1/21...

still hurts.

senioritis & ignoring the guy on your shoulder

student comes in and starts entering my classroom extension into his phone. hmmm. a little fishy. about 5 minutes later i get a call from "the office" saying that this student is needed in the office. i hang up and send him down and tell him to have the speicified counselor call me upon his arrival. i get a call about 10 minutes later saying that this student was going to be "needed" the entire period. and who is this? i ask. "uh...mr. neil's TA."

later that day i checked with the counselor...my student wasn't needed in the office. not called in at all. he lied straight to my face. yah, thats a sinking, yucky, "i hate this" feeling. the next day i when he came to class i told him we needed to talk. he said he knew and then about 15 minutes later he brought up a hand written letter, almost a whole page, explaining the situation. how he knew the second he left class that he shouldn't, because of the little guy on his shoulder (i assume his concsience?) but that he left anyways. he confessed & apologized for lying. he explained how he was going to be a man and face up to his consequence, "whatever it may be." saying he was sorry to have lost the trust of, "a great teacher such as yourself." OK, mind you, he's laying it on pretty thick at this point to try and dig himself OUT of the hole he jumped into the day before, but it was still was sweet. we chatted about it i told him how i understand what its like to have senioritis, but that it is a HUGE disrespect to lie and so i appreciated the apology very much. small battle, won.

too funny not to share...

a few good things, Martha, watch out...

my crazy kids...
one of my kids saw a woman get shot in the head & chest at church on sunday. (so sad)
one of my kids got hit by a car last weekend. no helmet. broke the winshield. thank heavens only bruises & scratches. (so lucky)
one of my kids cut off all his dreads and had to come show me his new cut. (adorable)
one of my kids told me he was going to convert to mormonism so he could marry nicole. (oh my)
one of my kids said he was becoming mormon bc he would do anything for me. (oh my, again)

last weekend...
friday = ebar with girls.
saturday = activity, bowling & dennys until 330 am.
sunday = church, 2 hour nap, 3 hours on IM, then insomnia

funny...
im sore from bowling.i got really nervous about playing basketball this weekend, and cass & i had to go practice at glenmoor park. YIKES for those memories. totally fun, nonetheless.
im sore today.
our team name is the "get lucky charms." i like.
woody, tony & ravi made me laugh SO hard this morning. hallelujah for morning radio.

excited...
i found a festive outfit for st patty's day this weekend. complete with knee high, green, black & white argyle socks. really, truly, love at first sight.booked flights for UT visit, hawaii trip & EFY. YAY, YAY, YAY!!

and of course, a shout out to danny clark. (did i really just say "shout out?" yes, yes i did.) happy 24th birthday, buddy! hope its great! =)