3.30.2007
All By Myself
Well, I am about ready to cry. Seriously. I am.
Most of it is because I am being female, but hey, we ladies do that from time to time. Some of it is because I have been abandoned alone in the wilderness with 14 three and four year old children who must have been fed pure came sugar for breakfast.
Here's the whole story.
I am a Pre-K teacher (ages 3 & 4). There are four teachers in my class. In my class, we provide day care for the employees of our school district at my school, so we have the students all day. (Oh Lord. Yea, we have TEACHER'S KIDS.)
Side note: I can't talk because my mother is a teacher and my father was a college professor. Get this... my father was also a pastor. Yep.
The schedule is kind of crazy.
During the morning, all four teachers are in the room. For one hour, there are two teachers in the room. (The main two teachers go to lunch. I and another teacher stay with the students. We read to them and they have recess.) The other teacher and I go to lunch, while the main two teachers take the students to lunch. After lunch, the students nap. I and one of the main teachers get them to sleep, while the other two teachers work with the PPCD students. After all of the students are sleep, the main teacher goes back to the other room. I am in the napping room by myself (with sleeping students) for hour or so. After they wake up, they go to our room, have a snack, and then go play. The other three teachers leave and I am left with them until their parents come to get them. They play outside or in the gym. It's an hour or so or until 5:00 PM (that's usually the case).
Here's what's upsetting me so. For the past three days, the teacher that works with me has been absent and working with Pre-registration for the school, so I have been by myself for that hour. It has been horrendous. I have been stuck with 14 3 & 4 year olds with Spring Fever.
Let's put it like: the boys have been boxing and wrestling each other, the girls insist on screaming at the top of their lungs (high pitched screams), the girls are trying to kiss the boys, the girls are singing the cutest boy in class name, the boy chase the girls and try to hit them, the girls run, fall down, come to me crying, as they say the boys are bothering them, and the whole process happens over and over again.
Today, several of the girls were performing CPR on one of the boys. (Oh my goodness.) The little boy was pretending to pass out. The girls were being the doctor. It was kind of cute to watch because the girls were doing the whole CPR procedure, checking to see if he could hear, checking for a pulse, and then performing CPR. (Yes, lips touched lips.)
I don't want to say anything, but I am very upset because I was supposed to have some help during these two days, according to the vice-principal, but I haven't. In my mind, I am thinking, "This is so unfair. They have left me in here with these rowdy behind kids and no one seems to care." Again, more than likely, I am being over emotional, but that's how I feel.
I am very tired. I am frustrated. I am stressed. My head is hurting. My ears are ringing. It's allergy season. My eyes are itching. My ears are itching. My throat is itching. I wanna cry. I am being female. I want my mommy. I wanna go home. I need a "Mommy Hug".
I need some friends badly right about now. Can a sista get a hug, please?
Weekly Goals 4/1-4/7
1. Add Another Convert to the Gossip Blog.
2. Give notice
3. Check out In Her Shadow
4. Wash
5. Change all image folders
3.29.2007
All Day Long
BMW
I saw a young lady with a t-shirt on. It had "I want a BMW". Underneath that phrase it said, "Black Man Worshipping". I thought that was so cute.
I thank God that I have a BMW. My husband is in church. He is excited about God. He reads his Bible. He prays. He does all of that more than I do and I am a minister. (I need to get on the ball.) I am very thankful for my BMW.
Hood Boy
I saw the video for Fantasia's song "Hood Boy". That is a crazy song and a crazy video. (She is gonna shake a hip loose.)
I have a hood boy, although he doesn't act like it. My hubby is a hood boy. He walks around in his wife beaters (although he hates it when you call A-shirts by that name) and his jeans.
My hubby takes good care of me, too. He's my baby.
By Myself
I am by myself with the students today. Ugh!
Bracelet
I broke my teacher bracelet. I called myself trying to fix it and I glue the magnet in backwards. Now it wont' closed. AWE!
400+ Friends
I have over 400 friends on ShoutLife. I am so excited. It's crazy, because there are people who have over 1,000 friends.
3.28.2007
33 More Words
How about a few quotes?
"I like buttered grass." – Ethel Mertz (I Love Lucy)
"Every now and then an average mind has a great thought." – deartra d. Boone
"It's hard to be big, when little got you." – Men of Standard
Well, met my goal. Yea!
Allergies: Oh the Eyes
Pink-tastic Report
3.27.2007
Daily Goal
I am glad that I met my goal early this month. With my allergies, I haven't felt like writing much. I have been going home and lying on the couch.
I despise allergy season! Ugh!
Allergies, Good Day Today
Marques Houston
I was just wondering. No, I don't remember the name of the song.
Laws of Three-Year Olds
2. I am not a baby. Please don't call me that. Please don't treat me like one.
3. Whatever you have, I want it, even if you bought it.
4. If you don't give me what I want as mention in Law 3, I will throw a fit.
5. If I see it and I want it, it is mine.
6. I am not that tall, so if I want to get your attention, I may have to touch you somewhere that you might not like me touching don't get mad at me.
7. If I say I don't like you, don't take it personally. In about five minutes, I will be your best friend again.
8. You don't have to repeat yourself. I heard you the first time. I am just ignoring you.
9. I am independent.
10. I may need some help sometimes, but remember Law 9.
11. I am prone to but into your conversation.
12. I have some manners, but I rarely use them.
13. I love hugs. Give me a lot of them.
14. I love to give hugs. Let me give a lot of them.
15. It is okay for you to ask for a hug. I reserve the right to refuse to give you one if I don't want to give you one.
16. I love to learn.
17. Remember Law 16. Whatever I see you do, I will copy it.
18. Remember Law 16. I learn the bad things quicker than I learn the good things.
19. If I see you eating something, I am going to ask for it. If you don't give me any, I may resort to crying. Please remember Law 2.
20. I will not usually cover my mouth when I cough or sneeze. I know I am supposed to, but I choose not to do it.
21. I made a mess, but I expect you to clean it up.
22. I still cry. Please remember Law 2.
23. I like to be carried. Please remember Law 2.
24. I know all of the stuff that I have is mine, but I expect you to carry my backpack, my stuffed animal, and me.
25. Yes, I want you to put all 58 of my pictures on the wall.
26. Please don't put so many barrettes in my hair. I am subject to lose them.
27. Please don't put so many layers of clothes on me. I am subject to lose a layer or two.
28. I like going round in circles. It is fun to me.
29. I will do everything you say, literally.
30. It's Friday. I am allowed to act crazier than normal.
31. I will fall down from time to time.
I will add more later.
3.26.2007
I'm Through
Goldilocks and the 3 Bears
One day, in my overactive mind, I started writing my own version of the story.
I am going to try to get my sister-in-law, Jolene, to draw the pictures for it.
I don't know when I am going to get around to doing it though.
Allergies
That's about all I have to say on the matter.
All The Independent Children
At first, I met with resistance. They cried and moaned about it. Now, finally, they are doing it without complaint, for the most part. Every now and then, someone complains.
I must say that the complaints are getting better. They no longer cry. Here's a recent conversation:
Student: Mrs. Boone, I can't put my socks on.
Me: Have you tried putting them on?
Student: No, they are too hard.
Me: Well, try to put them on. Okay?
Student: Mrs. Boone, if you put my socks on, I will put my shoes on.
Of course, I went and put his socks on for him.
After that, one of the other students who was nearby said, "Mrs. Boone, if you put my socks on, I will put my shoes on." Gotta love the chilins'.
3.25.2007
Dull, Boring, and Blah!
I didn't turn the computer on until late. I mostly wanted to check my email. I did join an email group on ShoutLife. Yes, I had time to check out ShoutLife. That's my new spot.
3.24.2007
Home Again
Why does the return trip home always seem to go quicker than the trip there? We got home in no time flat. We stopped for food and for gas.
I think my husband was in a rush to get home. He was driving fast. I mean very fast. (He usually drives the speed limit.)
3.23.2007
The Museum
Why were we at the museum on a day when half of the Austin schools were at the museum? At least it seemed that way. We saw the movie with the whole seventh grade from a private school. I think it was an all girl school, too. Only the girls were there. They were pretty well behaved for the most part.
We got some ice cream after the museum and walked around for awhile. We went bowling after that. That was fun, too. I won. My score was 69 and my husband's score was 61. We had a horrible bowling game, but we had fun.
3.22.2007
Disappointed
I called to cancel the hotel yesterday. The guy I talked to on the phone was nice. He said, "Maybe next time." I felt a little better after he said that.
I hate it when stuff gets changed at the last minute. URGH!!
3.21.2007
Fifty Words
3.20.2007
Too Lazy
I am hoping to get out of the house soon.
I don't think I will be writing much during the break. I just don't feel it in my heart. I am only writing because one of my goals for the month is to try to write something everyday.
3.19.2007
Finished Another Convert
It's Official
3.18.2007
Went to Wal-Mart
When I was single, my brother and I used to go to Wal-Mart at 2 AM. There would be a lot of people in the store at that hour. Some of the people would have baskets full of things. That would be the funny part.
I miss going to Wal-Mart like that. Oh well.
3.17.2007
Seventy-Seven Words
My husband and I have done a NCAA bracket. He is winning so far. We both picked the same champion, Florida.
I want Texas to win
I have Florida playing Texas A&M in the championship game. I didn't have the heart to have Texas play Florida and then have to choose between the two.
I need to go get my hair done. I want to get braids.
I made my quota. Yea!
Nothing Much to Report
I mostly just lay around the house and chilled.
I was tired. I watched my videotapes. I record the shows that I like to watch each week. I can't watch them live because I hate having to watch the commercials. I have been doing that since college.
I started taping my shows so that I could watch then when I got home from school in college. Now, I am so spoiled that I can't watch my shows live.
I guess I lied in the title. I am writing a lot, huh.
My TV Viewing
Here is a list of my shows.
Sunday
Cold Case
Without A Trace
Monday
The New Adventures of Old Christine
CSI: Miami
Tuesday
Law & Order: CI
Law & Order: SVU
Wednesday
Bones (When American Idol isn't on.)
Criminal Minds
CSI: New York
Thursday
CSI
Shark
(With my husband)
Smallville
Supernatural
Friday
Law & Order
Monk
Psych
I try to watch them on Saturdays, but I don't always get to watch them.
I have my tapes set-up so that I have one day on each tape.
Family
It's crazy how you can't pick your family. Sometimes, you like your family members. Sometimes, you don't. It's a crazy thing.
I pretty much like my family. My siblings are all cool. My parents are pretty cool, too. My parents are crazy, but they are cool. They are always willing to dispense advice as well as prayer. My parents' are the kind of parents that other kids like being around. Growing up, there were always other teenagers around my house. One time, my brother and I had six teenagers over at our house babysitting us. I know my brother and I were a handful, but, I refuse to believe that we needed six people to watch us. I only needed one babysitter. My brother probably needed two babysitters. (SMILE.)
Once, when I was in college, my father had a Super Bowl party. He had invited a bunch of the college students over to the house to watch the game. When the game was over, my dad went to his room and left me in the kitchen with 15 college kids. They refused to leave the house after he left. I was trying to wash dishes and they were bothering me. It was truly irritating that night.
My family is cool. I love them a lot.
3.16.2007
Another Convert, Forever
Weekly Goals 3/18-3/24
Here are my goals for next week
1. Finish Another Convert
2. Add Another Convert to the Gossip Blog.
3. Apartment hunting
4. Give notice
5. Check out In Her Shadow
6. Wash
7. Change all image folders
Bolded goals in Arial Font have been completed.
What I Did Today
3.15.2007
Nothing Much
Short Story Continued Or Not
I mean it is two days until Spring Break! Yippee
Pink-tastic Report
One of the teachers that I work with had her baby shower at the school today. I was in charge of the paper ware. I ended up having to buy pink plates, napkins, and a tablecloth. Pinkness all around.
She is having a girl, so the color for the shower was pink of course.
3.14.2007
Pink-tastic Report
3.13.2007
Three-Year Old Behavior
Three-Year Olds & Friendship
Three-Year Olds & Their Imaginations
Three-Year Olds & Bossiness
Three-Year Olds & "Do It Again"
P.S. My husband is always telling me that I act like a 3-three year old (even before I begin working with them). I have noticed from the above that I do. It's so crazy.
See what other wonderful things 3-year olds do, click here.
Three-Year Olds & Friendship
They can get into a scuffle and hurt each other, but give it about ten minutes, and they are back to being friends.
I am like that. I don't hold grudges long.
Three-Year Olds & Their Imaginations
I am like that. I have an over active imagination.
Three-Year Olds & Bossiness
They have even been bossy to me and I am the teacher. It's easier to play with the boys. They aren't that bossy. :)
I am nothing like that. Just kidding, I am bossy, too.
Three-Year Olds & "Do It Again"
I do my husband like that all the time when he does something funny. After awhile, he is like; I am not doing it again.
Pink-tastic Report
Feeling Blah!
It isn't like I can go to a beach or something for the week. I just wanna get out of the house.
Allergies
My allergies have been irritating me all day. My eyes, ears, and throat have been itchy all day. I have been scratching all day. I am trapped in a building. I want to go outside, but I am scared to be out there for more than 20 minutes because I might end up regretting it.
I am beginning to think that I need a chocolate fix. The nurse at my school is selling chocolate bars for her son. I bought a couple of them. I am seriously considering eating on of them. I am not into to whole chocolate thing. I am not even into sweets. I very rarely eat chocolate. I eat sweets even less, which is odd because my brothers and sister eat sweets like it is going out of style.
Siblings
Speaking of siblings, all of them have MySpace pages, Jerry, Kevin, Jeremy, and Alisha (in order of birth after me). I was the last one to get one and I am the oldest. (Please note that I am not responsible for anything that appears on any of their pages. Jerry's page is not bad. He is a preacher.) I can only control what appears on my page.) Anyway, I got a MySpace page so that I could talk to my little sister. She never answers her phone and I don't know her email address. (I am so off topic. Anyway.) My sister has posted some silly comments on my page. She is my baby.
Free Writing
I am really free writing right now. I am just typing what pops in my head. I haven't done that in awhile. I have been writing more structured stuff.
(She knows she can get up, so what is she waiting for.)
Gossip (Short Stories) & Gossiping
I have been working on My Short Story Series: Gossip. It is turning out rather nicely. It is crazy how much church folk gossip, especially preachers. Church folk sure can talk about each other, under the guise of "sharing" information, telling people what to pray for, or a combination of both. If I hear one more person say, "I am just sharing so that we will know what to pray for," I am gonna scream. It is just flat out gossiping, plain and simple. I had to be delivered from gossiping. I still have yet to figure out how I got so caught up in gossiping, too.
I did not grow up in an atmosphere of gossiping. My mother does not gossip. She does not find out the latest gossip until it is two years old. No joke, I am serious. My taught my brother and I not to gossip. (For clarification purposes, my father has three different sets of children, Jerry and I, Kevin, Jeremy and Alisha, in case anyone was wondering.)
I got caught up in gossiping so quickly at my last church that I was a full fledge gossip before I even realized I was a gossip, by then, I was in too deep. I was gossiping with the leadership of the church, high ranking leadership. It was referred to as VERIFYING INFORMATION that was already known. Basically, I would go verify some information for another person. Oddly enough, I had access to resources where I could verify the information.
Once I was able to get out of the web of gossip, I laid before God, cried, and repented like crazy. I felt so bad for getting tangled up in that sin. Sin will suck you in and make a fool out of you.
I guess I am pretty much through free writing for now.
It felt good to get that out of my system.
3.12.2007
Seventy Words
I guess I can talk about my favorite food.
I am trying to pick one out of the three that I can eat at any given time; BBQed ribs, fried catfish, and tamales.
I think the one I would like to have all the time is fried catfish. I love me some fried catfish; especially if it is coated with Louisiana Fish Fry. Uhm, that's some Good Eats. What's up Alston Brown?
Got my 70 words and then some. Yippee! I am going to try to do better.
Allergies
I drove by some guys who were cutting some grass. I hate driving by fresh cut grass, which usually causes my allergies to act up, no matter how much medicine I have taken.
I really hate Spring.
Hot Desk
Speaking of Handwritten Novels
Wow!
Wire Bound
Having them bound has further inspired me to finish them.
Editing Past NaNo Novels
For the most part, Flirting with Danger can be considered finished. I just need to do some filling in and revising.
Captive by History needs to be completed. I need to do some filling in and revising as well as finish the story. I think that this story could be multiple books. I really like this story because it involves quite a few characters that I have created in the past.
I am going to have to type up the hand written portions of Allegations as well as finish it up. I am no where near being finished. I am going to work on it in the summer.
I have my work cut out for me.
P.S. I am thinking about having Jolene design the covers for me. My girl is off the chain. She drew some stuff for me before, but I lent them to my father and I never got them back. I am so sad about it, too.
3.11.2007
Fifty-Six Words
The world is getting very high tech.
I got the word total that I needed. Yea!
I am shamelessly padding my word total again.
Too Much Stuff
It can be very irritating when you want to look at someone's page and it takes forever to load. I also get upset when someone has music playing on their page and I have to try to scroll down forever to try to get to it to turn it off.
Oh well, I can't control what people put on their page. I just wish they wouldn't put so much stuff on their page.
The Power of Music & Songs
He preached about the power of music. His sermon was about how music affects our demeanor, mood, mind, and life in Christ.
Here's what stuck out to me. He stated that our breathing and heart rate can be affected by music. I thought that was interesting.
It is amazing what affect music has on us.
The Will of God
This is what I got from his sermon.
He said that we live in either the Circumstantial will of or Intentional will of God. The Intentional will of God is what God intended for us. The Circumstantial will of God is when or circumstances get in the way of God's intentional will.
He explained it like this...
In a game played by the Indianapolis Colts, Peyton Manning threw an interception in the red zone; that was circumstantial will. Peyton intended for it to be a touchdown for his team; that is the intentional will.
Bishop Carter said to keep on throwing passes in the red zone, you will eventually throw a touchdown; meaning that what is supposed to happen will happen.
He further said that everything that God will bless us with everything that He intends to bless us with, in spite of our circumstances.
Hearing that blessed my soul.
Bishop Carter gave quite a few good analogies in his sermon.
3.10.2007
BirthVerse
My BirthVerse is...
Ecclesiastes 7:20 NIV
There is not a righteous man on earth who does what is right and never sins.
I am not sure what to make of my verse.
Check out your Verse.
Irreplaceable
In the song, she says, "I can have another you in a minute, matter fact; he'll be here in a minute." Also, she says, "I'll have another you by tomorrow, so don't you ever for a second get to thinkin', you're irreplaceable."
Apparently, the general premise of the song is that the guy she is with now has been cheating on her and she is kicking him out. On top of all that, she has bought him everything that he has including the clothes that he is wearing on his back.
Here's my question, WHY WOULD YOU REPLACE THE GUY YOU ARE WITH NOW, WITH A GUY WHO IS JUST LIKE HIM?
I know it is just a song, but I listen to the lyrics when I hear songs. I keep asking myself the same question every time I here that some because it just doesn't make sense to me.
WHY WOULD YOU REPLACE THE GUY YOU ARE WITH NOW, WITH A GUY WHO IS JUST LIKE HIM?
You would think that you would replace him with a different kind of guy, but that's just me.
Has anyone else ever wondered the same thing?
A Greased Scalp
It is a tradition that is no longer done because it has been said that greasing the scalp causes a lot of problems for the hair, as well as weighing the hair down.
I still grease my scalp; rather, I have someone grease my scalp. I only do it once a month, so it isn't that bad for me.
Getting your scalp greased is a very cathartic. It feels good to have someone's hand massage your scalp with loving hands. When your scalp is scratch that feels so good.
My mother used to do it when I was younger. That was the coolest thing because we would sit and talk while she did it.
My brother, Jerry, used to grease my scalp. Having him do it was funny because I had to give him money to do it. On top of that, he would do it quickly. There wasn't much love in it.
My husband, Boone (he goes by his last name), he does it now. He takes his time and gets every inch of my scalp. It helps that he likes playing in my hair, too. We have to watch Smallville while he does it, but that is cool with me.
I wish some of the old traditions that we had back in the day were not dying out. It seems like the stuff we used to do is old fashioned and cliche. I still enjoy some of the traditions we used to have.
I enjoy singing old hymns that I grew up with. I heard a preacher mention, "He's a Battle Ax," in a sermon he was preaching. I haven't heard that song in so long.
I enjoy the big family get togethers for holidays. I haven't been to one of those in a while. We did a smaller one for Christmas last year, but it wasn't the same as when I was younger. Check out this poem. I am talking about Christmas like in the poem.
I guess with the modernization of our society, some things fade away. I just wish they didn't.
Pink-tastic On the Weekend
3.09.2007
Allergy Pill
ShoutLife Friends
Daylight Savings Time Epilogue
I have been thinking about DST. Why do we have to do it? Here's what I found out.
Daylight Saving Time let's enjoy sunny summer evenings by moving our clocks an hour forward in the spring.
The main purpose of Daylight Saving Time (called "Summer Time" in many places in the world) is to use the daylight better. We change our clocks during the summer months to move an hour of daylight from the morning to the evening. Countries have different change dates.
The idea of daylight saving was first envisioned by Benjamin Franklin during his time as an American delegate in Paris in 1784, in an essay, "An Economical Project."
Daylight Savings Time begins at 2:00 a.m. on the second Sunday of March and ends at 2:00 a.m. on the first Sunday of November.
Today, approximately 70 countries use Daylight Saving Time in at least a portion of the country. Japan, India, and China are the only major industrialized countries that do not observe some form of daylight saving.
Information gathered from: http://webexhibits.org/daylightsaving/
Daylight Savings Time
Remember to set your clocks forward one hour on Sunday. It's Daylight Savings Time!
Weekly Goals 3/11-3/17
1. Add picture to Transformed on Gossip
2. Finish Another Convert
3. Add Another Convert to Gossip
4. Apartment hunting
5. Give notice
6. Check out In Her Shadow
7. Wash
8. Set Clocks Up One Hour on Sunday
9. Change all image folders
Bolded goals in Arial Font have been completed.
Pink-tastic Report
There were eight girls wearing pink. I am almost ready to quit fighting. I may just give in to liking the color pink.
Someone help me please!
Ketchup Disaster
3.08.2007
Speaking of Spring Break
I have the whole week off. I wonder what I am going to do for that week.
Nice Days?
I have been using my nose spray for over a month. I think I am going to have to start taking my allergy pills now.
I want to go to the doctor to get tested to see what exactly I am allergic to. I may go do it during Spring Break. I don't know.
Well, here's to nice days!
P.S. I just popped an Alavert.
My New Shoes, Ugh!!
The students stepped on my shoes today. On purpose, too, after I asked them not to step on them. I was so hurt. They didn't get any marks on them, but it really hurt when they stepped on my shoes. They can be mean at times.
New Shoes
Remember...
Here is a list...
Gossip: A Series of Short Stories about Gossiping
My Poetry Blog
Short Stories By: ddBoone
3.07.2007
100 More Words
I guess I will talk about the new LG Chocolate phone in Strawberry from Verizon Wireless. I saw it online. It is too cute, plus it would go with my pink phase thing right now. Read all about that here. The chocolate phones look so cool. They have them in chocolate, mint, white, cherry, and strawberry. I am beginning to think that I want one of those phones. I can't get one though. I am not with Verizon. I am not ready to switch yet. I have been looking into their wireless broadband service. I wonder what it would be like to have one of those cards. Oh well. One of these days I will look into it.
Looks like I got the 100 words and then some. Yea!
P.S. Shame on me for shamelessly padding my word total for today. :)
To Be Mad or Not to Be
I heard my husband's voice say, "Naw, that's my bride." The lady at the window said, "Oh, your bride."
I didn't think much of it because I just thought she asked who I was. I was wrong.
We walk out of the building and my husband says, "That girl asked if you were my mother." I made a face at him. Of course, the "Oh no she didn't conversation followed."
I am still contemplating whether or not to be upset with the lady. I don't know her and will probably never see her again. It's the principle of the thang.
Was she trying to flirt with my husband?
Was she trying to say that I looked old?
Was she just making small talk while she waited on my husband?
I may have to tell my hairstylist to give me a younger looking hairstyle.
3.06.2007
An Idiot
OUCH!!!
Three-Year Old Version of Dodge Ball
Every student in the class lines up against the wall.
The two people who are it, throw the balls at the students feet; at least they try to do that.
The throwers throw the balls, hitting one or two people.
Some of the dodgers move out of the way to dodge the ball.
Someone bumps into someone who doesn't move out of the way. The bumpee begins to cry and say that the bumper did it on purpose. The teacher says, "It was an accident. It's okay, go back and play." The bumpee gets upset and goes sit down.
The throwers throw the ball higher than the feet and hit someone in the chest or stomach. That person starts to cry and goes tell the teacher that the thrower hit them on purpose. The teacher tries to explain the rules of the game to the dodger, but the dodger gets upset, throws a fit, and gets put in time out.
Three students just get tired of running around and go play somewhere else. The throwers do not realize that these three students aren't playing anymore and throw the ball at one of them as they leave the field of play. That student gets upset, grabs a ball and throws it as hard as possible at the throwers head. The thrower catches the ball, throws it back at the student who just threw it at him. The student gets upset and grabs the thrower and pushes him. One of the teachers sees this and makes the pushing student go sit in time out.
In the meantime, several of the students chase the rogue balls down and hand them back to the throwers, not fully understanding that they are not supposed to touch the balls at anytime. They get upset with the throwers when they tell them that they can't touch the balls. The touchers of the balls get upset and go play something else.
One student keeps getting in the path of the balls, so that he can get hit with the balls. The throwers get upset because he isn't playing right and they go play something else.
The students (three of them) who understand the concept of dodge want to keep playing, so they hand the balls to the teachers and ask them to throw the balls.
Most of the students are playing something else and three of the students are sitting in time out asking, "How many minutes do I have left?"
The teachers are tired and about ready to scream. One of them looks at the other and asks, "Why did we teach them how to play dodge ball?"
At the end of recess time, everyone is whining and saying, "I am hot." "I am tired." "I am sweaty."
Fun game, isn't it?
The Rules of 3-Year Old Dodge Ball
2. Always throw the ball at the players' feet, unless one of them throws the ball back at you, then you can throw the ball at whatever part of their body that you can hit.
3. If you are supposed to be dodging the ball, feel free to chase the balls down and hand them back to the throwers. (Since no one is ever out in this game, that is acceptable.)
4. If you are the thrower, you can only throw the balls that are your favorite color. If someone else gets the ball that you had, you are allowed to throw a fit until they give you the ball back. There is a chance that you could get put in time out for throwing a fit, but you had the blue ball first.
5. You are allowed to catch the ball and throw it back at a thrower if they hit you with it. Remember, you can hit them anywhere on their body, even though the teachers said only throw it at their feet.
6. If you are good at throwing the ball, feel free to throw it as hard as you can, even though the teacher said to throw it softly. You want everyone to see how good you can throw the ball.
7. If the thrower hits you with the ball and you think they hit you on purpose, you can go tell the teacher that the thrower hit you on purpose.
8. If you are the person mentioned in rule 7, you may throw a fit if the teacher says, "That is the rule of dodge ball. They are supposed to hit you with the ball." Throwing a fit may get you put in time out, but you have to get your point across.
9. If the person you want to hit you with the ball doesn't hit you, then feel free to yell at them and say, "You aren't my friend anymore!"
10. Once you get tired of playing dodge ball, you are allowed to grab one of the balls that are being played with, run off with it, and keep it for yourself.
11. If you see someone following rule 10, feel free to chase them down, tackling them if necessary, to get the ball back.
12. If you get tackled as mentioned in rule 11, then it is okay to push the tackler.
13. If the teacher throws that ball back to you after it has rolled into the field of play, make sure you let the ball hit you, that way the teacher will be playing dodge ball.
14. If you have followed rule 13, then feel free to throw a ball at the teacher. Throw it as hard as you can, teachers never get hurt.
15. You can throw the ball anywhere at the teacher. Be careful, if you hit the teacher in the head or face, the teacher will give you a mean look. You can counteract this look if you give the teacher a sweet smile and say, "Sorry."
16. Be careful because following rule 15 will get you into trouble. The teacher will make the entire class sit down for five minutes and then your friends will be upset with you.
17. Whenever you get tired of playing dodge ball, feel free to go play something else.
18. If you throw a ball and hit someone else, then that person throws a ball at you and hits you, you are allowed to throw a fit. It may get you put in time out, though.
19. The bigger balls hit harder and go father than the small balls.
20. If the teacher isn't looking, tackle one of your friends just for fun.
21. If the teacher catches you following rule 19, tell the teacher, "Well, they took the ball from me and wouldn't give it back."
Got Jacked Up!
I was in the indoor playground with them and they had me cornered. I got pelted with balls for like 6 minutes before I could get out of the corner.
We play dodge ball sometimes. (Not that it is the official version of dodge ball mind you. It's the 3-year old version of dodge ball.) At times, the other teacher and I let them be it and we are among the dodgers.
That really wasn't the case today, though. I threw one of the balls back to one of the students (to give it back to him), but the student didn't catch the ball and it hit him. Apparently, that was the cue for everyone else to start throwing balls at me. I was able to defend myself for a few minutes, until I went to pick up a couple of balls in the corner. The next thing I know, I have 12 balls heading straight for various parts of my body, including my face. I ducked and covered as best as I could.
I wasn't just sitting there taking it. I was trying to fight my way out of it. I think they must have formulated a plan of attack or something because when I grabbed one ball to throw it, I had two balls come flying back at me. I was screaming for help, but no one came. I was threatening to tell my mother, their mothers, the other teacher, the principal, the governor, and the president; none of that mattered; it was get Mrs. Boone Day.
I caught a brief glimpse of hope when they had to go chase some of the balls down, but I couldn't get away because they had two of the students remain near me, ready to besiege me with balls, if I tried to escape. I capture one of the guards, and was about to escape, when I saw blurs of red, blue, purple, orange, and yellow coming towards me yet again. I almost gave up hope. The other teacher was out taking some of the girls to the restroom. (I think that was part of their plan, too.)
I saw a way out, one of the students had turned his back on me, so I grabbed him and dared them to throw the ball at me with him in my arms; like that mattered because one of them threw a ball anyway. The student I had in my arms was laughing like crazy.
I ended up having to grab each of the students and do them the same way. They were all chanted, "Oh, do me like that Mrs. Boone." Doing that got me out of the attack, so I was grateful for that.
I love my students! We have so much fun together.
Pink-tastic Report
3.05.2007
Back at It Again
I am so proud of my hubby.
A New Disease
I looked in the refrigerator at school today and I had four bottles of fruit drink in there as well as 5 bottles of water.
I started laughing as I thought to myself, "I have caught the Boone Drinking Disease."
It's a crazy thing. My husband and I have a fear of dehydration.
One thing I can say for my household, we will never go thirsty.
College Registration
I had forgotten how crazy registration can be. DeVry University's registration isn't like my college's registration was (Tarleton State University).
At Tarleton, we saw our academic advisor to see what classes we needed to take, filled out a form, had the advisor sign it, and then went to the registration area and stood in long lines, praying that the classes we wanted to take did not fill up before we were able to register. (Be advised that the registration process at Tarleton may have changed since I went to school there in the 1990s.)
At DeVry, they make up their own mock schedule on the computer, then take that to the register, then she looks it over, then they go to financial aid to determine how they are going to pay their bill, after that they go to a person who officially gets them registered into the classes, after that, they go see the cashier to pay their bill. They don't have to go to a big room and stand in line with 500 other students. They mostly go to offices and sit down in chairs. That ain't fair. You do have to sit in those chairs and wait for awhile, though.
College registration has changed a lot since I was in school in the 90s, but it has stayed the same in the most important way. . . YOU still have to WAIT IN LINE!
About To Scream
I was wrong. It isn't working. I may have to post it at another time.
3.04.2007
Today
My schedule was out of whack. I had extracurricular activities.
This week will be back to normal, except for bodily issues, but that's life.
Can you feel the spring fever in the air?
3.03.2007
Graduation Day
Today is my husband's graduation day. He is graduating from DeVry University. I am so proud of him. He has been on the dean's list at least five times. He has a GPA of 3.7 or better.
I ain't mad at a black man.
He is getting an Associates of Applied Science in Electronics & Computer Technology.
Anybody got a job for him?
This is all for today.
I am going to create him a web page so that people can see pictures from the graduation, later.
Way to Go, Baby!!!
3.02.2007
Magnetic Words (Poetry)
Write a poem using the following word sets.
These poems make no sense. They are just for fun.
Set One:
Snow, Turn, For, Little, Green, Butterfly, We
Read The Little Green Butterfly
Set Two:
Elephant, Window, Came, Bike, Under, Or
Read Elephants Don't Ride Bikes
Set Three:
Woman, Play, No, Laugh, I, Who, Dark, Brother, Believe
Read I Don't Play
Set Four:
Try, Hat, And, Box, Sister, Wrote, Yellow
Read My Yellow Hat
Strangest Habit
What is your strangest habit?
My strangest habit, these days, is that I have to use a certain kind of notebook paper when I hand write things. It is college ruled and the lines on the paper are dark blue. If I try to use any other kind of paper, I get writer's block. Thankfully, Wal-Mart sells the paper that I use.
Also, for my small binder (8 ½ x 5 ½) that I carry with me, I use college ruled, dark-lined paper. Office Depot sells that paper.
Workshop Exercises
The exercises can be viewed here.
Some exercises are posted here.
The poetry exercises are posted here.
Pink-tastic Report
I will not like pink!
I will not like pink!
I will not like pink!
I will not like pink!
I know I am a girl, but I will not like pink!
Weekly Goals 3/4-3/10
1. Add picture to Transformed on Gossip
2. Finish Another Convert
3. Add Another Convert to Gossip
4. My hubby's graduation
5. Update all blog templates
Bolded goals in Arial Font have been completed.
3.01.2007
Mama Use to Say
Write down a saying that you have heard an older person say all of your life.
I have two things that stick out in my mind.
"You'll learn sense before sense learns you."
"God may not come when you want Him, but He is always on time.
What does that saying mean to you?
"You'll learn sense before sense learns you."
That means that you will learn a lesson the easy way before you have to learn it the hard way.
Take a child for instance, if the child is always standing up in a chair with wheels on it. You tell the child over and over that if they don't be careful, they are going to fall one of these days. The child does not listen and continue the activity. Finally, one day, the child ends up falling out of the chair as a result of the negative behavior. That is learning sense before sense learns you.
"God may not come when you want Him, but He is always on time.
I did not understand this one for the longest time. My thought process was, "if God does not come when you want Him to, how can He be on time." People tried to explain it to me, but I never got it until I became an adult.
God may not come at the exact moment that you call Him, but He will be there at the moment that you need Him the most.
This is what happened when I understood this. I have worked as a temporary employee off and on for a long time. I had been unemployed for a few months, and my unemployment ran out on me. I didn't even realize that it was running out until I got the last check and a note about it in the mail. I was frantic. I began calling all of the temp agencies that I was registered with each week. I was praying, too. I kept praying, "Lord, I need an assignment so I can pay the rent." I did not get one for three or four weeks. My rent was going to be due in about ten days and I still had no money in sight. My roommate, who was also my brother, did not play about the rent. I was getting nervous. The end of the story is… I got an assignment, just in the nick of time. I also made just enough money on the assignment to pay the rent and have like $10 left over. God is good.
How have your thoughts about the saying changed since you have gotten older?
I have rephrased both of these sayings to make them more relevant for me and today's society.
"You'll learn sense before sense learns you." – You need to learn life's lessons the easiest way possible instead of having to go through the lesson and learn it the hard way. Another way that I phrase this saying is, "God if you can let me hear about it, instead of going through, I will certainly learn the lesson that way."
"God may not come when you want Him, but He is always on time." - He may not come right when you ask Him to, but He will be there before they tow your car away.
Sunday Sermon
Write down something that touched you in the last sermon you heard.
This past Sunday's (2/25) sermon given by my pastor was Sexual Immorality, the Roadblock to Holiness. When pastor first began his sermon, he said, "Everyone know is a Christian and you are sure about it, stand up." Everyone stood up. Pastor then said, "This sermon is for you. Well, it's for me, too, since I am standing up." My pastor is a trip, but he is real with it.
The thing that stuck with me the most through out the whole sermon was this... Pastor said, "Women use sex to get love. Men use love to get sex. When a man says 'I love you' he is really saying 'I love me'. I thought that was so profound.
What I got out of the sermon was that we need to be careful for nothing, because even the littlest thing can get in the way of us living and being holy.
Workshop Exercises
The exercises can be viewed here.
Some exercises are posted here.
Monthly Goals For March
1. To write something everyday, no matter how big or small.
2. To write more on the Gossip Series.
3. To be more organized from now own.
4. To write down more of the story ideas that I have come up with.
5. Update LDW
6. Update GBF
7. Update Maddocha
8. Update Always Inspired
9. Transfer the Adams Family Site
10. Transfer the Adkins Family Site
Items is bolded Arial print were completed.
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