Nothing exciting has happened. With the girl joining the swim team we've been hitting the pool every morning from 8:30 - 9:30. We did go to the library yesterday and checked out a bunch of books. I already read the first one. Nicholas Sparks' At First Sight. I have 2 more to read through. Today is a shopping day, either Sam's or WalMart. Tomorrow is the boy's last baseball game and sunday we've got a birthday party to go to.
Just a few more days before we're on our way to Puerto Rico.
Ok. So i've been slacking in writing in my blog. But i've slacked on even more important stuff, so does it really matter.
Today was the last day of school for the year. I was more excited than my kids. My daughter is crying that she's going to miss her teachers and her friends, and i'm running down the hall waving my hands shouting "WhooooHooooooo Summer Vacation"
On my son's report card he found out who his teacher will be next year. Now, i am extremely involved in our school, besides working there substituting, so i figured that since i had requested a specific teacher for my son that we would get her. I almost fell to the ground when i saw that not only did he not get the teacher he's been going to for reading since January, but it wasn't any of the 5 teachers i had requested along with her. I stormed over to the principal to find out w.t.f. she told me to come back on monday and talk.
His teacher was also surprised that he did not get the teacher we had requested or any of them at all. She called to apologize to us for not letting us know earlier, but she could not say anything. Apparently she mentioned it to the principal also after school let out. A few hours later the student coordinator called the house apologizing. She had the request i had turned into the office and asked me which of the teachers i wanted.
Phew!!! He'll be able to stay with the teacher next year, at least until he gets moved up to 2nd grade (just my prediction, not actually happening).
I'm flying out to PR next week for 10 days. My sister is supposed to be staying down there at one of the resorts and is putting us down as staying in the room with her so that we can hang out at the pools. The kids would have such a blast since that is where we used to hang out over the summer when we were kids.
Ok. Reading over the subject it almost sounds worse than i thought. My daughter is working on an Issue Research Report. The kind where you have to choose and Issue. Choose a position on your issue. Write down question or answers that you want to find. Research it through 2 or more ways (books, newspapers, magazines, internet, documentary etc.) and write down the answers. Then put it all together and type up a 2-3 page report plus bibliography and title page. I remember doing this in 10th grade library science. She is in 3rd grade.
Her topic, "How are kid celebrities different than regular kids?". Her interest mainly being the Disney actors: High School Musical, Hannah Montana, Raven, Corey in the House, Jump In and the likes.
What do I do? I'm trolling the internet to find out how on earth i'm going to help her interview them or find the answers in magazines or old interviews. A light went off in my head and I found a website that helped me find out who their managers are. So i spent 2 days sending e-mails with my daughters note asking for any help in asnwering these questions from the agents of these actors. In reality i didn't expect anybody to even bother answering the e-mails, but hoped that at least one would so that she could have something to put in her report.
We got 3 responses so far!!!!
Shout Outs to Orlando Brown (That's so Raven), Kyle Massey (That's so Raven & Corey in the House) and Mitchel Musso (Hanna Montana).
How excited was my baby when i showed her those e-mails!?!?!?! 
i took the kids out for pizza at the hut this evening. they get a free pizza coupon every month from school for reading so many books and it's nice to not have to cook anything at home.
anyway we're sitting there and they have these little word trivia games at the table. they like to ask them while we wait for the pizzas. all of a sudden i hear kaylah asking me the question "fictional christmas and easter ......." followed by "What? OhhhhNOOO"
I have no clue what i'm going to say and my son, luckily had not heard what had transpired. she looks at me and says "mommy?? is this true" and i swear she's about to start crying. so i said to her, "well yeah, i mean no one knows what he looks like, so they have to make up a picture of him" luckily that made sense to her, but i was dreading having that conversation. i'll have to remember to look at the questions before letting them read them.
good lord. at pizza hut. can you imagine??
Overheard in the hallway of the school.
2 first grade boys talking on the first day back from vacation.
"So did you and your girlfriend break up?"
"She's not my girlfriend. She likes me, but i don't like her."
"So does that mean that you broke up?"
"Did you hear me? I don't like her, she's a girl."
Ahhhh. young love, ain't it grand??
This one comes courtesy of the boy and it comes in 2 parts.
"Kaylah - you're only famous for your elbow." In reference to the girls elbow being in a newspaper picture from the 4th of july.
"When I get into the third grade I'm going to sign up to be in the front of the newspaper"
From his sister "You have to do something really bad to get in the front of the newspaper, or Die like the president"
There you have it people. Enjoy.
After being told for the third time to go take a shower, the boy responds "I'll go shower but i can't close the door, i'll get lonely."
How can you argue with that?
