Long week

I spent some time with this sexy beast and renewed my CPR certificate.  So if you are choking or not breathing, I can handle it. 

On Wednesday, I confiscated a 6th grader's phone and as a result, 3 kids got suspended.   When I took "little Johnny's" phone, he flipped out.  I told him that his mom would have to come and get it.  He didn't like that idea.  And then 2 other students went through my desk, found his phone and gave it back to him!!  I was livid.  Those boys will all be back on Monday. Can't wait. 

 

We are in Fort Wayne for the end of the season buckeye tournament.  One more weekend of hockey and then I'll be free for a month or so. 

The boys won both games yesterday.  The 2nd game ended in a shootout. Henry scored and Hayden did not. It was exciting that they both got a chance to shoot though. They are playing for the championship today in about an hour.  I hope they win. 

Art Elective

I wanted to incorporate the Indiana state science standards into my drawing elective somehow. So I got this really great idea to draw a mural of consumers, producers, and decomposers right onto my classroom wall and then we could all paint it!  I got the kids all excited about this idea and then I asked my principal. In the future, I'm going to ask the principal before I mention any "great ideas" to the children.  She said no. 

We decided to do a mural on paper and then just staple it to the wall. I had to use four separate pieces of paper, so the drawings don't exactly line up. Kind of boring. Kinda lame. But it turned out ok. 

Louisville

I spent my Saturday watching the boys play hockey in Louisville, Kentucky.  We lost the first game and tied the 2nd game.  We had a 4-1 lead in the first game and lost it.  We were in first place before the games started and after the loss and tie, we ended the season in 4th.  I took a walk between games, washed the van, and shopped a little to take my mind off of the first game.

The boys wanted a Redbox movie for the ride home, so I found a machine and let them pick a movie. They picked Ant-Man.  They put their headphones on and I didn't hear from them again until I pulled into the driveway.

I couldn't sleep when I got home.  I read a bunch of articles on-line, registered Hayden for soccer, signed up for a half marathon, and then got lost in Law and Order.   My spring is now booked with coaching soccer, and training.  I'm going to train for real for this half.  I might even try for a PR.   

Valentine's Day with 6th graders

I really, really, really didn't want to have a party with my 6th graders today, but my teaching partner wanted one.  I announced it yesterday. The kids were pissed and rightly so. I was giving them a 20 hour notice and they can't even drive yet. One of the boys asked if he could bring a date. I said, "this is exactly WHY I DIDN'T WANT TO HAVE A PARTY!!!"  

The party started at 1:55. It was complete insanity for 20 minutes. The kids were throwing candy across the room, barking like dogs, running in circles, and I'm pretty sure that 2 boys got married,  There was definitely a ceremony and I remember a flower boy.   

I was so glad when the bell rang. They all ran out of the room to their elective. I spent the next 20 minutes cleaning the room and swearing under my breath. Valentine's Day has always been my least favorite holiday and after today, it will always and forever be my least favorite. 

You know what sucks?

The twins have hockey practice at 6:30 in the morning.  That means I have to get up at 5:30. That means we have to leave the house at 6. I'm so thankful that I only live 2 minutes from the rink.  

Also, this snow and cold weather are on my last nerve. I'm growing more intolerant of cold weather. I hate everything about it. I spent about an hour searching for jobs in Miami tonight.  I looked at apartments to rent and tons of beach pictures. It's 17 degrees here and 60 in Miami. Sigh.  

Haircut

Henry and I got haircuts tonight.  We just go to Great Clips. Nothing fancy. I love the check in app that they have. We check in online, drive over there, get our hair cut and leave. Amazingly simple. Henry always makes me go back with him. He can't tell the lady how to cut his hair, yet.  He always makes me tell her. I told her 2 inches off all over. Henry wanted 2 1/2 but he was worried when she started talking about cutting his hair up and over the ear. So he stuck with 2. He was mad when she finished. I could see that he wanted that extra 1/2 inch. He complained about it on the way to the car. Live and learn kid!!   

When we got to the car, I snapped a few pictures of him and he knocked my phone out of hand. He said, "what are you doing?!?!!?  You can't just start taking random pictures of me!!"  I died laughing. I said, "well, I am your mother!  I like taking pictures of my children during their childhood!"  This is from the kid that was always begging me to take his picture when he was little. Teenagers. Ugh.  

When we got home, he was still complaining about his hair cut. He hates it. He wants it to be shorter and Hayden won't cut his hair at all anymore.  My boys will be 14 this month. I can't even handle this. 

 

Hockey weekend

Henry was so excited for the NHL All Star skills competition and games this past weekend. He's been telling me about it for weeks. He has also been keeping me updated on the John Scott story. When he first started talking about him last week, I was like wow, ok, uh-huh, and then I sat down to watch the game with Henry.  Everyone was talking about this guy. I read several articles about him and then logged into Twitter, because let's face it, that's where you go to get the real info. 

My favorite article about him was here:  http://www.theplayerstribune.com/a-guy-like-me/

It was nice to see the NHL players step up and make sure he had the greatest All Star weekend of his life. I think they all realized that they could be the next John Scott. 

Henry really wanted the central division to win the all star game. I told him after the first game started that they didn't have a chance because John Scott wasn't on that team.  I think Henry understood why the players did what they did, or maybe he will someday.  

The boys played Louisville on Sunday morning. They won one and lost one. Number 33 on the Louisville team didn't shake hands at the end of the game. A couple of our guys really got under his skin.  He was threatening to beat everyone up outside of the locker room. We are going back to Louisville in a few weeks. I can't wait.