Why I love kid's writings...

I know I love my job, but there are some days that make me love it even more. While I was out on Tuesday (jet lag), I had my substitute have each student write 10 New Year resolutions for their writing assignment. I'm not too sure how she presented the concept of a resolution to the class, but I got some interesting results. Here are two examples of what I just edited. See if you can figure out which is the girl and which is the boy. Keep in mind I work with third graders

My New Year Resolution
Student 1
1. Work out a lot.
2. Do not get drunk.
3. Do not rob a bank.
4. Never hold it in. *what on earth is that suppose to mean?*
5. When you get older never cheat on your boyfriend or girlfriend.
6. Never, never, never slap a girl.
7. Never trust a stranger.
8. Get better at drop kicking.
9. Always be good.
10. Do your best all the time.

My Top Ten New Year Resolutions
Student 2
1. Drink more water than I used to.
2. Take more care of my teeth because I have cavities.
3. Read way more than usual (1 hr. or more).
4. Practice as much as I can for basketball.
5. Try to write neatly and work fast at the same time.
6. Don't forget the school rules and keep following them.
7. Don't boss my brother around so much.
8. Don't be mean to my sister.
9. Don't whine at my mom.
10. Don't whine at my dad either.

Hilarious! There were other funny ones, but I've got to head to bed soon. I just had to post those 2 for you.

Happy New Year!

P.S. I just made a New Year's photo card with a photo of the Mickster and I in Hawaii. If you want me to send one, message me your addy.

Hawaiian Vacation

Man, you never realize how gloomy Eugene is until you spend a week in Oahu. I am back from my one week vacation in paradise. It was so much fun! The Mickster cannot get over how "cool" it was. I think we did something awesome every single day. There was plenty of good food, good family, and many precious moments. I am so thankful to my parents for providing the opportunity/ vacation for the Mickster and I. Here are just a few photos of our trip. I'll post more on my flickr site, especially when I get some of the Mickster's photos. I didn't get to take any at Hanauma Bay so I will need to steal some of his.

A Year in Photos

It's amazing how a year just seems to fly by. I've seen a couple of my blogger friends recap their year in photos and I thought I'd give it a shot. Thanks to Mac's iPhoto it automatically groups things by date. Love it! Unfortunately when the school year is in session most of my photos are of my students or there is none at all. I had a photo of each month with the exception of May, which is odd because my birthday is in May. I am going to try to do a better job of taking one photo each month even if it's just of my cats.

January 2009
Roadtrip to Ken Scott Gallery in Leabury and Chinese New Year art




February
Sunflower Art inspired by Van Gogh and Valentine's Day Art- Artist inspiration Jim Dine




March
More Art! You can tell it's close to our annual Art Show.


April
Things are blooming at school (also known as the beginning of allergy season).



June
California road trip for Sharlene's baby shower



July
Overnight trip to Portland and I'm beginning to set up my classroom for a new year.



August
Friday at Four at Laura's in-law's place


September
Welcome back to school



October
Lone Pine field trip. One of my students took a photo of me taking a photo of them.


November
It's getting colder at recess


December
Civil War: U of O vs. OSU


January 2010
Hawaii!!!

Waiting...

We finished our first leg to Seattle. Now we are currently finishing hour 2 of our 3 hour layover. It's funny flying with someone who doesn't normally fly. I'm hoping the seats on our next aircraft are a little roomier, but I'm not holding my breath. Even with all his nagging and worrying, it is nice to fly with someone. Less to worry about knowing I have another set of eyes on my side. I'm definitely excited to get to some warmer weather and seeing the family. I feel like it's been the two of us for ages now. Talking to other people would be nice. I'm also excited about the plane ride. The Mickster found an old school Gameboy Advance with lots of games. Of course we really couldn't use the old school game consul, there was no back light to it and with my old eyes it was really hard to see. So the Mickster went and upgraded it for us. The funny thing is that I like the old school games and luckily they work with the new DS. I'm so excited to play some MarioKart on the plane. We should be boarding here in 20 minutes, which means I am 20 minutes closer to Hawaii, which is a good thing.

Can't wait to take some photos and eat some good food. I had a burger at the Alaskan restaurant in the Seattle airport and it was not good. The meat reminded me of the meat used in the microwaveable cheeseburgers my dad would buy from Costco. For $9 I expect something better than microwavable meat. Ewww...

Time to take my Dranamine!

We Are Off!!

Our bags are packed, house is cleaned, keys were dropped off, sub notes are on my desk, and Dramamine has been purchased. It was really cute, Micky and I made a hers and his "to do" list today and spent the day crossing items off. He beat me in finishing his things, but then again I think I had more items. The only things left on our "to do" list is: cash in his checks, pick up mail and pay off bills, change of addy for insurance agent, and that's it. We'll be driving up around 1:00 to Portland and check into the Clarion. Perhaps we'll make a trip to IKEA to see what their sale looks like. Tuesday we'll head to the airport a good 3 hours early, especially with all these tightening security measures.

In all honesty, I just want to be on the plane and get there. I HATE plane rides. I am glad I won't be on the plane for 6 hours by myself. I bought a game magazine and a travel size battleship. I am sure I'll take my special sleepy pill and won't wake up.

As you all know, I am NOT the traveler of my family. I rarely go anywhere. I'm just that way. With that said, I think I over packed. I managed a panicked call to my little sis asking her what she was bringing. It overwhelmed me when she said that mom, dad, sharlene, tony and her were all just carrying all their luggage! I had to ask her, "We are staying there for 7 days, right?". I packed my infamous purple suitcase with clothes for Micky and I. We also packed a large green suitcase with camera equipment and stuff. Plus, we both have a carry on. I have a backpack with my laptop and I think the Mickster has the same. Who knows? I blame it on all the nerdy computer equipment that we have. The reality is that I probably will bring all these clothes and only wear half of them.

Plus
- The house is soooooo clean thanks to the Mickster. He does a really nice job and the best part was that I didn't have to do any of the cleaning.
- Got a lot done at school and it felt so good. I just hope my sub shows up on Tuesday.
- Crossed off everything on my to do list.

Minus
- Cough is still lingering and my taste fades in and out. I have decided to not pack my Neti-pot.
- The Korean joint was closed today. Does anyone else notice that Korean places are often closed on Sundays. What is up with that?
- Nervous about getting on the plane, especially with all these recent events. At least I am not flying into Detroit.

Alas, it was too good to be true

My taste has gone away and I am sad. I was planning on meeting a friend for Korean food tonight :o(. I might also be going to lunch with the Mickster's family. This would be the first time I've seen them since our break up almost 2 years ago. He said they know we are living together again, which surprises me because they haven't attempted to get together. His sister is in town as well and it's been awhile since I have seen her. We will see if this actually happens.

Plus
- One day closer to my vacation. I have decided to take my big suitcase and my little one. Why push it?
- Jerry's is having a sale on plastic storage. I think I've mentioned my obsession with plastic storage before.
- Bought next year's x-mas card on sale. I haven't done x-mas cards in awhile.

Minus
- Have to head to school for the second time.
- I have a HUGE to do list. It looks something like: school, Jerry's, TJMaxx for a return, KOHL's, Nancy and Lucia's house, Korean joint for din din, and cleaning.
- My taste is gone :o(, but there's HOPE.

I can TASTE!

Oh, how I missed my taste buds and I'm so glad they have returned. I am so excited they decided to emerge right before I go to Hawaii. My bags are all packed. I honestly feel like I made an effort in only packing the things I need, but once again my bag feels so heavy. The Mickster and I are sharing a suitcase because I don't want my parents to think it's all my clothes in that HUGE suitcase. Here's the dilemma, I haven't been to Hawaii in around 5 year so I don't really know what to pack. I also hate going somewhere and wishing I had brought that one item I left behind. My theory is to bring it all and then I won't feel bad not having what I need.

The Mickster and I headed out the mall today because SOMEONE decided to wait until yesterday to tell me that he has NO shorts or flip flops! So we were one of the many who headed out to the VRC today and it was IN-sane. I can't believe how many people were out and about. I didn't think the sales were that good, but who knows. I did find some shorts for him that were only $10, too bad they didn't fit :o(. We both have not been working out like we should have been. I blame it on our illness, but that doesn't really explain the other 6 months ;o).

Plus
- I actually tasted the food I ate today. Not quite 100%, but it was there.
- I think I will be able to have everything fit into my suitcase.
- Got some great X-mas cards that's on my fridge.

Minus
- Someone who I went shopping with was not being a good sport and often times down right WHINY!
- That same person was also WHINY when we had to go to school so I could get things ready for the sub.
- Too much WHINY-ness drives a person CRAZY! We had to take a time out around 2:00 today.