I had the best day today. We took our ninth graders here today as a culmination to the novel, All Qui*t on the W*stern Front. First of all, the high school got to see how an organized field trip is done. I received so many compliments on what I did. I even blew away my team mates because they really didn’t know the extent of how organized I can be.

The facility was great and I highly recommend you go, since it’s national. The kids were so well behaved and playing was so much fun. For the last two games I had an alliance with my SS friend and a student. The student was laughing so hard she was squatting saying, “Oh my God I am going to pee my pants!!” I kept saying, “Will you be QUIET!! You are going to get us killed!!!” That made us laugh harder. The last game we found the highest point on the room and we picked people off left and right. There was a lot of friendly fire which made for hysterical laughter.

After two games, I had the kids work on a sheet and answer questions about feeling empathy toward the main character. The stress, anxiety and all that encompasses the war experience. It made for a great debrief when we got back to school.

I did make one interesting observation. A year ago this time we rode a bus to our 8th grade end of the year field trip and they were all loud, rowdy and obnoxious. What a difference a year makes. They were so well behaved and the only obnoxious noise was the sound of a harmonica…not played well. LOL

23 more school days to go!

Spoke with my principal today. All is good. I’ll wait to post about it until it comes to fruition.
Field trip tomorrow to play laser tag. Tied it into our war novel. I think I blew administration away by how organized I was and the charts and color coded groups that I prepared. I was being bossed around about *how* to plan a trip. I think everyone will let me be from now on. LOL blown away in a big way. Pat this biotch on the back! Making shrimp, chicken and sausage creole tonight. House smells good.

OK, how about a meme…I am almost myself, so I will give you a wrap up tomorrow night. Meme credit to Tense.

1.ONE OF YOUR SCARS, HOW DID YOU GET IT? I have a diagonal scar on my left wrist. I was totally bullshit about something at our old house and went to reopen the storm door that was shutting in my face. Forgot the glass was glass and not Plexiglas. It looks like a suicide attempt and I am embarrassed by it. The surgeon was a student and at the time I was student teaching, so I felt a kinship. Now, I am pissed.

2. WHAT IS ON THE WALLS IN YOUR ROOM? Folk art and stars.

3. DO YOU KNOW WHAT TIME YOU WERE BORN? 9:37 am

4. WHAT DO YOU WANT MORE THAN ANYTHING RIGHT NOW? I am going to be materialistic here. iPhone.

5. WHAT DO YOU MISS? Wide eyed innocence.

6. WHAT IS YOUR MOST PRIZED POSSESSION? Mimi and my engagement/wedding rings

7 . HOW TALL ARE YOU? 5′ 1 and a half. Short folk always add the half!

8. DO YOU GET SCARED IN THE DAY? nah

9. WHAT’S YOUR WORST FEAR? Mr. Chatty getting seriously hurt or dying

10. WHAT KIND OF HAIR COLOR DO YOU LIKE ON THE OPPOSITE SEX? I don’t really care

11. WHAT ABOUT EYE COLOR? I think brown eyes are attractive.

12. COFFEE OR ENERGY DRINK? Coffee

13. FAVORITE PIZZA TOPPING? Mushrooms, black olives and anchovies

14. IF YOU COULD EAT ANYTHING RIGHT NOW, WHAT WOULD IT BE? The creole I have cooking.

15. FAVORITE COLOR OF ALL TIME? Green

16. HAVE YOU EVER EATEN A GOLDFISH? On from Pepperidge Farm!

17. WHAT WAS THE FIRST MEANINGFUL GIFT YOU EVER RECEIVED? An antique necklace from Mr. Chatty. We saw it together on vacation and he stopped on the way home to pick it up for me (we took two cars and I had our pets with me)

18. DO YOU HAVE A CRUSH? I crush on my husband.and Bruce Springsteen.and David Cook. and John Cusack.and Patric Dempsey. Hey, at least I put my husband first!!

19. FAVORITE CLOTHING BRAND? Tommy Hilfiger and Ann Taylor Loft

20. WHAT KIND OF CAR DO YOU WANT? I cold go for a new Maxima. I have a 05.

21. WOULD YOU FALL IN LOVE KNOWING THAT THE PERSON IS LEAVING? Is he coming back? I mean, if he went to the grocery store, I can wait.

22. HAVE YOU BEEN OUT OF THE USA? Canda. Aruba.

23. YOUR WEAKNESSES? Shoes. My dogs.

24. MET ANYONE FAMOUS? Yes.

25. FIRST JOB? Camp counselor and babysitter

26. EVER DONE A PRANK CALL? Yes

27. DO YOU THINK EVERYONE OUT THERE HAS A SOUL MATE? I married mine

28. WHAT WERE YOU DOING BEFORE YOU FILLED THIS OUT? cooking

29. HAVE YOU EVER HAD SURGERY? I’ve had a plantars wart removed from my foot.

30. WHAT DO YOU GET COMPLIMENTED ABOUT MOST? I get great haircuts.

31. WHAT DO YOU WANT FOR YOUR BIRTHDAY? iPhone

32. WERE YOU NAMED AFTER ANYONE? Nope, I just talk too damned much.

34. WHAT IS THE BIGGEST TURN OFF OF THE OPPOSITE SEX? arrogance

35. WHAT IS ONE THING YOU MISS ABOUT GRADE SCHOOL? wide eyed innocence

36. WHAT KIND OF SHAMPOO DO YOU USE? Pantene 2 in 1

37 . DO YOU LIKE YOUR HANDWRITING? I used to have great handwriting until they invented computers. Now I just use the handwriting font!

38. ANY BAD HABITS? Oooh…I am a nailbiter. GROSS, I know.

39. ARE YOU A JEALOUS PERSON? I can be

40. IF YOU WERE ANOTHER PERSON, WOULD YOU BE FRIENDS WITH YOU? hell yeah!

41. DO YOU AGREE WITH FRIENDS WITH BENEFITS? Gross. No. If I wanted to be a whore, I’d ask for money too.

42. HOW DO YOU RELEASE ANGER? You really don’t want to know. I am loud and vicious.

43. WHAT’S YOUR MAIN GOAL IN LIFE? To be happy

44. WHAT WAS YOUR FAVORITE TOY AS A CHILD? Barbie Townhouse

45. HOW MANY NUMBERS ARE IN YOUR CELL PHONE? no more than 20

46. WERE YOU A FAN OF BARNEY AS A LITTLE KID? Only Barney when I was little was Barney Rubble. So, yes.

47. MASHED POTATOES OR MACARONI AND CHEESE? mashed!!

48. DO YOU HAVE ALL YOUR FINGERS AND TOES? Yes

49. DO YOU HAVE A COMPUTER IN YOUR ROOM? No, unless I take the laptop back there

50. PLANS FOR TONIGHT? Dinner, Greys and Lost…although I may Tivo Lost as I fall asleep

51. WHAT’S THE FASTEST YOU’VE EVER GONE IN A CAR? Over 100.

52. WHAT ARE YOU LISTENING TO? WMUR News

53. LAST THING YOU DRANK? Oh shit, thanks for reminding me. I left my Diet Coke in the kitchen!

54. REPUBLICAN OR DEMOCRAT? Generally Democrat. I am fucked this year.

55. DO YOU HAVE A LOW SELF ESTEEM OR A HIGH SELF ESTEEM? Generally high

56. WHAT BOOK ARE YOU READING? - To Kill a Mockingbird

Promises are like babies: easy to make, hard to deliver

I never make promises, because even the best intentions can get broken. Mr. Chatty has stopped making promises to me because they kept getting broken and I kept getting upset. He wasn’t being an asshole, things just happened.

I was promised a few things at work by my boss. To.my.face. Those things are not happening and I am very angry. I feel like I was hired under false pretenses. Maybe it will work itself out, but I am really not a happy camper and summer can not come soon enough.

What do I hate most about broken promises? It’s when the offender doesn’t acknowledge what they have done or the person they hurt. At least man up.

Meh.

I have a lot of shit going on around here. Some school stuff. Some other stuff. Just a lot weighing on my mind. I kinda have that blank feeling…tired…don’t really care about stuff. We’re just hoping to get our asses out to the lake and get the cob webs out of our heads.

That’s all I got. Let’s hope for fodder and a better day tomorrow.

Sorry, only approved registered peeps can read about the fucktard below.

Just a “thank you” is a mighty powerful prayer. Says it all. - Rosie Cash

My first sought after word was, “sorry”. Today the words I long to hear are, “thank you”. I don’t do things because I am in need of recognition or gratitude. I do them because I really wanted to do something for someone. I do a lot of things just because and out of the spur of the moment.

I did something for my selfish sister this week. I know. I know. I can hear some of you saying, “Chatty, why would you put yourself through that, you know she is a miserable bitch.” True, but I figured I would do something nice because I am a glutton for punishment!

Rather than a thank you for what I did, I got a few complaints and a, “could you do this instead?” I didn’t even have to do what I did to begin with. I don’t know. I guess I expect too much from people.

Common courtesies should not be expected, but they should come naturally.

There are two houses on the other circle that sprouts from ours that have had knock down drag out fights. I am not really sure how it started or who started it, but it’s been a nightmare. Not so much for us since we don’t live on the little circle, but I imagine it’s been hell for the other houses there. One morning there was an accident at the intersection of their circle and ours, which happens to be to the right of of our house. Without revealing too much of the scenario, one car backed into the other at the stop sign and tried to make it look like the other rear ended them. It’s shit like that which is scary and creepy.

I had to take Number 2 to the vet for a bath and while I waited I came home and took Number 1 for a walk around their circle and ours. Number 1 is sometimes tense, but when he senses friction, he is generally really stressed out. There was no exception in this walk and when the police car drove by I knew something was up. As we made our walk around, I saw it parked in the driveway of one of the houses and the guy was yelling at the officer. Well, not at, but to the officer.

It’s gotta suck to have friction at home. I have it at work and my house is my sanctuary. I could not imagine having such issues with a neighbor that it made my home life so miserable. Needless to say, Number 1 and I kicked it into high gear and headed back to the house.

The stuff we hear is pretty freaky. One of them has befriended (one sided) my husband and always stops by when he drives by and sees us outside. I don’t want the other couple do see this and drag us into the drama. The other couple is nice too and their daughter is at the high school.

Just call us Switzerland.