Hey there, peeps! I hope everyone enjoyed the long weekend. I sure did. Today was very lazy. I did have to get out of my pjs to run a couple of errands – waaah. For a quick second, I thought about just wearing my pjs to Walmart because, let’s face it, it’s Walmart, but I was afraid the Papparazzi would be out in full force. So I didn’t.
The pool party was very relaxing yesterday.
I met a tall man. He was 6′ 7″. Here’s how we met.
“Hi, I’m Bill.”
“Hi, I’m Kristin.”
“I, for one, shouldn’t be asking this, but how tall are you?” he asked. A bit incredulously.
Um, excuse me, but I think you’re the freak in the room. And you have no manners.
Standing up straight and tall, (thinking why did I choose this day not to wear my high heels with my board shorts and tank top?!) I said, “Four eleven.” And I tried to act proud of it. Dignified. Nod. That’s right. Four eleven. Double nod.
He said, “Do people always tell you that you should be a jockey?”
Say what?
What?
A jockey?
As in, one of those little guys who ride horses? Like Sea Biscuit?
What?
I said, “Do people always tell you that you should be an Upper Kitchen Cabinet Door Opener?”
I mean, really.
If I’d had a ladder, I would have crawled to the very top, and I would have reached as high as I could, and punched him in the lower regions of the stomach.
Anywho, I’m ready to announce the winners of the Sight Word Fluency pack. Thanks for all the interest! And the sweet comments!
OMG… how rude of him.
Tomorrow is my first day…. waaaahh
Rachel
Ms. Rachel’s Room
I'm laughing so hard! I think I just peed. I can laugh because I'm 4 11 too and people have said some incredibly stupid things to me about my size in inches. I must admit though…jockey is new and registers high on top of the STUPID scale. Honestly…
Kimberly
Funky First Grade Fun
Your story made me laugh. My new teaching partner is 4'10"… I feel tall when I talk to her which doesn't usually happen to me. I would have felt awkward talking to that man too! My cousin is 6'8 and I always feel tiny talking to him. (I'm 5'5.5")
Have a great 4 day week!
The nerve of some people…maybe he was flirting? In a weird way??
Congrats winners, and I'll have to add your sight word pack to my wish list I guess:)
Back to the grind tomorrow…yay…
SynonymRolls&AntonymMoments
I mean I know your husband would probably fill this role but if he isn't around when you go shopping you should have a bodyguard. Or pull a Hannah Montana disguise act for when you go out and don't want anyone to recognize you. It would work like a charm I'm sure of it.
Pixy Stix and Teacher Tricks
haha I was talking to a parent the other day who is probably about your height and felt like an utter giant standing there next to her (and I'm only 5'8 – I say only because I'm too short to be a super model wah (height is the only obstacle there by the way lol)!)I bet people say rude things to him all the time about his height, so maybe he thinks its normal? BTW I went to Walmart this afternoon and saw a woman with a big hole in the butt of her jeans – I think your pjs would have looked classy compared to that!
Jennifer @ Herding Kats In Kindergarten
Okay, and I JUST figured out how to post a comment. (So look out now! Ha!) Love your blog–you crack me up as well as let many of us out here know we aren't the only ones who face some crazy things in teaching these days! 🙂
Btw I'm 5' 1/2" and try to live in high heels at school so the 5th graders aren't taller than me. I tell them if they get taller than me, I'll give them detention!
Glad to be getting to know you!!!-Patty So (sosimplefirstgrade.com)
Great story!! What a &$(;/-)$!!! Lol!
I won! I won! So excited! Will now have to take off my wish
Iist! We will get on this tomorrow….and I can't wait!
Thank you so much!
Jana
You are so funny! I love it! Congrats to the lucky winners!
ROFL….
Help! Help! Help! I just purchased your WONDERFUL sight fluency set. I am going to explain it to parents next week at our Back-to-School Night, but there is one thing I don't understand. (JUST ONE which is pretty incredible for me!!) In your parent letter you mention that you have assessed the child and determined that he/she should start at list number ____. So how do you pre-assess your students? Please don't tell me you assess them on all 300 words! (Okay, you can tell me, but then I will ask you when you have time to do that.) I thought you just started everyone on list #1. Please explain. Oh, did I tell you that I LOVE your sight word program? I mean really, really LOVE it!!
Camille
An Open Door
As you can see from my previous comment, I am wayyy behind in reading daily posts. I had over 600 to read today and the freak that I am, I have read all of them. Anyhoo, my daughter is 4' 11", I don't know if I ever told you this information. She is 17 and the doc has informed her that she is finished growing, done, finito, no more inches… She has beaten my mother by 1/4 of an inch. On the bright side, she qualifies (as do you) for a handicapped parking permit, LOL. Anyone under 5 feet is able to park closer to the store, but I don't get it. Being short is a handicap, I think us short people need to have a club or something. We are not handicapped, we are so perfect. In fact, God took one look at us and didn't need to add anything else, that's how perfect we are! She is opting out of this perk, she wants to park as far away as she can in hopes that her strides will add inches. Love you my friend, keep us laughing!
faithfulinfirst.blogspot.com
Just catching up on e-mails. I am 4'8"!!!
Susan in NC
susanlulu@yahoo.com