Pictures

Molly, a.k.a. "killer", a.k.a. "47", a.k.a. "Molls", a.k.a. "Cat"

The view that I have from my driveway. This is my neighbors house. If you remember my last post, you know what I'm talking about.
Hard to see, but the point is actually the top of the blow-up nativity scene that is bending over.

Front view of the Nativity scene.

Close-up of the blow-up disaster. Notice Molly in front. She's always involved in whatever we are doing. She was hiding behind the decorations to try and sniper the dog as he came by.

My neighbor's house from the road. Don't worry, they were at church praying for me. lol

Catching Up

Well, I've had a lot going on lately. This blog is going to be a bunch of random things and I'll probably still leave things out. ; )

• Whoever invented the inflatable Christmas decorations is rich! My neighborhood has suddenly become invaded with air-filled santas, snow globes, and bears. This would be okay if people decorated in moderation, but that does not happen in my neighborhood. The "church" neighbors have so much crap in their yard. They have the 4' snowglobe that has an 8' santa and a bear attached to it. (remember they are inflated) They also have a leaning blow-up nativity scene. It looks like it is about to do a nose dive into their front lawn. This could be okay, but the blow-ups are separated by lighted trees and reindeer. It's bad, really bad. Did I mention that the inflatable objects create a good bit of sound?
• I don't know if I am mentioned this, but we have nicknames for our neighbors. The TV people (watch tv in their garage), The church people, The fat people, The foreigner, and many of our neighbors are lovingly referred to as the dirtballs. Well, one of the dirtballs lost their house today. Hubby was outside hanging Christmas lights and heard sirens. He turned around and saw smoke billowing out of their roof. I feel bad for them. It's never a good time to lose your home, but especially around the holidays. Luckily, no one was home and the puppies made it out okay. We drove by and the entire place appears to be gutted.
  
• Had my favorite for dinner, El Patron. No Tecate for me tonight. I'm not feeling all that well. I've been fighting a cold for about a week. I notice that I tend to feel worse on days that I don't drink. hmm...that could be a science project. Does drinking mask the symptoms of a cold or does it heal the symptoms? lol I'll start drinking again tomorrow and see what happens. Stef, he grabbed my ass on the third step from the top. Just in case you were wondering.
  
• BACHELOR PARTY!!! Is it okay for guys to go out, get drunk and look at boobies? Maybe it's the redneck in my but my answer is "hell, yeah!" (cue Gretchen Wilson) Bubba's bachelor party was last night. I guess they had a good time, hubby rolled in around 3 AM. But, my sil-to-be is pissed off. I really wish she would just get over it. My brother was in desperate need of a night out. He's a good guy. Cut him some slack! I don't think she's been in a strip club. If she would go, she would feel better. Most strippers aren't anything to look at and they only want the money. She'll get over it OR she won't get married next week. Still love her, just love my brother more. : )
  
• My brother's bestman is also one of my ex-boyfriends. So at the bachelor party last night he (the ex) kept telling hubby how glad he is that they can get along. Not really sure what all that was about since there was a good year in between them. But that tells me he was good and drunk. He's usually a happy drunk. My response to this story was, well not something you want to hear about it.
  
• The wedding....in less than a week.....my brother will be (gulp) married!!! I really am okay with it now. I guess it's because I don't have time to not be okay with it. I spent ALL day with my mother today. We started the morning with coffee around 9:30. I didn't get home until around 6. We worked on things for Lucky and Baby Ryan. We then started setting up for our "party" on Friday night. We picked up tables, put out chairs, ironed tablecloths, tied ribbons on minature Godiva liquer bottles. Whew! I'm worn out. I guess it is just a preview of what the weekend is going to bring. But, I'm off work on Friday and I'm going to get a manicure/pedicure to give myself some pampering. I really need a massage, but that's going to have to wait.
  
• Would it be weird for me to take a vacation by myself? I would love to just go away for a weekend and not have anything or anyone to worry about. I got a glimpse of this when I went to Nashville for the weekend. It was nice to do my own thing and not worry about what anyone else wanted or didn't want to do.
  
• AND last but not least...Friday night...We went out with my boyfriend and the marine. We met at the Saucer and I managed to talk some guys out of their table. (I'm good like that.) By the end of the night, my Woody came up to meet us. We also ran into a friend of mine from high school with one of her friends. She sat with us and we played a bar game called Kill, Marry, Fuck. I'd never heard of it, but I'm a little out of the loop on drinking games. It made for a very interesting evening. I haven't spoken with everyone yet, so I really hope that everyone made it home safe and sound. My boyfriend is now married. I'm sure you remember the Detroit wedding. He hasn't changed a bit. He is the same crazy guy he's always been. Thank goodness b/c I was truly worried about him.
  
• Finally just want to send a shout out to my girl. Send me an email with your phone # and I'll send you that pic. And a shout out to my lurkers. Have a great evening!
  

Happy Thanksgiving!

I hope that everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving and was able to reflect on what they are thankful for.

I am thankful for so much. I am thankful that I still have a job when in the past few years, so many have been laid off. I am thankful for my family. They are wonderful and supportive. I am thankful for my friends. They are my extended family and support me. I am thankful for little Ryan that is still "baking" in Lucky's tummy. I am thankful to have a roof over my head, clothes on my back, and food in my stomach. I am thankful to be an American where I have freedom and rights. I am thankful to be a woman.

Sad Times

It is already beginning....our crew is being split apart. It is starting with our school officer. He is being transferred to another school. This makes me very sad. He is a great guy. Extremely tall, built, kind, and follows the rules. I don't know what is going on, but I do know that he is a gentleman and I hate to see him go. One evening after a basketball game I was waiting for my cheerleaders to find their rides and had to sit outside another school for 35 minutes with 2 girls. Officer is the only one from my school that stayed with me. No other teachers or administrators. He even went to his truck and brought me his jacket since I didn't have one. He stayed the entire time and even spoke to the parents when I was too ticked off to do so. He volunteers his time to help with our boys basketball team. It's sad to think that so many of these people that I see on a daily basis will be gone and we may keep in touch at first, but as time goes by things will change.
I'm working on my thankful for posting for Thanksgiving. Stay Tuned....

Life.

Life comes at you fast. My life is moving very fast. One of my teacher friends is getting married on Saturday. Thanksgiving is Thursday. My brother's wedding is 1 week and 4 days. (I hope that's right. I'm drinking.) Jana's shower is the following week. I am planning to mail all of the invitations while I'm off this week. I feel like I've been thrown into a blender and put on high speed.

Girls Night Out

I have been out on the town two weekends in a row! I guess I've just gone a bit crazy lately. I have two friends that are getting divorced and brought me along to be their "wingman." We started with a quiet dinner at a local mexican restaurant. Then, we headed to Midtown for drinking and dancing. We had such a good time that I didn't make it home until 6 AM!!! It's been a while since I've had a late night like that.
Well, we decided last Friday to go out again. I managed to take care of my girls and stay out of trouble myself. My "girls" were nice enough to buy me some lip gloss for taking care of them, so I've decided to try to wear lipstick. My lips are always so chapped that I don't wear anything but chapstick. I'll see how long this new and improved look will last. So far, 1 day. But, all my kids noticed and complimented me on it so I told them that I would give it a try. I guess I need to start packing for Nashville. I was a little leary of going since I don't know any of the people going, but one of KT's friends will be there. We're gonna see if we can't meet up one night. And my last pic of two very HOTT teachers! I will now be settling in for the winter and not going out as much. Well, after the bachelorette party this Saturday.

It's Wednesday!

Just a few things in my life.......

1. I am Aunt Chrissy, finally. No Lucky didn't give birth yet, but her sister did have Eva. She's beautiful. She's tiny. I love her. I actually considered calling in today, just so I could go see her again. Which leads me to a question..How can I love someone so much that I just met? Funny how that happens.

2. I'm starting to realize that my niece Ryan will be here very soon. It is so exciting. I can't wait to see her, hold her, and kiss her. I know she's gonna be itty bitty. I just can't wait to see who she looks like. My bet is that she'll look just like me. j/k But, I'm really excited about her being here.

3. I love that Lucky and her sister are having little girls. No, I really don't want children right now. I know that may be a shocker for those that know me, but I have so much going on and I am so selfish. I'm very thankful that I have more time to do what I want and spend time with my nieces without having to think of any other babies. Remember: I have to find a job next year.

4. Job. hmm... no tenure this year. I'll have 25 months behind me, but the state requires 27 months. Whatever. I'm there for the kids, so I'll just keep doing what I'm doing.

5. Why does my dog look at his butt when he lets one rip? He looks at it like, "what the hell did you just say?"(yes, that just happened and it was smelly)

6. My cat aka "killer" brought me a bird this morning. Luckily it was already dead. I say luckily since so many are still alive and then I'm running around the house dodging a scared bird and the dog and cat that are trying to eat it.

7. It's a 4-day week. YEAH!!! Veteran's Day Rules! No school on Friday. We have an assembly on Thursday for Veteran's day. After school, I get to go to Collierville for a basketball game. What will I be doing on Friday, you ask??? Rotating my tires and getting my brakes checked. I don't think it's a good thing to have your break light come on everytime you stop for a couple of weeks. Which leads me to...

8. Next week is a 4-day week. YEAH!! Not really. I'm going to Nashville next Thursday evening for the TSTA (Tennessee Science Teachers Association) Conference. It'll probably be pretty boring, but I'm hoping to get some shopping in on Saturday before I come home.

9. My friend, Lisa is having her bachelorette party next Saturday. That means that her wedding is the next weekend and then my brother's wedding will be here. CRAZY!

10. I have to go shopping soon. I still need to find shoes and jewelry for my brother's wedding. I found a pretty dress. It's brown and pink lace. Is it bad to spend more on the shoes than the dress? I'm having a mental issue with this one.

11. I VOTED YESTERDAY!!! Go me! That's right, I took the few extra minutes to run to the polls and elect some officials. I must say, I am so glad that I did. I woke up this morning feeling very good about it.

12. I need to blog about last weekend. I went out with the girls on Saturday night. We had a very late night/early morning kind of thing. My friend KT took some great pics. My friend Jess took some incriminating photos of me asleep in a bar at 4:30 AM. Yes, I got home around 6 AM. Wow!

13. I love my brother A LOT! I was so tired on Monday evening, but he called and I dropped everything and went to Collierville to help him. I really hope that everything goes well for him. If anyone tries to screw with him, they will need help. I will totally go physco on their ass! And 13 is actually his "lucky" number. His b-day is 9/13.

tha's all for now.

Wild Child

I don't understand how some of my students think that their behavior is okay. I know they weren't taught manners at home and that is the main problem. Everyday, I have duty in the bus lane. I walk the bus riders out monitor students while they go to their bus. Everyday, we have students that play and wander instead of getting on the bus. Well, today, I had one student shock the hell out of me. I know it won't sound as strange in writing as compared to being there. I'm standing beside my teammate talking and cutting up, when all of a sudden I see F running at me. Yes, at me... kind of like a bull charging. He proceeds to jump AND wrap his ARMS AND LEGS around my body. He is then hanging on me and I am just too stunned for words. My teammate begins to yell at him. I'm just trying to figure out what to do. I didn't want to drop him and hurt him, but I sure as hell didn't want to hold him and encourage the behavior. He finally got down and went to his bus. I'm still in shock. Can you believe that a 6th grade boy just ran and jumped on me? Wow! This is also the second day in a row that someone has pulled the fire alarm when busses were being dismissed. All I can say is that there is never a dull moment. : )