Life is Good Today

Fall is in the air...today.  The cool weather may not last but it's definitely nice for now.

I may have lost some brain cells blowing my nose so hard today.  (gross...TMI sorry)  But it's all good.  B/c it's Friday.

I finished my lesson plans before I left school today!  Yay me!  Even though I have some other things to do for school... *grumble grumble*.  But it's ok.  B/c it's Friday.


...and Mrs. B didn't want to leave me alone in the room with a knife today for fear of me injuring myself.  Psh!  Like I'd slit my wrists on a Friday.  Please.  *joking*  No need to call in the white jackets.

Kid Funnies

I've noticed that I've already made an impression on my kids b/c I am hearing some things I say come out of their mouths.  Good thing I can remember where I am(!) and the things that come out of my mouth are decent... *cough - you know who you are - cough*  The very best part of it is that I get to hear what comes out of my mouth - with a nice country twang added to it.

When passing out papers to go home today  - I told them (at least 3 times) that they were to go on the 'keep at home' side of their folders.  Well, of course someone said (as someone always does):  "Is this return to school?  Or keep at home?

I heard someone respond (b/c you know they can't mind their own business) in a very exasperated way :  "She already done answered that question. She's not gonna tell ya another time"  Whereas - I've said:  "I've already answered that question.  I'm not going to answer it again."

When watching a Friday video today - they got pretty silly (it could have had something to do with the apple pie and ice cream they had for Friday Snack).  After laughing hysterically over everything that happened for a few minutes I heard one kid say (in his 'serious' voice):  "It ain't even that funny.  You don't hafta be all dramatic."   Whereas - I've said:  "We don't need the dramatics." or "I don't think you need to be quite so dramatic."

Random funny - Today at lunch one of my kids asks me:  "Was the school already built when you were born?"  Me:  "Yeah."  Him:  "Wow!  The school must be really old then!"  What?!!?  I mean really.  I may be older than most of their parents.  But I am NOT old!  thankyouverymuch!

Bonus funny - "W" had to make a sentence out of the word 'have' yesterday.  Mind you, this is a hard thing for my kids.  Often, I have to start the sentences out to get them thinking on the right track.  I started him out by saying "I have..." and let him finish it.  He was so serious trying to make a sentence.  I wish I could have recorded it.

 Eventually I get this:  "You......have......a.......big........................monkey.  You have a monkey?!?!"

At this point he loses himself and dissolves into uncontrollable giggles.  I mean the way he said it was like he was speaking true facts.  Like just because he said it - it made it true.  So now he is convinced that I have a monkey.  Convinced.

And through all this - I lost myself (along with the rest of the class) into at least 5 minutes of uncontrollable LOLs.

It's at times like these when I like to stop and think to myself - Wow. This is my life.  And just like that -  all the other (administrative) school stuff fades away...And I. am. happy.

And for once it's not just b/c it's Friday.