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From my Mommy for teachers:

After being interviewed by the school administration, the prospective teacher said:

'Let me see if I've got this right.'

You want me to go into that room with all those kids, correct their disruptive behavior, observe them for signs of abuse, monitor their dress habits, censor their T-shirt messages, and instill in them a love for learning.

'You want me to check their backpacks for weapons, wage war on drugs and sexually transmitted diseases, and raise their sense of self esteem and personal pride.

'You want me to teach them patriotism and good citizenship, sportsmanship and fair play, and how to register to vote, balance a checkbook, and apply for a job.

'You want me to check their heads for lice, recognize signs of antisocial behavior, and make sure that they all pass the final exams.

'You also want me to provide them with an equal education regardless of their handicaps, and communicate regularly with their parents in English, Spanish or any other language, by letter, telephone, newsletter, and report card.

'You want me to do all this with a piece of chalk, a blackboard,a bulletin board, a few books, a big smile, and a starting salary that qualifies me for food stamps.

'You want me to do all this and then you tell me. . . I CAN'T PRAY??

A Shower for Braden

Just a couple quick photos from the shower thrown in honor of Braden...

The new Mom and Dad

(I love the photo on the TV)

He looks pretty happy about meeting Amanda for the first time.

Congrats again, to Nick and Melissa, on the birth of your son.

Soccer

Only one more game...............

WOW ! The season flew by...

...and Princess scored some goals.

Congrats on a winning season, Amanda!

Madison

The 4th grade all went to the state capital on Monday...

This is my class (minus the 3 I left behind for behaviorial issues)

just after our tour and ready to head back home.

Some of the kids had never been out of Milwaukee.

It was a fun day.

My Son is 20!

On May 15th my Jacob celebrated his 20th birthday...

Here he is lighting up the candles on his cake.

Happy Birthday Sunshine!

Uncle Teddy (never misses a good party) with Jacob.

Nana, Amanda and Jacob.

Craig was also down from Wausau - so he joined in on the festivities.

(Amanda likes to annoy me by making dopey faces for the camera).

Nana made her famous Taco Rice - Jacob's favorite dish - and hosted the celebration.

Thanks, Nana!

*Hannah and Steph both had to work, and Grandpa went fishing, so our group was a bit smaller again this year.

Florida '09

Spring Break photos from Amanda's camera...

You can tell that Kendall was taking this one.
This restaurant needs to fix their sign.

Enjoying the beach.

Just havin' fun!

Tuesday

Tuesday's late night random thoughts..............

Shouldn't have had that Mountain Dew tonight cause it's 11:45 and I'm not tired. 6:00 a.m. is going to come might early tomorrow.

Tomorrow is Wednesday......I'm half way through the school week. Yahoo.

School kids were naughty today, but not as bad as yesterday. Fighting with each other. Not listening, etc... All of the usual. Confiscated a note today with unbelievable language in it. I didn't know those words in 4th grade.

They can spell every naughty word you can think of.....but, misspell every other "good" word.

Edwin had another day of In -School Suspension today. Second day this week --- ummm the week has only had 2 days - so he's 2 for 2. I had to laugh as I ran into him on the first floor and he was sooo happy and excited to see me - wanted to chat. It didn't bother him that he is suspended today because I kicked him out again for being disrespectful to me. Oh well, life is good, he didn't throw anything. ( He is actually more of a door slammer - which he did on his way out to the office) Wonder if anyone knew that he was wandering the halls...

Amanda had another game tonight. They kicked the last Waukesha team 3-0. West went down without a fight. Princess scored a goal.

She's sooo tired tonight...works so hard with soccer every night and school.

Bub will be home in about 10 days.........can't wait.

House still hasn't sold - on market for over a year now. Frustration beyond belief. I may end up renting it out. Everyone keeps telling me to bury one of those Catholic Saint statues in my yard - can't remember the name.

Others have advised to skip the statue and just pray. It's not working - maybe I better get a statue.

Cokie upstairs with the run of the house ---- better see what she's been up to.