one of those freebie magazines that are always in the front foyer. I then actually flipped through it and found a list of useless information I felt the need to share...
1. The first novel ever written on a typewriter: Tom Sawyer.
2. Men can read smaller print then women can; women can hear better.
3. It is impossible to lick your elbow. (Go ahead, try it!)
4. A crocodile can't stick its tongue out.
5. A shrimp's heart is in its head.
6. It is physically impossible for pigs to look up into the sky.
7. More than 50% of the people in the world have never made or received a telephone call.
8. A duck's quack doesn't echo, and no one knows why.
9. Like fingerprints, everyone's tongue print is different.
10. In every episode of Seinfeld there is a Superman somewhere.

The Little Things In Life

Sometimes it's the little things in life that can pick you up from a bad day. For me it can be hearing a favorite song, indulging in chocolate or getting a message from my nieces. Yesterday it was just simply seeing this scene at a shopping plaza near my house. Be sure to appreciate the little things my friends!

Shall I Fluff Your Pillow?

We all have our favorite sleeping position. There's sleeping on your stomach, side or back. Then there's the left side of the bed, right side or smack dab in the middle. And then there are those of us who do this:

Come on...can this REALLY be comfortable???

Meet Turbo. He joined Lissfull's family this summer. He has some rather odd sleeping positions, all of which seem remarkably comfortable to him! When I became witness to this particular one I thought perhaps there was something medically wrong. But no worries, Lissfull assures me he is resting comfortably. Sweet dreams!!

Things I Heard At School Today

Here's a sampling of a few random things said to me today by either a student or adult:

* "I'm a vampire and you can't take that away from me."

* "I think she's a flight risk."

* "Should I start reading now?"

* "The paper might be stuck in my nose."

* "Can I eat the cheese off of everyone's pizza because I just like the cheese."

* "My pencil has left the building."

* "Is there more than Coca-Cola in that can?"

Thank goodness it's Friday....

Can You Write A Complete Sentence?

This week I returned to the fine educational institution that I work at. On day three, I got my first entry for The Superfreak Experiences of Room 208 notebook that a co-worker and I keep. You see, I was doing a writing lesson with my third graders that focused on writing complete sentences. We talked about how all sentences need a verb and a subject. We then moved on to adding when, where and how words to our sentences. The writing program my district uses required me to use the following picture while teaching the lesson.

Here's the first sentence one of the boys offered up......The man is making love to the woman on the bench.

Trying Something New

I started this summer with the thought that I would make myself try some new things. Not life altering things, just little things that I had never done before. So it began with kayaking...

Loved it and have been again since the start of summer. I might have to buy a kayak just so I can say I own a boat! Then I moved on to tennis...

Short lived experience with only one lesson under my belt. Then there was this...

Yes, this is me holding a real live starfish. To most this may not seem like a big deal. But you see, I'm not a fan of the unexpected. And me, holding any kind of live animal brings on a whole lot of unexpectedness. Thanks to E Squared #2 for taking this last photo. He shot three pictures and missed my head in all of them! Nonetheless, I still know it's me holding that slimy creature. :)