Happy Birthday!

Happy Birthday to my best friend.
To my hero.
To the calm voice of reason when I am "losing it".
To my surprise goofball.
My mad scientist.
Patience personified.
It can only be one person--my husband, Doug. My favorite everything.

Love you and sorry it's late!

How Old Are You?

This is from our last trip back home. Our niece is such a crack up!

Hike!

We went for a hike this Saturday in the Sangre de Cristo mountains north of Santa Fe. It was Charlie's first hike. We had a really good time! Doug took some breathtaking pictures--I really think he has an eye for photography!

I Kick You.

So, yesterday I got kicked. That's right, kicked. By a student. Here's how it went (names have been changed to protect the guilty):

A student came up to me with scratches on her arm. She said "Michael" scratched her. I asked him if this was true. He said, "They were just making me so mad!" I told him this behavior was unacceptable, and that he needed to go to the end of the line. At this, he screamed "I hate you!" (I'm assuming at me) and grabbed a chair and threw it across the room. Luckily, all my other kids were on the other side of the room. So I said, "Michael, you need to come with me." We went out into the hallway, where he promptly kicked me in the shin. Luckily, the principal was walking by and took him to the office.

This is what a child who is Emotionally Disturbed does. I wasn't surprised, because the SpEd teacher told me to expect this kind of behavior. However, he should not even be in a regular class if he has this disorder. But the parents refuse to let him be in an ED class. At what point does the safety of the other students factor in?

Anyways, today was a much better day for him. I will be more on the defense from now on though.

Kids Do the Darndest Things 1

I have been getting onto the kids a lot lately for bugging me about every little thing that happens in the classroom. Here is my favorite example:

A student comes up to me while I am working with a group and says "I found this on the floor," while holding up a tiny pebble.

"I found this on the floor"?! What do you want, a cookie? Throw it in the trash! I could care less! I don't need a news report every time you find garbage on the floor. In fact, I want nothing to do with it!

Anyways, it made me laugh. I think I should just start posting this kind of stuff. I think it's pretty entertaining.

Presents for Tori

Sorry all my posts end up being about sewing or cooking, but that's where it's at lately. Here is a boppy cover, a diaper clutch, and nursing cover for my good friend, Tori (who makes amazing cakes, btw).
I found the boppy cover pattern here.

Yellow Makes Everything Better

We did a quick weekend project today. Check it out.