That’s right. Two for Tuesday!
No, this is not a new series.
No, I can’t keep this up.
No, it has nothing to do with reality TV.
But it does have to do with me and the random parts of my life.
Truthfully, what’s really happening is that I forgot to take a picture of something in my classroom that I wanted to blog about so I am making this whole post up. Normally I would have said oh well, no blogging tonight . . . but I can’t blog tomorrow because our small group is coming over for a potluck dinner so that we can discuss our next study. And by small group, I mean we are going to have between 22 and 24 people here including kids. And by potluck, I mean we (the hubby and I) decided to have tacos and pretty much told everyone else to bring chips and salsa and guacamole.
And I didn’t want to wait until Thursday to blog. That’s a long way away!
So I have Two Things I want to tell you about Today on Tuesday.
And the potluck and forgetting to take a picture are not my two things, thanks for asking.
NUMBER ONE:
We are accidentally fostering a dog.
Yep. It is an accident. I still don’t know how it happened.
No. We are not keeping her.
She is an Australian Shepherd. Her name is Bailey, she’s almost two years old, she’s housebroken, she’s crate trained, she knows basic commands, and why would anyone want to give her up?
Well, I’ll tell you why.
The owner was preggers and already had a six or seventh month old baby and decided she couldn’t do it all.
I am not going to get on my soap box and say one darn thing about how I feel about this.
But I will say this.
I feel bad for this dog. I do. And my hubby is the biggest softie ever when it comes to animals, and he would foster every single stray if I let him. But I’m basically a broken record and say no, we can’t take that dog in. No, we can’t take that cat in. No, we can’t take that person’s iguana, I’m scared to death of it, just look at it, I’m freaking out, GET IT AWAY FROM ME I SAID.
I don’t know what made me say yes this time, but I did.
Now I feel bad for the foster dog AND Murphie. Bailey isn’t so nice to Murphie and if you didn’t know, Murphie is pretty much a princess around these here parts and much too dignified to respond to Bailey’s rants with anything but her nose in the air and a fine-how-do-you-do.
So.
We are on the hunt for a forever home for this Bailey girl and we have about three people interested so hopefully this little adventure will be short-lived.
And no, we cannot take your pet snake, we are just so sorry.
NUMBER TWO:
I know I’ve told you about Sheaffer before, but I’m here to tell you again. She is Shay’s best friend. Shay is the sister of Sean, the bachelor who married Catherine. By the way, I think Catherine should spell her name with an S so we can keep this S theme going.
And don’t get me started on Sheaffer’s name. That’s her first name. Talk about name envy. How cool is her name?!
Well, I love her blog Pinterest Told Me To. Not to mention, I love her because she absolutely cracks me up.
Before I left for my trip, I emailed her about wearing her must have wedges (which I bought because she told me to) with a pair of shorts I bought, and not only did she email me back, she emailed me back when it was about midnight her time (she lives near my twin and my twin met her at the mall – I told you this story already) AND SHE SAID SHE WOULD CHECK OUT MY BED.
Yep. She meant my blog, but she was really tired and said she’d check out my BED. Which really made me nervous because I wasn’t sure if I’d changed the sheets or even made it that day.
Well . . . besides all that, Sheaffer got me to wear leggings. You know how I love my leggings.
And now . . . she has me wearing maxi skirts and dresses.
Even though I’m short.
Because she posted a whole segment on YOUR GUIDE TO LOOKING TALL AND SKINNY.
I said sign me up, where is the guide, I need a highlighter, excuse me, can I get an autographed copy?
Here it is:
Let’s be clear . . . I didn’t wear wedges to school because . . . well, I teach.
I teach first grade.
If I could wear slippers I would. There’s no way I’m wearing wedges unless we’re doing something absolutely amazing and parents are there and I’m not teaching. And that only happens once a year at our school auction and we’re not even having it this year so no wedges at school.
No, you cannot convince me.
Stop, I said.
But I DID WEAR A MAXI DRESS AND A JEAN JACKET.
And I told everyone about THE GUIDE TO LOOKING TALL AND SKINNY and then I made everyone say I looked tall and skinny.
Today I was TALL AND SKINNY, PEOPLE!
I was THE TALL AND SKINNY TEACHER!
(Even though, in reality, I was short and chubby due to all that I ate in Jamaica but just pretend with me. Everyone at school went along with it. You can, too.)
Your post has me cracking up! I am short too and I'm not sure I could pull off the maxi, but perhaps your new BFF may be right and I should try it with some wedges (and just sit in my teacher chair all day!) Enjoy your potluck!
Molly
Lucky to Be in First
Sleeveless anything is not allowed (dress code) and I have a 4 foot snake that could use a new home.
Oh my goodness, you are so funny! Just laughed out loud at this entire post. You do, indeed, look tall;) that's a smile with a wink…but you do look skinny & adorable! LOVED the comment about how you were worried about Sheaffer seeing your bed;OUT.LOUD.LAUGHING, I tell you. Enjoy the rest of your week!
SweetSchoolMoments
Just looking at your outfit again 😉 I really love it and I'm stealing it!!! When did you get the skirt and where is the vest from??!
KRISTIN!!!!!! OH MY WORD! Okay……so now it's 4:38 my time. WHO KNOWS what in the world I'm going to write now. But yes…I'm headed over right now to check out your bed. Hope that's okay. 🙂 But in all seriousness Kristin. YOU DO LOOK TALL AND SKINNY! So cute! Thanks so much for all the sweetness about the blog. You are hilarious and I'm so happy to have you as a reader!
xoxo,
Sheaffer 🙂
I have been 5 ft. 3 1/4 inches since the seventh grade. I bought wedge heeled sandals last summer and almost broke my ankle when I tried to walk in them. I love my jean jacket but cannot do sleeveless anymore because I am 53. I may attempt a maxi dress now though because you have inspired me, and because I am a "hippie chick" at heart.
Thank you for continuing to "keep it real" on your blog and for providing "laugh out loud" moments in my day. I needed it this morning! Bailey will find a good home, and Murphie will reign supreme once again. I also hate snakes!
Gratefully,
~Jennifer
Stories and Songs in Second Grade
Love your posts! They're so entertaining! We have a small group, too. It's 12 adults, and 10 kids, with two more on the way. Definitely gets interesting!
What I Have Learned
I understand your plight about fostering weird animals. My boys LOVE LOVE LOVE animals and at one point in time we had: 4 kids, 2 dogs, 5 puppies, 3 horses and 13 goats. I about lost it. I have since grown accustomed to saying, "NO" when they come home dragging wayward creatures. Hopefully you will find a forever home soon— she looks really sweet.
First the toothpaste girl. Now Sheaffer. So funny. Also…we have a K teacher at our school who wears heels. Seriously.
You look veeeeerrrry tallll and skinny.
1. Shaeffer is right, you DO look tall and skinny.
2. I actually do wear my slippers at school – as soon as the dismissal bell rings until I leave for the night. For real. I recommend it. 🙂
Wendy
Read With Me ABC
I LOVE Shaeffer too! And Shay! I kind-of think of them as bloggy BFFs and talk about them with my hubby and friends! Actually, come to think of it, I kind-of think of you as a bloggy BFF too. Ha!
Anyway, I love maxi skirts. Soooooo comfy-cozy, right??? And, this year, I only buy clothes for school that I can wear with my TOMS. TOMS every day. They are almost the same thing as slippers. Please tell me you have a pair of TOMS. If not, you must buy some immediately! I know Shaeffer loves her some TOMS too! 🙂
Jill
ABCs and Polkadots
I'm still trying to find a maxi dress that hides my tummy. I did not know there was a maxi skirt. You look super cute and NOT chubby at all in your maxi skirt.
Dogs. We are currently still having to adjust to being a one dog family after putting our oldest down in February. I like it right now and couldn't think about having another for a very long time. Luckily my wife feels the same as she knows I am a softie when it comes to her and all she would have to do is to look at me and I'd give in.
Maxi dresses and wedges. I also teach 1st but I never wear maxi dresses or wedges. Mainly because I'm a guy. Well, totally because I'm a guy. But if I were a girl I'd probably trip on it going upstairs or something so who knows?
There's my 2. Sounds like you had an exciting time! 🙂
I worked in a pet store while I attended college. The guys thought it was hysterical when they let out the large iguana at night after we closed the store. That thing chased me down one of the aisles! No thanks!
I've only worn wedgies at one time in my life. They were hugely popular when I was in 7th grade. I wore them for orientation and almost broke my ankles. I'm 5'2" and I love my flats!
Terrific blog! It was posted in the TpT forum. Glad I found it! Now if I could just figure out how to follow your blog from my phone. 😉