What a lonely little blog...

Sad and neglected by its mistress and getting no love from the readership. ;) hehe I think things might be settling in on my end (ha, like it will last), so hopefully we can turn things around.

I had fun with the kiddos today. It is so fun to see them "take" to ideas and activities. I have challenged my math group this week. If they compose a multiplication rap to help us memorize any of the times tables, I will give them extra credit. Now every day I've had on particular girl who is by no means "rapper" looking (hehe) try to pull off what she must think are "rapper" poses while trying to come up with a beat. It cracks me up every time.

Yesterday in science we had a few left-over minutes. I initiated a game of "uses for water" charades. They were hilarious. So sweet. I love that they feel safe enough to get up and act out something--even something silly--in front of the class. I'm always striving to establish that kind of trust and community. One guess in particular, I wish I could remember now, had me bent over laughing (which they loved).

This morning we had a bit of a rude awakening. I woke up and thought, "Oh, I woke up before the alarm." I rolled over to look at the clock. 7:14 was glaring back in my face. It took a minute to register....
7:14...7:14....why does that seem funny?
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OH WAIT!!!
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I'M SUPPOSED TO BE AT WORK AT 7:15!!!!!!
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MATT!!!!!!!!!!!!! WAKE UP!!!!!!!!!!!!! IT'S 7:15!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

He sweetly got up, threw together a peanut butter sandwich for me while I dressed in somewhat of a daze. I called the office to tell them I was running late (THANKFULLY the kids don't come in the rooms until 7:40/7:45. praise the LORD He woke me up in time to be there for the kids!). It was my day for sidewalk duty too, so they passed along the message that I needed someone to fill-in until I got there. Whew!

The funniest comment of the whole ordeal came from L. When I told the kids about my morning she raised her hand and said (when called on)... "Mrs. Kubo, I could tell that you must have been tried and rushed this morning, because you are just wearing that t-shirt. Usually you are wearing some kind of sweater with a nice, fancy shirt underneath." My response, "You are right, L, I usually do wear something nicer than this. But, I actually planned to wear this today." Why today, sweet readers, being the third Friday in September, which is the day which proceeds the third Saturday in Saturday, might I have been wearing a t-shirt instead of a nicer shirt? What kind of t-shirt would incite me (and many coworkers) to break from our normally professional attire?
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How about this one?
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GO BIG ORANGE!!

I'm not super football-literate, and 8 time out of 10 at the game you'll see my bincolars trained on the mascot (hoorayyyyy, Smokey!)--much to my father and Matt's dismay--but I care enough about "my" team, especially in a town as opposed to my team as Gville is, to stir the pot a little bit. :) The teachers pointed, the interns gasped, the principals scoffed and laughed! I got one, "How could you?" A, "That's the wrong color of orange," a "There's that ugly orange" (from a student!! Not one of mine), and a "We haven't converted you yet?". I even got a, "....... really?????" as one intern passed by. Followed quickly by, "That's cool, I'm an Auburn fan" (yea, Jess!). But in the end, all but one person smiled. People who love their team can appreciate someone else loving his/her team.

And so, I enjoyed my day of being somewhat troublesome, of explaining to little ones I am not calling them "ugly" and the history of the phrase "the good, the bad, and the ugly, and even a little email from our pastor. :)

But University of Florida fans, you need to know I will be glad for whichever team wins tomorrow. I will just be a little MORE glad if one team in particular pulls out the big W.

Let's go Vols!