Amazing Moments

I just have to say that I love the little amazing moments in life....Moments when I look at my little Jack and am just so overwhelmed that it brings me to tears, with the love I have for him and the miracle that he is and how lucky I am to have this opportunity to be his mother. Moments when I my husband says the sweetest things or does a kind gesture and I am amazed at how lucky I am to have a husband who loves me so much, treats me so well, and knows me and understands me better than anyone. Moments when my students say the most profound, deep, or intellectual things and I truly am dumbfounded by the vast amount of knowledge, feelings, and thoughts that they have. (Even when the other 99% of the time they are talking about death,doom, and destruction!) Moments when I look at nature and am just overcome by the beauty of it and the wisdom that went into creating this world. I truly am blessed to experience these amazing moments!

Yikes!

If I thought talking in front of the students was scary, I was absolutely petrified last night standing all red faced and flubbering in front of all their parents at Back to School Night last night......Yikes! Can you say intimidation?

Oh Crap!

So yesterday I was not having a good morning. I was tired and wasn't feeling well. Things got worse. I was driving to work at the school, trying to no be late because I had morning duty watching the kids. Well stupid me was thinking of school and not that I was entering a school zone. I saw a cop sitting on his motorcycle clocking my speed going well over the lame 15 mph speed limit in school zones that they have up here. (And can I just say that it is the STUPIDEST thing ever that our school zones are 15 mph ALL DAY LONG! From 8 in the morning til 4:30! LAME!) Anyway, he pulled out behind me flashing those dreaded lights. This was at 8:10 am. I was stopped right by Bozeman High School where teachers and students I used to work with could see me. Well this cop took his sweet little time writing up my citation. I was freaking out cuz I couldn't find my insurance then I found it and it was the old card so then he took another ETERNITY to write up ANOTHER citation. By the time he is trying to kindly tell me to have a better day and watch the school zones it was well past time for my school to starting! I got to school around 8:35 (5 minutes after school began) and met with the school secretary and head master (who I was at least able to call and give a heads up about my situation.) They told me to go in the bathroom and take a minute because I was snotty, red faced bawling hyperventilating Heather at this point. Anyway, I explained my story to my sweet little 6th graders (eyes still watering the whole time) and they told me I was going to make them cry because of seeing me like that....They are great! Needless to say, I looked like death the rest of the day and I am still ever so angry and bitter because the fine is probably going to be HUGE and it is SUCH a waste of money and I just HATE stupid things like this. At least the officer saved me probably a hundo because he wrote me for going 25 instead of the 31 he clocked me at. Thanks for that buddy. I had a no good, lousy, awful, very bad day. At least Jack was a sweet good boy......

Writer's Block

So my students are already cracking me up with some of the things they say, but one kid in particular really made me work to keep a strait face.....I was having my English class do their first journal entry. I gave them a question to answer for 5 minutes and then said they could free write for 5 minutes. One of my students came up to me, with a serious look of concern on his face and said, "I think I am having what you call.....writer's block..." Oh the way he said it and the concern and the simplicity of the journal assignment that was causing him stress. Trust me....a 7th grader telling you they have writer's block for their journal entry is funny stuff! It made my day anyway....