Just for Fun

OK, some of you may have noticed that I have become obsessed with my geeky math flair on facebook. In an attempt to obtain some real buttons to wear in school (while still avoiding the stereotypical "teacher pin"), I searched the web for flair. Shockingly, I found it!

My goal was to find a great piece for each unit I teach... and maybe a t-shirt or two to wear on Fridays (spirit day - teachers can dress down) AKA math test days!

In my obsessive searching, I was unable to find a few of my favorites. Fortunate for me, you can create your own flair!!!!!!! You can also post it for others to purchase. Here are a few I made:


create & buy custom products at Zazzle

This is my webpage:
http://www.zazzle.com/tatordink

I know I will not make a penny off my nerdy flair, but it was fun to make and if I do make $0.70 here or there, that will be fun too! I can still tell everyone that I run an internet business. Look out for more in the future! Give it a try... you know, just for fun! :-) (Tee Hee)

Friends

Jaime stopped by with her adorable kids!

















It was so nice to have Ohio friends around. Those are the people I KNOW will be in our lives for many years to come, despite the geographical distance between us. Her visit also made me realize how precious even a brief time with good friends means to me. We love our southern life but really miss being able to stop in and see our loved ones without having to rearrange work schedules, buy plane tickets or prepare cars, and figure out what to do with the kids (dogs).

Thank you Jaime for taking the time out of your busy trip to stop by. Can't wait for you to come again! Love you and miss you!!!!!!

As for everyone else, please stop by! As is a southern custom, our door is always open... unless we aren't home. (We aren't official southerners yet!) :-)

Hair Cut

I got my hair chopped off today. I wanted to send my ponytail to Locks of Love, but they would not be able to use it with the bleached highlights. Oh well. Here's what it looks like.

It's called an Inverted Bob which means it is shorter in the back than the front. I think I will go even shorter in the back next time. I'm actually thinking of going back soon to get it done.

I took the picture in a mirror since no one else was home. Here it is:

Vacation is Over

We are back from our Florida/Bahamas Anniversary Vacation. It is hard to believe that we have been married a year aready!!!! Check out our pictures on flickr. We are in the process of downloading the rest of them and they should all be up by tonight.

What a DORK!

We have been lax with some of the rules of the house lately since the whole place was under 2 inches of dust. Jovie began taking her cookies on the couch to eat them. As a result, there was crusy cookie drool all over the coushions. Before the party this weekend, we spent a long time cleaning cookie drool the furnature and made a new house rule. NO EATTING COOKIES ON THE COUCH OR SNUGGLER. Jovie does not like the new rule and seems to have forgotten how to eat cookies on the floor. This morning she ate her greenie standing on two legs attempting to get onto the couch as I continuously pushed her off. This afternoon, she would not eat her cookie and walked around confused as to why we would give her a cookie that she clearly could not eat on the floor. In the end, Sadie grabbed half of the cookie and Jovie finally ate the remainder on the floor. Luckily, I caught the confusion on video. All I have to say is What a DORK!

Bomb Threat

At 7:12 and 7:15 this morning, two bomb threat messages were made on my school's voicemail. The secretary, who does not get in til 7:30 got the messages around 7:50 and we had to evacuate the building. We stood in the baseball fields (a good safe distance from the school) until about 9:45. The students were not shaken and the day continued as normal. This experience was much different from the one my senior year. It's sad that things like this almost seem common (although it is not common in my school) and students are not phased by them.

Usually we have fire drills on pay day (yesterday) to make sure we are getting in our monthly drills as well as letting the teachers know it is actually a drill and not real. We knew something must be up when we were told to evacuate before all of the students arrived and most of the police department showed up to search the school and stopped traffic on the surrounding streets.

On a lighter note, as we re-entered the building and returned to our homerooms, one of my students asked if what had just happened was a drill or for real. Another student promptly responded, "You know it's not a drill when Reading is cancelled!" The statement was so true, I had to laugh. As much as I can't stand the insulting "reading" program (which does not involve reading), a visit from God Himself would have to wait until 9:05 so that the students can get in their daily dose of "reading".

Something...

This just in:

We have decided that we want to spend a few more years out of Ohio... and the U.S. We are considering moving to Thailand for a year or two after we leave San Antonio, TX. They love Americans and EVERYTHING is way cheep. We are going to buy a phat house with servants and then move back to Ohio with our children (not pregnant) one of which will probably be adopted from Myanmar, former Burma. (the country next to Thailand) If all goes according to plan, we will be keeping the house as our summer home. All are welcome to visit us and the BEAUTIFUL beaches :-)

Sorry Laura :-( Call me!