Some Good News

Jesse sent me a text this morning, with some of the best news I've gotten in a looooooong time... Dr. Stafford, the district superintendent, and my nemesis, is RETIRING!!!!! Gotta say, I'm NOT sad to see her go!!! (Picture me doing a happy dance!)

Valentine's Day 2012

Today was not the best day for me. For whatever reason, I woke up feeling "sad," and once I got to school that mood rapidly changed to frustrated. However, I would be amiss if I didn't mention how sweet Jesse and a few of my students were to me.
Jesse bought me a tulip plant and a helium balloon.

One student (Kai) brought me 3 Hershey bars and 8 little bottles of pepsi... Does he know me, or what? Felicia brought me 3 beautiful roses. A couple of other students bought me boxes of chocolate, not to mention bringing in cupcakes, cookies and pieces of candy.

And, one girl gave me an apple, made out of a balloon... It's a way cute idea (one that I've never seen before!

Arizona's 100th Birthday

Yesterday, Jesse and I went to Arizona's Best Fest to celebrate Arizona's centennial. I heard a commercial on the radio, and let my students know too, about az100years.org which listed all the events scheduled for this weekend. It sounded like fun, so we decided to go. Unfortunately, once we got there, it wasn't as much fun as we anticipated. The event was set up in Wesley Bolen plaza, which is right in front of the capital. We walked around 1/2 of it, but then Jesse got hungry. For those of you that don't know, when Jesse gets hungry, LOOK OUT! And, find the man some food! So, we headed back toward the capital building to check out the food trucks. Just a note here: I really wanted some cotton candy... I even passed up a Snickers and chocolate covered strawberries cuz I knew cotton candy was waiting for me, somewhere. But, there was NO cotton candy! However, we both had a sandwich, listened to a band, while we ate, then grabbed a couple of chairs to hear the keynote address by the governor (she makes me a little crazy), and saw Apache and Mexican dancers, then headed home. Since I didn't get my cotton candy, we stopped at DQ on the way home!

Ain't this the truth

A friend posted this on facebook... It just couldn't get any truer!

My cat, Jenny, is adorable! She's small, very soft, and totally dedicated to me. But, Jenny is a "spaz" cat. Last night, she was whining. Usually, she comes to me and snuggles up and all is well. But, last night she didn't know what she wanted. It was 2:15, so it didn't take long for me to want to settle her down, but when I tried to pull her to me her collar came apart (it's made to do that). So, I got up to put her collar back on her, and S*P*A*Z!!! She like totally f*r*e*a*k*e*d out... Not once, not twice, THREE times! Oh those cats... Ya gotta love 'em!!!

Just Becuz

I saw this on facebook, and I liked it, so I decided to share it here...

Take time to think; it is the source of power. Take time to read; it is the foundation of wisdom Take time to play; it is the secret of staying young. Take time to be quiet; it is the opportunity to seek God. Take time to be aware; it is the opportunity to help others. Take time to love and be loved; it is God's greatest gift. Take time to laugh; it is the music of the soul. Take time to be friendly; it is the road to happiness. Take time to dream; it is what the future is made of. Take time pray; it is the greatest power on earth. Author unknown.

Thanksgiving 2011

This is kinda out of order, but I thought I'd mention that this year we (Jesse, my mom and me) spent Thanksgiving at Bill Johnson's Big Apple, in Mesa. It was $15 for all you could eat, of typical Thanksgiving food: turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes, green beans, ham, cranberries, and pumpkin pie!


On the way home we found this big, pink chair... Of course we had to climb in it!



The Saturday after Thanksgiving Jesse and I made our own Thanksgiving dinner, just so we could have the leftover turkey. This was our only Thanksgiving decoration!