It's been two weeks since we put in the paperwork, and the Lion's club has officially voted on paying for glasses for my student. It's been APPROVED!! WOOT!! WOOT!!!!!! WOOT!!!!!
I'm SO HAPPY!! And my student can't believe it! He's *way* happy too.
(They kept us waiting for awhile... it's an unusual situation, they don't usually do free glasses for adults. It's mostly a program for children.)
So, he's got all the info, he knows where to go and he's got an appointment. All he has to do is actually get in the car and go!
I can't WAIT to see how much the glasses improve his coursework. (and his life!)
Can't wait, can't wait, can't WAIT!!!
by Regina Brett
Sunday May 28, 2006, 10:13 AM
To celebrate growing older, I once wrote the 45 lessons life taught me.
It is the most-requested column I've ever written. My odometer rolls over to 50 this week, so here's an update:
1. Life isn't fair, but it's still good.
2. When in doubt, just take the next small step.
3. Life is too short to waste time hating anyone.
( Read the rest, they're SO true! )
Today was ‘one of those’ days for me.
Wanna hear about it? Here it go....
( Yes, I’m going to whine, cuz karmacally, I feel it’s necessary. )
So, we've filled out the papers for the Lions Club, and in addition, I wrote a letter explaining the situation and basically begging for their mercy. We submitted it all on Tuesday. Now all we have to do is wait for the committee to vote on it.
I hope we hear back soon!!
*Fingers Crossed!*
Been arrested? --- Nope
Kissed someone you didn't like? --- No, but I’ve been made to hug people I don’t like.
Slept in until 5 PM? --- Yes
Fallen asleep at work/school? --- No
Held a snake? --- Yes
Ran a red light? --- Yes
Experienced love at first sight? --- Yep!
Totaled your car in an accident? --- No
( More Meme Here )
I’ve been teaching GED classes this week while the regular teacher is gone. It’s been an interesting and surprisingly fun week! A little over a week ago, a new student named *Dave entered our program. He’s in his early 20’s, and seems really nice. He has a daughter whom he loves to bits, and he works hard in class. He’s a white guy, but he’s a little bit ‘gangster’ too. He’s a former dropout, been arrested for a few things, and is covered in tattoos, but he wants to get his life back on track so he can support his family.
( This week, I noticed an odd thing about him. )
Looking forward, I’m a little worried about June. I’ve got 3 compressed classes and one of them is a writing class that’s only 10 days long. This should be interesting!
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sarahtoalaska| BLUE |
You give your love and friendship unconditionally. You enjoy long, thoughtful conversations rich in philosophy and spirituality. You are very loyal and intuitive.
So I'm free and clear this weekend. What am I gonna do with all this free time?
GARF! That's what!
Wootie-woo!
I can't wait to get on the road!
Here’s the story:
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I’m sending you a picture that a second grader drew (this is from a teacher friend of mine).
Below is the letter from the mother of the child after the teacher contacted the mother about her daughter's picture; the names were changed to protect the innocent. I laughed at this for a while.
-Jack
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Dear Mrs. Jones,
I wish to clarify that I am not now, nor have I ever been, an exotic dancer.
I work at Home Depot and I told my daughter how hectic it was last week
before the blizzard hit. I told her we sold out every single shovel we had,
and then I found one more in the back room, and that several people were
fighting over who would get it.
Her picture doesn't show me dancing around a pole. It's supposed to
depict me selling the very last snow shovel we had at Home Depot.
From now on I will remember to check her homework more thoroughly
before she turns it in.
Sincerely,
Mrs. Smith
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( Ready to see the picture? )
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This series of church signs came to me in an email earlier in the week. I thought it was a real "War of the Churches" type of thing, but MLR went to the Presbyterian church website found out it was a prank.
BUT, I still think it's incredibly funny. =o)(Cuz it's prolly something that I'd do if I worked in a church office somewhere and was in charge of the sign...)
BTW, You can have your own chuch sign war at Church Sign Generator. Go check it out!
All my friends will immediately understand why.
*giggle*
Yep!
I haven't fallen off the face of the earth or moved to Uganda or anything. My computers just busted. =o( I've got all the new parts to fix it, just need to get them installed. (Hopefully that'll be tomorrow!)
Anyway, when I get it fixed, I've got a LOT of catching up to do!
=o)
My niece is SO busted!!
She downloaded porn, <-(mistake #1) on my parents computer, <-(mistake #2) while we were all having dinner in the other room,<-(brazen mistake #3) and got some malware along with it. <-(mistake #4) The malware totally screwed up the computer and crashed it into oblivion. <-(mistake #5) As soon as she realized it was hosed, she fled our house and went back to her parents house, <-(mistake #6) and left it so that my DAD ended up finding it. <-(mistake #7)
Tomorrow, when my mom confronts her about it, she will lie. <-(mistake #8) She will not stop lying and the mistake list will get longer. <-(mistake #9, #10, #11... to infinity and beyond!)
She is SO busted!!
This is gonna be good. *Muwahahahaha!!*
(Luckily I was able to save the computer, delete the malware, and make backups of everything. So she her life is spared, but only just.)
37 ODD Things about you! If you opened this, FILL IT OUT!
Learn 37 things about your friends, and let them learn 37 things about you!
Send back to me and to several more friends!!
1. Do you like blue cheese? Only on hot wings. *edit* On hot wings AND on the Maguire’s Chips appetizer. YUM!
2. Have you ever smoked? Nope. But I have been slightly on fire.
3. Do you own a gun? No, but my friends do. And they like me. So you'd better treat me right!
4. What flavor Kool Aid was your favorite? Red. But now I’m allergic to it. =o(
6. What do you think of hot dogs? Honestly, I don't really ever think about hotdogs. (Who wrote this quiz anyway??? Sheesh!)
7. Favorite Christmas movie? "A Charlie Brown Christmas" AND "Christmas Story"
8. What do you prefer to drink in the morning? Coke Zero
9. Can you do push ups? Only in bra form.
10. What's your favorite piece of jewelry? My watch. (It was blessed by the Pope John Paul II shortly before he died. If I ever lost it, I would be heartbroken.)
11. Favorite hobby? Blacksmithing (It's a new hobby.)
12. Do you have A. D. D.? SHOES!
13. Do you wear glasses/contacts? Yes, for close up reading.
14. Middle name? Anne
15.. Name 3 thoughts at this exact moment? What am I thinking right now? Was that it? Wait, I’m thinking about what I’m thinking right?
16. Name 3 drinks you regularly drink? Coke Zero, Tea, Water (with a flavor packet)
17. Current worry? Money and people and class.
18. Current hate right now? Homework
19. Favorite place to be? My imagination.
20. How did you bring in the new year? In the dark.
21. Where would you like to go? Overseas somewhere!
22. Name three people who will complete this: Stupid question. I refuse to answer.
23. Do you own slippers? Yep!
24 What color shirt are you wearing? A black striped button up work shirt.
25. Do you like sleeping on satin sheets? No, cuz I fall off.
26. Can you whistle? Through my lips or my nose?
27. Where are you now? At home.
28. Would you be a pirate? YARRRRR!
29. What songs do you sing in the shower? I’m usually singing the last song I heard on the radio.
30. Favorite Girl's Name? I can’t narrow it down.
31. Favorite boy's name? Turd Ferguson.
32. What is in your pocket right now? No pockets in these pants.
33. Last thing that made you laugh? A funny pic that MLR sent me.
34. What vehicle do you drive? Gold Aztec.
35. Worst injury you've ever had? Divorce.
36. Do you love where you live? It’s more like I love the people where I live.
37.. How many TVs do you have in your house? At least 4.
Is that like breaking a mirror or something?
Am I gonna have seven years of bad luck for each vowel I digest?
I hope it wasn't a very long fortune.
Why you might ask?
Because when I arrived ... and at this point I feel the need to mention that my arrival at our pre-agreed upon appointment was after several verbal reminders and a phone call the previous day ...
When I arrived, she wasn’t wearing any pants.
She invited me in and... she wasn’t wearing any pants.
She wanted to talk about school, and lessons and go over math stuff… but once again, she wasn’t wearing any pants.
Yes, my dear friends… she was firmly in the ‘no pants’ zone, and it seemed that she didn’t care that her nether regions (I’m sure) were flapping around in the breeze.
*NO* pants!!! Zip! Nada! Pantless!
Color me puzzled.
She always wears pants to class, so I know she owns pants.
I didn’t look down, and I didn’t stay long.
That was definitely weird.
I shall now block this occurrence from my memory.
Permanently.
madladyred and I made one of our famous mad-shopping-dashes to find last minute gifts. One of our stops was at Target where we found a really cool table centerpiece that was just too awesome to be left as a mere centerpiece.To the consternation of several Target employees, (who were trying to stock the shelves) Madladyred and I set up a photo shoot right there in the asile. We had a striped T-shirt hung up on a random peg as a background and everything. Unfortunately, those photos weren't on my phone. However, ( these two were. )
