5/5/07

Lazy Saturday, Gloomy Saturday. Where did the Sun Go?


So, here are tulips again. Am I obsessed?....maybe!
The Spring type weather really helped the pinkish ones to blossom well. I am very proud of my little tulips you can tell. The funny thing is that I really didn't do much to make this process happen. I am pretty sure small children can dig shallow holes in the ground and then bury something in that hole. That is pretty much how simple it is to grow tulips, but they make me so very happy. Every time I drive in my driveway, I get a little smile thanks to these guys.

As the school days wind down (we have 12 left, but who is counting?), I think I am remembering what happens at school less and less. I really have enjoyed my students this past week. They are very funny. I really surprised one of them when I kicked him out of advisory class. He was just being a pill and trying to be funny but was kinda being disrespectful to me at the same time. Finally, I just told him to leave because he couldn't be respectful. The surprise in his eyes was pretty funny. Sometimes I think my students forget that I am their teacher and start to treat me more like a buddy. Which is okay and kinda flattering, but I cannot allow them to take that too far. I am still the teacher and need to be respected. But we do have a fun time together.

I have been very happy because it has been nice enough to take them outside lately. Three days we were able to play Ultimate Frisbee behind the school in the nice sunshine. I like that. I tried to play with my girls PE class a little one day, but it hurt my ankle a bit. I am getting tired of being on the DL, I really hope it gets good enough to run on by June! :)

I really wish I would carry around a little notebook to write down all the funny things that happen at school. Maybe Monday that will be a new thing. I need to remember the crazy things my students say and do. I sure do enjoy them. I guess I could even say I will miss them this summer but don't tell anybody. One of our seniors was talking with me the other day and asked me how long I was going to be at Independence. I told her about 3:30. She didn't think that was very funny and she was serious. Maybe it is hard for these kids to think that people really do stay at jobs for long periods of time, or maybe she was just curious as to why I would want to stay with the "troubled" ones so long. I really don't have an answer to how long I will stay at Independence, but I do know that I stay with the "troubled" ones because I know they are not failures like a lot of people may say they are. I know that they can succeed at whatever they want to do in life. I don't know how to motivate them to do great things, but I do know I can motivate them to succeed in my classroom, and that is what keeps me around! I love those kids.

Well, I better change the subject before I make my computer crash because they really don't work well under water. I hate to be sappy.

Last night, I took my adopted little brother to an arena football game. It was so much fun. Unfortunately, the Utah Blaze lost because the other team scored with 20 seconds left in the game. Dang it! It was a great game though. Very close, obviously. Josh (the little bro) really had a good time. It is fun to see kids really get excited about things. He brought my attention to so many things I may not have noticed had he not been there. I was glad to give him the experience. We even got to go on the field afterward and get an autograph from the Blaze's best wide receiver. That was even way cool for this kid! The turf was way cool. Very spongy. I really am curious as to how they store the floors for the different events, seeing the Energy Solution Center caters to basketball, football, and concerts. It also can be an ice rink, as it was during the Olympics. Way interesting stuff!

Today I am lacking motivation. I really should be grading some health assignments and I should be a better roommate and clean the floors. I am a slacker in both categories. So, here is to me getting motivation and to everybody having a great Saturday. Later, A