Hello there, Saturday.
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I saw this on Top Dog Teaching’s Instagram and cracked up! I was scrolling through Instagram while I was still trying to wake up this morning and it cracked me up. I showed it to Steve and he laughed uproariously.
That means you roar upwards with laughter.
I caught a cough/cold/sore throat from my new students . . . new students = new germs or something like that . . . and after the longest day of professional development in the history of mankind, I took a Nyquil and was asleep by 8:30 last night.
And then I proceeded to sleep for thirteen hours.
This is true.
And I know that you can’t do this because you have kids or a mother-in-law or soccer practice or baseball games or company from out of town or, perhaps, A LIFE, but I don’t, and I thoroughly enjoyed myself.
And I apologize for bragging.
Steve and I took Murphie to the park, grabbed coffee and donuts, and now I’m back home.
I love Saturdays.
I love coffee.
I love donuts.
I love Saturdays.
We both have work to do today so we are going to do our work, and then reconvene this evening for a steak dinner and maybe a movie.
Nothing too exciting going on around these parts.
And I’m okay with that.
Murphie is in my spot.
That’s my spot.
And I got up from my spot to use the facilities . . . and when I came back, she had taken it.
Or, overtaken it.
She is so spoiled that I let her stay in my spot and I squeezed in between her and Steve and was pretty much uncomfortable for the rest of the night which is why I went to bed at 8:30.
By the way . . . those blankets on the couch are THE BEST THINGS EVER IN ALL THE WORLD. They are from Costco and cost about $12. They are the softest things IN THE WORLD. We keep buying more and say that we’ll give them away as Christmas presents but, so far, we pretty much have one in every room now.
I bought a gray one specifically to match my office.
And yes, I know it’s summer, but we have air conditioning. And we are not afraid to use it.
My friend, Stacie, texted me the other day about her son’s homework. He’s in third grade this year.
When I said “Text me a picture of it and I’ll see if I can help”, I held my breath and chanted:
PLEASE DON’T BE MATH.
PLEASE DON’T BE MATH.
PLEASE DON’T BE MATH.
Her reply:
MATH.
Better known to me as:
A FOREIGN LANGUAGE.
I mean, granted, I have a K-6 credential, but I’ve been teaching first grade for 19 years and you lose a lot of this stuff if you don’t use it.
And I really only estimate when I’m trying to figure out what a serving of Chee-toh Puffs or Cadbury Mini Eggs is and then I just inevitably give up because it’s hard to estimate ounces, and so I end up eating the whole bag to save myself the trouble and the headache because, really, when you think about it, who cares?
Not me, that’s for sure.
So I had to text my friend, Meghan, who teaches third grade, and we got it all sorted out.
And then I ate a bag of Chee-toh Puffs as a reward.
I’ll be working on my Sight Words binder today so that we can start our Sight Word Fluency program this week! ๐ I’ll be back later this week (hopefully!) to blog more about this.
Have a happy day!
Sara says
I read the math problems from your friend…AAAAAAAHHHHHHH! I'm with you on the foreign language thing! How in the world did it get done? I'd love to know the strategies and answers! Will you share them? And how funny is this, I am terrified of math and I just signed up to get my math endorsement. Am I crazy or what?! ?
I love your sight word list idea! How cool! I teach in a title I school and if I had something like that for my Kindergartners that would be awesome! But I would need it in Spanish and other languages! We quite a cool mix here!
I love your blog, and after a not so great morning, you boosted my spirits with your fun personality! Thank you!
traci527 says
I just saw those blankets today. I want to pick one up for my girls for Christmas…how we'll do they wash?
Heidi Butkus says
Your blog just cracks me up! I love reading it!
I hope you are having a happy year- but it sounds like you are always happy!
Hugs!
Heidi
Lovely Nina says
LOL…math as a foreign language–you are so right!! ๐
Reading Coach Rebecca says
I love reading your blog! I totally agree about the whole math thing. I may also be certified K-6, but I taught 1st for 5 years and then did just reading/writing in 2nd last year before becoming a Reading Coach. I do not understand the math above a primary level and I'm very impressed by people that do!
MissCoffey says
I love your fraturday posts! Every time you post a picture of Murphie on your couch it makes me smile. She just looks so huge and comfy and unapologetic! Enjoy your Sunday and have a great week at school. I'm gearing up for my last week of summer and I am going to miss reading blogs in my jammies with a coffee for hours on end.
Erika says
I love those Costco blankets too…and so does my dog!!