My 4 bugs!

My 4 bugs!
Ms. G, Mr. A, Lil AL, & Baby L

Wednesday, October 12, 2005

Green Grass

<bigger>oh my, I have a lot on my plate this month. Every night, I
have to go thither or yonder. I am not real sure where I am going but
I do it with style.

Ms. G has gotten herself grounded. It’s a hard life and that kids has
figured that out all ready. She told me last night, “I want to go
back to kindergarten. I do not want to be responsible any more. It
is too hard. I keep getting it wrong and in trouble. First grade is
too hard. I want to be like A” All this b/c she hid her reading book
so she could not do her homework and got grounded for it. I really
wanted to be mean and tell her the grass is always greener....

<bold>speaking of greener grass</bold>

What can I do with an education degree and 10 years experience but not
teach? I am getting old for this sh*%! Did you know b/c I taught in
NC and not in VA I am still a probationary teacher?! that is
$%#&*%^$, *&^^ $%#%. I have so much paper work to do just to please
the gods of school admin. ANd to think I wanted to join their cult.

Mr. A is still doing great. My exhusband is getting the kids this
weekend so of course he is being an ass. But other than all that life
is great!

~Niffer</bigger>

Saturday, October 08, 2005

icecapades and Monty Python

SO last night, I (and S, lil sis, and her boyfriend)took the kids to the Incredibles on ice. they had a blast! My son was so excited he was jumping and screaming in his seat. (pure happiness) He enjoyed Micky Mouse the best screamming at the top of his lungs when he saw him, "Mom, it's Micky! It's Micky! I saw Micky Mouse! Now, I have really seen him!" G enjoyed it too. She is just more laid back about it.
I will have to try to get picks from Lil sis's boyfriend to post.
So flipping throught the million and a half catalogs my mom has at her house, I think I have found my favorit one. It is Signals. If any of you love me and I know you all do, get my birthday and christmas gifts from this catalog. I found a Monty Python Shirt that reads"hint, hint! Say no more!" (only my favorit quote from Monty Python) and toys! Monty Python toys! The rabbit, the black knight, Black beast, spanish inquisitor, and (the cream del-la cram) COW CATAPULT! They also have the "16-ton Monty python Megaset" for $1999.95 (+shipping) 45+ episodes of flying circus. I want the Lumber Jack Song! I went through this catalog saying " so and so would like this!" and "so and so would like this." There are some every cute iteams in this book. Including a little ones that says "nobody put Baby in a corner!", A "click, clack, Read" shirt, Dr. Seuss in latin, Wicked Witch Doorstopper (it just her back and white stripped stockings and the red shoes-I want this too), and much more.
ok I need to get back to work. A teacher's job is never done.
~Niffer

Wednesday, October 05, 2005

oh why, oh why do computers hate me?!

<bigger>oh my god. I hate Computers. Or I should say they hate me.
well, mine does anyway. Morgan My TST guy is the best! (most of the
time) I did curse him for going on vacation although he deserved
one!) about 2 weeks ago he was helping me with my computer (b/c it
hates me) My password was not working for the keychain. So we
changed the password about 3 times trying to get the keychain to work
right. Well, we left it at take it home and see if you can get the
wireless to work now. So I shut down the computer after I changed the
password back again. got back to school the next day and found out
that the computer (the one that hates me) did not like the password I
gave it. So it changed the password to whatever it decided it should
be. My computer ( the one that hates me) did not bother to inform me
what the new password was. I could no longer get into my computer. So
I waited for Morgan to come back to my school. he is only here on
Tuesdays Although I do notice he tries to sneak in on Fridays too.
But last week he went on vacation. A long over due, Vacation. Never
less, That left me out to lunch with my computer. So now that school
has calmed down some, I have been ready to get on the internet and
blog some and catch up on my friends. But at last I could not. Until
today! He re-imaged my computer first thing (after he saved all my
stuff for me! you rock!). ok second thing. He first had to fix my
blond moment when I could not get a application to work b/c I forgot
to plug in the ethernet cord. Believe it or not I am smarter than
that. Morgan If I could hon, I would get you a raise but I can’t.
so...

on to the rest of the drama in my life.

There is none. SHHHH! I don’t want to say that too loud. I would not
want that to change.

I am enjoying my class. They are the best! I lost 4 students this
week b/c we were so overwhelmed with 22 in a class. (I have no aid!)
I now have 18. It’s a good number if it will not go up any during the
year. Is this time to mention, the 300+ apartments, down the street,
will be opening in the next few months. I almost wish I could have 20
or so and not get anymore for the rest of the year. My class
chemistry is so good. I had to teach them how to get along and
behave. Now I know they know it, the rest of the year should be
easier.

Master A had to go to the new teacher. I am glad there was a lot
going on there in his classroom I did not like. Including the fact
that she would not call him by his name. We have called his by his
middle name all his life. She thought this was a “nick name”. I
explained to her more than 4 times it was his real name and not his
“nick name”. It did not help. She (his first teacher) called him by
his first name. When I finally went to the assistant principal, his
teacher (old one) started calling him by both his first and his middle
name but made him write his first on all his papers. oh my god, i
did not think I was going to ever get it straight. to top it off
Master A told my deadbeat ex about it. So that was all Mark needed to
go off about the school and what a no good mom I was and how I could
not take care of his teacher that was picking on his son. All BS!
I have it taken care of it. He is in a different class and is doing
good so far.

Ms. G is doing good too. She is not liking the fact that I am make
her read more. but she will get over that. I think she is very
talented in art and I am going to have a little artist on my hands in
a few years. As long as she doesn't want ot live in NYC. I do not
think my heart could handle that.

I will have to write more later about all the fun we have had in the
last three weekends with the kids. I will try to get a picture of us
riding on an elephant up soon. I also need to post some about the
knitting I am doing. Who knew it would be this much fun?! I know
Lanie, you did!

~Niffer</bigger>