Looking at my neat little Weather Bug Widgets, I see that today is sunny in all four states I am currently tracking. Though, it is practically July, so it should be!
Shishmaref, AK: 52 and sunny
Renton, WA: 69 and sunny
Provo, UT: 81 and sunny
Surfside Beach, SC: 88 and sunny
They almost always fall in that order, too.
Monday, June 27, 2011
Tuesday, June 21, 2011
3 hours, 2 gallons of gas, 1 failed outing
Some people have useful talents and gifts. Some people can sing, or paint, or figure out just where that piece of furniture needs to go... I can get lost. It is a talent that I practice nearly every time I go some place I've never been, and sometimes when I go places I have been before!
I was trying to go to the regional YSA conference opening event at Chaney Stadium in Tacoma. I printed directions, I kept track of the mileage, I read the signs, I got totally lost. And of course, since I was driving from Renton to Tacoma, it took me an hour and a half to travel 22 miles. After getting off the freeway and driving towards where I thought I should be going, I called Colleen just on the verge of hysterics. Luckily, Colleen and her handy iPad got me where I needed to be. Even if I was now an hour behind schedule!
I tried to get into the parking lot, but guess what? All full. The local stores around the stadium all had "No Event Parking" signs, and I decided I wasn't going to walk a mile to see a baseball game I didn't care about with people I didn't know (see how I didn't say "people I didn't care about"? That's called diplomacy). In the end, I cried and went home to bake a German chocolate cake for my awesome secretaries at school.
What made it worse was that I didn't even want to go, I felt like I ought to since I don't have any friends and haven't been on a real date since I was at BYU, and those were all non-romantic dates anyway. How am I supposed to meet a nice LDS guy if I don't go to stupid YSA stuff and sit by myself being lame? The Internet says you? Yes, that is my conclusion as well. So, I am officially paying for LDS Singles so my future husband can read my bio and fall in virtual love with me. Hopefully it will progress to literal love, but let's not get too far ahead of ourselves, okay?
The night may have been a disaster, but the cake was wundervoll! (That's wonderful in German...according to some website. I believe everything I read online.).
I was trying to go to the regional YSA conference opening event at Chaney Stadium in Tacoma. I printed directions, I kept track of the mileage, I read the signs, I got totally lost. And of course, since I was driving from Renton to Tacoma, it took me an hour and a half to travel 22 miles. After getting off the freeway and driving towards where I thought I should be going, I called Colleen just on the verge of hysterics. Luckily, Colleen and her handy iPad got me where I needed to be. Even if I was now an hour behind schedule!
I tried to get into the parking lot, but guess what? All full. The local stores around the stadium all had "No Event Parking" signs, and I decided I wasn't going to walk a mile to see a baseball game I didn't care about with people I didn't know (see how I didn't say "people I didn't care about"? That's called diplomacy). In the end, I cried and went home to bake a German chocolate cake for my awesome secretaries at school.
What made it worse was that I didn't even want to go, I felt like I ought to since I don't have any friends and haven't been on a real date since I was at BYU, and those were all non-romantic dates anyway. How am I supposed to meet a nice LDS guy if I don't go to stupid YSA stuff and sit by myself being lame? The Internet says you? Yes, that is my conclusion as well. So, I am officially paying for LDS Singles so my future husband can read my bio and fall in virtual love with me. Hopefully it will progress to literal love, but let's not get too far ahead of ourselves, okay?
The night may have been a disaster, but the cake was wundervoll! (That's wonderful in German...according to some website. I believe everything I read online.).
Monday, June 20, 2011
Dear Last Day of School,
First of all, thank you for being sunny and nice. What a perfect way to start summer, with actual sunshine! I know the kids were glad for it. Especially those three girls I ran into wearing loaner P.E. shorts because their own carefully chosen last day outfits were too short for school. I love having the "you are more than your body" conversations with 12 year-olds...they almost get it. It was nice to not worry about rain as we waved goodbye to the raucous buses full of our departing students.
I also wanted to thank you for not being quite as bittersweet as other years have been. I finally realized how my mother could be so excited to see her children grow up and go away. I am so excited for my little sixth graders to move on to the next grade and their new adventures and experiences. There was only one girl that made me almost cry...and she and her sister will forever have a place in my heart! I loved being able to hug those little terrors and then push them out the door with a broad smile and a loud "Good Bye!"
I am very grateful for each day that added up to you, Last Day. What a good year we had! I learned something everyday. I really did! I learned more about the content, the craft of teaching, the delicate balance of teacher and "friend" that always seems to be tipping one way or the other, the ins and outs of this particular cohort, the sometimes subtle but more often glaring process of maturity mental, emotional, and physical. I learned to love them all, even the ones I wanted to throw things at... I learned to let their love touch my heart too. I learned that everyday ended. That was maybe the greatest lesson, and I try to keep that in mind every day. Every moment.
Oh, Last Day, I am always so excited to see you! We all look forward to you, but I have to say, I'm a little sad now that you're gone. I know you will come back sooner than it feels, but I wish you could just last a little longer. I wouldn't mind pausing for just a moment longer to give one more hug, to fight back one more tear, to laugh at one more stupid and juvenile joke. Just one more moment.
See you next year! Love,
Miss Deighton
Team Extreme Language Arts
CRMS
First of all, thank you for being sunny and nice. What a perfect way to start summer, with actual sunshine! I know the kids were glad for it. Especially those three girls I ran into wearing loaner P.E. shorts because their own carefully chosen last day outfits were too short for school. I love having the "you are more than your body" conversations with 12 year-olds...they almost get it. It was nice to not worry about rain as we waved goodbye to the raucous buses full of our departing students.
I also wanted to thank you for not being quite as bittersweet as other years have been. I finally realized how my mother could be so excited to see her children grow up and go away. I am so excited for my little sixth graders to move on to the next grade and their new adventures and experiences. There was only one girl that made me almost cry...and she and her sister will forever have a place in my heart! I loved being able to hug those little terrors and then push them out the door with a broad smile and a loud "Good Bye!"
I am very grateful for each day that added up to you, Last Day. What a good year we had! I learned something everyday. I really did! I learned more about the content, the craft of teaching, the delicate balance of teacher and "friend" that always seems to be tipping one way or the other, the ins and outs of this particular cohort, the sometimes subtle but more often glaring process of maturity mental, emotional, and physical. I learned to love them all, even the ones I wanted to throw things at... I learned to let their love touch my heart too. I learned that everyday ended. That was maybe the greatest lesson, and I try to keep that in mind every day. Every moment.
Oh, Last Day, I am always so excited to see you! We all look forward to you, but I have to say, I'm a little sad now that you're gone. I know you will come back sooner than it feels, but I wish you could just last a little longer. I wouldn't mind pausing for just a moment longer to give one more hug, to fight back one more tear, to laugh at one more stupid and juvenile joke. Just one more moment.
See you next year! Love,
Miss Deighton
Team Extreme Language Arts
CRMS
Thursday, June 16, 2011
Wednesday, June 8, 2011
Lunch Bunch: Week 4
Wacky Wednesday
All foods were a surprise. Some were more wacky than others, but all were revealed at lunch today. We had so much food, so I will try to list as many dishes as possible...
-A yellow cake with chocolate frosting (for Chris since she likes it that way)
-A yellow cake and chocolate pudding trifle (again with Chris in mind!)
-Pistachio pudding salad with Cool Whip, mandarin oranges, marshmallows, coconut, maraschino cherries, pineapple, and that's enough!)
-Curry chicken and rice
-A banana shaped banana cake! It was really cute.
-Molasses cookies
-French Silk pie
-Chocolate coated cookies
-Bleu cheese cheese ball with homemade crackers
-Assorted Humus and crackers
-Chips and layered bean dip
That was maybe my favorite one because people were so excited about what they brought and the big reveal!
Thursday, June 2, 2011
The Lunch Bunch: Week 3
Thumb and Finger Food Thursday
That's right people, there's an app. for that! It was so good. We had a ton ton ton of great finger foods including but not limited to:
* Individual Cesar salads...a giant crouton, a leaf of lettuce, a little cup of dressing
* Jell-o jiggler squares with raspberries inside from Jim's garden
* Honey BBQ wings and legs (Costco's finest!)
* Pie crust cups filled with crab/shrimp salad with a guacomole garnish
* Crackers and cheese (sharp cheddar)
* Egg rolls (Costco again)
* Bacon wrapped stuffed green peppers (which were so good, so good)
* Rolled tortilla dessert (also delish)
And much, much more!
That's right people, there's an app. for that! It was so good. We had a ton ton ton of great finger foods including but not limited to:
* Individual Cesar salads...a giant crouton, a leaf of lettuce, a little cup of dressing
* Jell-o jiggler squares with raspberries inside from Jim's garden
* Honey BBQ wings and legs (Costco's finest!)
* Pie crust cups filled with crab/shrimp salad with a guacomole garnish
* Crackers and cheese (sharp cheddar)
* Egg rolls (Costco again)
* Bacon wrapped stuffed green peppers (which were so good, so good)
* Rolled tortilla dessert (also delish)
And much, much more!
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