Funny Kid

Tonight we went to a nice reception hosted by our church. It was a really nice time to meet the pastor in a small group setting. I think that including everyone, there were probably 25 people there. I sure did appreciate that he took the time to spend a Sunday evening meeting members.

Okay, that was the nice part; here is the funny part. So we left the kids home with Grandma. The last time we did that, the boy had fun by pushing the "page" button on the base unit and watching grandma run to answer the phone. I guess it took her about 7 or 8 times to figure out that no one was calling, he was just messin with her.

Tonight we came home to find our grocery list with a few additions. I sure am glad that our kids are growing up with a sense of humor.

Segway

My neighbor is a bomb squad cop. They get all kinds of cool toys which they sometimes use to dismantle bombs. Recently he got a segway with off road tires. Today he let me and the boy ride it. It was pretty fun.

Chuck Norris Friday

Chuck Norris Friday #4. Chuck Norris does not have a chin behind his beard, just a third fist.

Feeling Gnarly

Today I filmed some stuff at Boomers. They have these go-carts there. From the look of them, they don't look like they go very fast. If you have known me for a long time, you might remember that my college job was the night manager of Malibu Grand Prix back before it was Costco. Those looked fast. Well anyway, the reason that I am gnarly is that part of this job was to get in the carts and ride along with one of their employees as he drove around the track as fast as was possible. The whole time I was looking through a viewfinder. Looking forward, sideways, and backwards as I filmed. Well, those carts are pretty fast and all that turning made me feel gnarly. I usually don't get motion sick but this time I did.

Fun Stuff Teachers Do

Every job has fun stuff that you can do.

When you are a teacher, here is something really fun you can do. This week we were taking the California Standards Test. It basically is me handing out a big book and a scantron then watching for the next two hours to make sure someone does not cheat. The test directions say, "If you finish early, find a quiet activity to do." Well, this unnamed student decided to take a nap. Since that is the quietest thing he has done all year, I let him do it. As the test ended, I noticed that he was really out so I wrote on the board..."everyone exit really quietly" and then pointed to the sleeping student. The class played along and I was successful in getting all 35 students out without waking him. Once they were out, I stood at the door and let other students and staff members peek in to see. When he woke up, he was being watched by 3 other teachers. I was really hoping he would continue to sleep as I was going to try to get the next class in their seats and working before I woke him. (I actually pulled that one off during the 2005-2006 school year.) Sorry that the quality is low and looks as if I took it with my cell phone. I took it with my cell phone and was laughing too much to hold still.

Butterfly Project

Whenever the kids get good grades we do something to reward them. This time we ordered Hannah a butterfly kit. The kit comes with a coupon for live painted lady butterfly larvae. The larvae arrived almost two weeks ago. They were a little bigger than a grain of sushi rice when we got them. Over a week, they grew to the diameter of a pencil and about an inch and a half long. At that time, they went into their chrysalis. Wednesday they started coming out as butterflies. The Daughter was very excited. This morning the kids got to watch as the last one emerged. This afternoon was when we released them. Our cat, Bootes decided to get into the show too.

Chuck Norris Friday

Chuck Norris Friday #3. When Chuck Norris does push ups, he does not push himself up... he pushes the world down.