Hey all. I am bored at work right now - not really wanting to be productive. Instead I decided to write a little ditty on my blog. Really, there isnt a whole lot to say. But, heres a rundown on what is happening..

I have only 5 more class days with my students before the quuarter is done. Of those 5 days, one is a review for the final, one is the final and the last day is a make up final/work day. Which means, I have 2 days of actual teaching left. 2 days. I cant really complain though. My algebra class got pretty much where they were supposed to. My geometry class is a little behind, but I saw that coming.

My dance girls were supposed to have practice last night, and I had 1 show up. We will see if I have any tonight.. Who really knows. We normally dont practice on Tuesdays, but i put up a sign on the door coming into school that if they wanted to practice after school today, I had their dance CD's ready to go.

Tonight, Im going to watch "Lost" with Meghan at Dave's house. He has the last 2 episodes DVRed for us. Yes, we are 2 weeks behind. So, im very much looking forward to seeing what Ive missed.

Last night I made some kick ass fajitas. I was very impressed with the turn out- not that they are hard to make, but mine were yumm.. yum... good.

Alright, thats enough for now. Thanks for reading..

And the game went on...

Last night, I went to my students' football game, which we won. But, the weather. It was pooring outside. Which means, during the game:

• I was wet
• The guys were wet
• The field was wet
• The rain turned the field into mud
• The guys slipped in the mud
• The guys fell
• The guys were completely full of mud
• It caused for lots of laughs and frustrated students.
• But, in the end - everybody was wet, cold and having fun....

Why is there so much going on??

This week, I have felt like Im being pulled in 30 different directions. Im exhausted and feel like Im not getting anything done - though really i know I am. This is what ive had going on for the past 3 days....

• My girls have had dance practice Monday and Today
• Posters for spirit week had to be made - they are huge and are taking my student council members 2 hours so far to do - and they arent done yet
• I had to make flyers go give to all the teachers to hang up on their door about spirit week
• Our foster dog was just diagnosed with tapeworms - I had to fight with the humane society about this on Monday - they tried telling me she didnt when we could see it in her poop.
• I had to take my dog into the vet (a 45 minute drive) yesterday to get preventative meds so she doesnt get ringworm from Kiaya
• I am going to my students football game today
• I am trying to get students caught up in work that they have missed after school every day
• I am planning a hockey game with a bunch of friends for November
• I AM GOING CRAZY!!!

What have I gotten myself into?

Last night, after school, I had my first meeting with my dance girls. Yeah, I am not sure how this is going to work. They were in my room for an hour and really didnt get anything accomplished. They fought first over what colors their uniforms should. (finally decided on purple and white). Then moved on to arguing about they should wear for a uniform (no decision made on this one). Finally, disagreed on the song they are going to dance to. They want to do this song called "Chicken Noodle Soup" (at least some of them do), but I am not going to let them do it. It already has a partial club dance that goes with it, and they want to incorporate the club dance into their routine. That is going to lead to nondance members, probably from the other schools trying to join in their dance. So, i have put a cabash on that one! They are going to be dancing to Ciara's "Get Up" (I think thats what its called). I dont know what is going to happen with this. Hopefully they pull something together and work better together. We meet again on Monday - I guess we will see how things pan out then.

Why have I been so tired?

My mom called me yesterday afternoon and told me she was going to be in town today and tomorrow and to see if I wanted to do dinner with her. Luckily, I dont have anything that i have to do. I am supposed to go to my students football game tonight, but I think it will be okay if I miss it. My mom isnt in town that often. I remember quite a few months ago, she told me she was coming down for a convention with her work, but she didnt know exactly when. I guess that its today.. lol. I am not sure where we will go for dinner, but it doesnt really matter. Dinner is dinner. Otherwise, Im not going to do much today after work. Hopefully go to bed early. I have been so tired lately. My roommate has been too. Actually, a lot of people have been. I am not sure what is going on. At least it is Wednesday - that means my week is almost done. Luckily I do not have much planned for this coming weekend. On Saturday I am doing lunch with my friend Katie. Then, I have Dave's hockey game and after that a group of us are going to go to a comedy club. Nothing too draining. Well, i need to get to work and get stuff ready for the students - they should be coming in a few minutes.

*The recap of the last few days*

Hello all. I do not have much new to report today. It is Tuesday, and so far my week is going well. My 1st and 3rd hour classes watched "Stand and Deliver" which they are really liking so far. My 5th hour - the topic is perimeter. How exciting.

This past weekend, my sister came to visit me. Lots and lots of fun that was. We went out to dinner on Friday night with Dave and then out to have some drinks and play some pool. On Saturday, we made our way to Johnson Creek to the outlet malls for some shopping. I spent more than I probably should have, but I found some really good deals. The outlets had tons on sale/clearance and then the sale/clearance price was another 30-50% off.. So, i spent some, but got a ton. Saturday night we went to go see The Lovemonkeys - who I adore as you all know. The show was amazing, as usual.

On Sunday, my sister left - which is always a sad thing. I wont see her again until Thanksgiving.. and after that, im not sure - mainly because she isnt going to be around for Christmas. Its going to be my first Christmas without my sister - I am not really sure how I am going to handle that. But, I guess I will have to manage. It is just going to be really strange.

Sunday afternoon/night - went to watch the Packer game with Dave and his mom, at his mom's house (I cant believe the game ended how it did).. and then laid around Dave's house for a bit until we had to leave for his hockey game. It was the first hockey game, of the ones that Ive been too, that they have lost. But, needless to say, I did really enjoy it.

Enough for now.. I really dont want to be writing. I am surprised I did write as much as I did. So, more later.

Kiaya - Formally known as Pumpkin

Last night we finally picked up our first foster dog. We were told that she was a 1 year old chihuahua and that her name was Pumpkin (what a dumb dog name). In a matter of 5 minutes, Meghan and I came to the conclusion that she must have been a stray because she has no reaction to the name Pumpkin whatsoever. Our guess - she was a stray, brought in around fall so got dumped with the name pumpkin. (by the way she doesnt look much like a chihuahua). Meghan and I both deciding we hate the name Pumpking, decided that we could change it. We think she looks like a coyote, so we renamed her Kiaya - which I must tell you, after only a few hours is responding to already. I think that means she likes it. Overall, she is a really good dog. She plays with Zoey and Kismet really well. She is, for the most part, potty trained - I think she had one accident yesterday. Plus, her mange is just around her eyes a little bit. When she goes back to the humane society in 3-4 weeks (probably) she will have no problem finding a home of her own!

"That'll be all"

That one phrase always makes me laugh. Recently, I have been watching a lot of back episodes of "JAG". Dave DVR's them, and when Im over there at night, we watch 1 or 2 of them while we are just relaxing. I have to admit, I really like them - the only problem is that the shows arent airing in order, so sometimes the 'story line' does not always make sense. But, there is always a case of some kind (kinda like Law and Order) that has to be solved. About a week ago, there was an episode on, where one of the main guys dismissed another person in his office with the phrase "that'll be all". A phrase that I hear now on a daily basis. Dave has fallen in love with that phrase. Just randomly, out of the blue, he will bust out with a "that'll be all" or when we are done talking he will add "that'll be all" at the end of the conversation. It is just so incredibly humorous. I probably find way too much humor in this whole situation.

PUMPKIN

That is the name of Meghans and my first foster dog from the humane society. We got a call today (I guess it would be yesterday since it is 12:19am) from the Milwaukee County Humane society. We have been waiting a week for our first placement. They misplaced (ie: lost) our paperwork or we would have had one already last week. Pumpkin is a 1 year old Chihuaha who has mange. Expected time with us: 3-4weeks. Im pretty excited.. Though, personally, I do not think Chihuaha's are that cute... And I am imagining one with mange...Let me tell you - I am not picturing the cutest dog in the world! But, Im sure it will be great.. Im just looking forward to being able to help animals get back into adoptive homes. Every dog need a good family.. I will post a picture of Pumpkin in a week or so, so that you all can see the little thing.

Goodnight, I need to get to bed - I have to be up in less then 6 hours!

I do believe I've gone crazy....

I think I may have officially gone insane. I have taken the iniative to start a dance squad at the high school that I teach at. Yeah, me - thats what I thought too. The students were asking about it, and I cant see anybody else doing it - so what the heck. So, Im going to try to get a group of girls together (I have a sign up sheet posted now) and see where things go. I am going to leave it up to them to make their own routines - after all, some of the students really can dance. Plus, I do want it to be student led/made and more freestyle. My job, well thats easy, to make sure they get their asses to practice, have a routine, have uniforms, help them find places to dance, and make sure their dance is appropriate for public places. lol. I guess we will see. This has the potential to be great, or be really disasterous! Only time will tell.....