Friday the 13th

I'm only thinking one thing today.....SCHOOL'S OUT FOR SUMMER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Kids were done yesterday and after today's workday I'm done also. It was a first yesterday. We had a tornado warning and we had to hold the kids late. Ha.

OK, I do have another thought. The flooding that we are having in our area is unbelievable. Luckily we are dry but so many people aren't. Just praying the rain ends so we can dry out!

TGIF!

Only 5 more Fridays of work! One of those is a half-day and one is the last day - teacher workday where usually everything is pretty much done and we just putter around doing those last minute things and packing up for summer - which always seems strange to me but that is another topic for another day.

It is supposed to be spring. We are 1/3 of the way through May. But there are frost warnings for tonight. What is wrong with this? Sunday is supposed to be rainy and in the high 40s. Happy Mother's Day! Seems like it might be a great day to just snuggle in bed with a good book!

And I do have another letter for Ned Yost:
Dear Ned,
I hope you guys win a game soon or I'm afraid they might start coming for you. I've heard that is one reason they brought Ted Simmons in as bench coach - so if there were problems he'd be an easy choice for promotion. 6 games in a row is too long for a losing streak!


Happy weekend to one and all!

The home stretch

25 "get up and get there days" left of school. Very, very excited for this tough year to be over. Once I'm on 'vacation' I am going to the spa to use my gift cert. to get a massage, facial, and manicure - and maybe a pedi too. Why? Because I deserve it...and I've had the gc since last Mother's Day and I just have to use it already.

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Idol fans finally got it right getting rid of Castro. yay!

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Anyone want any gummi bears? We gots lots!

Happy Teacher Appreciation Day!

Who'd have thought that the thanks I'd get for teaching would come from a fast-food chain?! Chipotle, in honor of Teacher Appreciation Day, was again giving free burritos to educators. Sweet! Line was out the door and we weren't really planning on eating out but what the heck. Any excuse not to cook, right?!?! And since their burritos are king-sized I can have dinner on them tomorrow also. Cewl.

And for dessert? Gummi bears. Courtesy of my hubby. Yes, Mr. Deal (I challenge anyone to find more deals than he does) found one he couldn't resist - 5 lbs of gummi bears, 5 lbs of coke bottle gummies and another 6.5 punds of black licorice tasting gummies (can't remember what they are called). Can you say stomach ache? Good thing I don't like cola, black licorice, or green gummies!

Idol fans: Castro has to go this week, he just does!

I'll admit it

I love Neil Diamond. Really!!!

Oh yes, I have to also tell you that we're #1. Yes, Wisconsin ranks #1 when we are talking about people who admit to driving 'under the influence' 26.4% of people admitted to it compared to 15.1% nationally. Here is thestory.
And right after reading this story I am watching the news hearing about a horrible and devastating accident that happened last Friday afternoon as big thunderstorms were rolling through the area. A Cadillac Escalade completely crunched a Honda - as I saw the pictures I could not imagine anyone surviving. Killed were a 38 year old pregnant assistant high school principal and her 10 year old daughter. Her son survived and another child was in critical condition. The guy who hit her was taken to the hospital and then jail.

On Monday he was charged with homicide in their deaths - he was under the influence of prescription drugs at the time.
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It just makes me sick and I want to cry every time I see it on the news. This man should NOT have been on the road. The consequences for earlier violations should have been more serious so he was in jail or off the road!!!

It isn't very Christian of me but at this moment I hope he rots in jail - and I hope it is painful for him.

Happy Earth Day

So I hope today that everyone (who doesn't read my blog) is doing their part to Save the Earth. I challenge all shoppers to purchse reusable bags and just say no to all of the plastic bags the stores now rely on. They are bad, bad, bad! If you must get a bag at the grocery store get paper - and recycle it for goodness sake!

I did keep the tv on tonight as I had to watch Idol. Syesha rocked the house and was definitely my favorite performance of the night. Hope she makes the cut!

And now, another letter to Mr. Yost, manager of the Brewers:

Dear Ned (part 2),

Apparently you didn't get my message yesterday. I asked you to please not put in Turnbow or Eric Gagne with the game on the line. You left Turbow on the pine but not Gagne. And again he blew it. Now I will agree that it is partially the fault of the infield because they didn't convert the double play BUT he still had 2 base runners. Maybe if the sports psych isn't available you can try some hypnosis because something has to give! Luckily the offense pulled it out in the 12th. I'm still a huge fan but am struggling to understand your logic. Let's get the 10 million dollar man going or it is going to be a long 180 games - and after today you may need to start thinking about the other 12 pitchers besides Gagne and Turnbow. Yikes. story


Sincerely,
Lynn