"I'm worried about my grade."

We watched this video last week at a professional development. I'm likely to hear this conversation next week as the end of our trimester approaches. (Warning, this video does have very mild language--less intense that you'd hear in a typical school hallway.)

2011

It's amazing to think that it's 2011 already. Wow! Where did the time go?

Well, there's lots that I would like to post...pictures of the house after a year, pictures from our winter vacation, etc. But I only have a couple minutes left of my prep. period today at school. So, in case you haven't seen the sad video footage or newspaper pictures of Laguna after the flood, here you go. (I took pictures last week of what it looks like a week later, will post soon.)

AccuWeather.com - Weather Video - Flooding Turns Streets of Laguna Beach into Rivers

LA Times - Huge Storm Floods Laguna Beach

Laguna Beach Hit Hard with Floods: MyFoxLA.com

Paint, FINALLY!!!

So the plan was to paint our bedroom BEFORE we moved in.  Well, that didn't happen.  The new plan is to paint it next week.  Money is set aside, the schedule is free.  We'll see if it actually happens.  (Pictures to follow if it does.)

Way Cool for Digital Scrapbooking

So, I've been enjoying finishing my wedding scrapbook with the amazing computer program by Creative Memories.  But I've also been wanting to find additional free papers and emblishments for my collection.  We'll today I found something cool.  It's called a "blog train."  In this one http://ldsblogtrainblog.blogspot.com/ many people created digital scrapbooking things based off an LDS theme.  Like the last one was "Called to Serve".  Everything seems to be based off the same colors, which is nice.  (I even found out that someone had created a Thai mission tag.  Way cool!)

The next "blog train" is set for June 1st.  Guess I'll have to head over to Mom's for the internet that day.  :)

Sad news from my school

This sad story happened to the choir teacher at my school and his daughter (one of my students).

Video Courtesy of KSL.com

I'm glad that everyone is okay physically. But the family is struggling financially. They had just bought this new house on auction. The home insurance was not in place yet. So they must pay for everything themselves. Our school is going to put on a benefit concert to try and raise some funds to help the family. If you're interested in donating, let me know and I'll direct you to the fund that has been set up.

I don't wanna work

The problem with early days is that once I've gotten to work, I'd much rather visit than get anything done.  I think the problem is multiplied (ha ha) by the fact that my two BTFF (Best Teachers Friends Forever) both have 1st period prep.  So they don't have to teach, I don't have to teach until fourth period.  Can you see the problem?  And there's so much to visit/discuss/argue/complain/gossip about.

But as I do have a busy weekend with a party last night, one tonight, two tomorrow, and Mother's Day on Sunday...I don't have time to grade homework over the week.  *sigh*  I guess I'll get to work now.

I hope you all have a lovely weekend and Mother's Day.


(Nineteen days left of school!!!)

Lockdown

Relax.  Breathe.  You're going to survive.  No, this is not a drill.

This is what I said over and over again to my students today in 4th period as we went into lockdown.  Luckily, nothing came of it.  Simply a mistake over a chemical substance.  But as I told my students, better safe than sorry.