Sunday, July 29, 2007
Missing In Action
We're leaving for Gatlinburg tomorrow so please excuse my absence until next Sunday if I don't have any internet! I have no idea if we'll have internet or not. When we get back, I'll have pics!!! Love to all!
Saturday, July 28, 2007
Success!
The Family Day went over without a single hitch!! Here are some pics... Mary took most of them! Thanks Mary!!
Friday, July 27, 2007
Back to School Rally
Today's VBS-style Youth Day went well! But tomorrow is the biggie! Daniel spent the majority of this week and today working on the building for tomorrow. He's work so hard, and I'm so proud of him! I hope we have a LARGE crowd and no major complications. Please say a prayer for our event at church tomorrow and that everyone traveling has a safe trip!
I also got new glasses today!! It's exciting [to me] because I don't get them but every 2 or 3 years. (Dork alert- referring to myself of course.)
Chris and Joseph are staying with us tonight!! They got in about 6 tonight, and we met them at our favorite restaurant, The Loop. Of course, we had to go play putt putt after we ate. I came in third place. Not bad for a skinny kid, and I even had to go first on every hole. (I don't think it was very fair to make me go first! *hehe*) I did beat Joseph though!
That's our day in a nutshell. I'm not sure how much I'll be updating next week because we're leaving for Gatlinburg on Sunday, but don't give up on me. I'll be back in the rotation the following week.
Love all of you! ~Mandi
I also got new glasses today!! It's exciting [to me] because I don't get them but every 2 or 3 years. (Dork alert- referring to myself of course.)
Chris and Joseph are staying with us tonight!! They got in about 6 tonight, and we met them at our favorite restaurant, The Loop. Of course, we had to go play putt putt after we ate. I came in third place. Not bad for a skinny kid, and I even had to go first on every hole. (I don't think it was very fair to make me go first! *hehe*) I did beat Joseph though!
That's our day in a nutshell. I'm not sure how much I'll be updating next week because we're leaving for Gatlinburg on Sunday, but don't give up on me. I'll be back in the rotation the following week.
Love all of you! ~Mandi
Wednesday, July 25, 2007
Lil' bit of nuttin'
Hello world! My days and nights are officially mixed up. That's okay though, that's why I went into education! :) I officially love summer vacation!
Today was nothing too exciting, but I did have one minor scare. I was at a stop sign waiting to turn and out of nowhere I felt a bump. I wasn't sure at first what it was. Then, I realized I'd been rear ended. Luckily, it just knocked the dirt off the back of my car and didn't scratch or dent anything. After that, I just worked on my room for a bit and went to church.
Daniel spent the day preparing for our Back to School Rally coming up this weekend. I think it's going to be fun. I'm in charge of registration and also the extra set of hands for any unexpected event.
Exciting life, huh? I wouldn't have it any other way! I love every detail about it.
We leave for Gatlinburg either Sunday or Monday!! Woo hoo. (We have reservations Monday-Friday, but we've discussed going up on Sunday!)
Today was nothing too exciting, but I did have one minor scare. I was at a stop sign waiting to turn and out of nowhere I felt a bump. I wasn't sure at first what it was. Then, I realized I'd been rear ended. Luckily, it just knocked the dirt off the back of my car and didn't scratch or dent anything. After that, I just worked on my room for a bit and went to church.
Daniel spent the day preparing for our Back to School Rally coming up this weekend. I think it's going to be fun. I'm in charge of registration and also the extra set of hands for any unexpected event.
Exciting life, huh? I wouldn't have it any other way! I love every detail about it.
We leave for Gatlinburg either Sunday or Monday!! Woo hoo. (We have reservations Monday-Friday, but we've discussed going up on Sunday!)
Tuesday, July 24, 2007
Classroom Chaos
I've been trying to update daily here lately, but I slacked yesterday. I know school will be starting soon, and I hope to continue with my daily updates. However, we'll see in a few weeks. Speaking of school, we worked in my classroom for a while today. But let me start at the beginning...
This morning when I woke up, I called the assistant principal at Locust Fork and asked if I could work in my room for a while. It was no problem so we headed that way. I already knew that my room was the old "junk room" meaning that there was TONS of junk in there. Being optimistic, I thought they might have moved some of the items out of the room over the summer. WRONG! My principals didn't realize how much stuff really was in that room. At first I was pretty much left to move it ALONE with the janitors.
The janitors weren't too thrilled with my arrival because the principal asked them to come help me. Unfortunately, it was almost three o'clock, and they were going home at three regardless of my situation. The janitors actually told me to go home and come back the following day!! Needless to say, my principal did not like this idea!
Enter principals help moving stuff!
The principals and I moved over 50 humongous monitors and 10 computers into the hallway. But after that, I was then left with a room full of broken desks and various unwanted items to move alone again.
Enter Daniel and Daddy. Yay!
So, Daddy, Daniel and I started moving desks and climbing over mountains of STUFF. Only difficulty, where do we put the extra 20 desks, extra filing cabinet and three broken chairs? So we go on a mad hunt to figure out where to put this extra stuff!! It all ended up In the hallway! *hehe* Of course I asked permission before I did this though.
Enter Mom.
Finally, the four of us began the cleaning process and organization process of just a normal classroom! This is a task in and of itself when it's your first year at a school!!
We worked for a good 4 hours total, and then went to eat at Konomi in Trussville! Let's just say, we bought Mom and Dad's supper for all their help and we still owe them! Thanks everyone for all your help! My room now looks as good as it can considering. I am getting a new paint job, new desk, new computer, and my floor waxed soon! *yay!!!!* I hope it gets better each year, but at least I won't have to clean out the junk every year. I think I'd rather move every year!!
This morning when I woke up, I called the assistant principal at Locust Fork and asked if I could work in my room for a while. It was no problem so we headed that way. I already knew that my room was the old "junk room" meaning that there was TONS of junk in there. Being optimistic, I thought they might have moved some of the items out of the room over the summer. WRONG! My principals didn't realize how much stuff really was in that room. At first I was pretty much left to move it ALONE with the janitors.
The janitors weren't too thrilled with my arrival because the principal asked them to come help me. Unfortunately, it was almost three o'clock, and they were going home at three regardless of my situation. The janitors actually told me to go home and come back the following day!! Needless to say, my principal did not like this idea!
Enter principals help moving stuff!
The principals and I moved over 50 humongous monitors and 10 computers into the hallway. But after that, I was then left with a room full of broken desks and various unwanted items to move alone again.
Enter Daniel and Daddy. Yay!
So, Daddy, Daniel and I started moving desks and climbing over mountains of STUFF. Only difficulty, where do we put the extra 20 desks, extra filing cabinet and three broken chairs? So we go on a mad hunt to figure out where to put this extra stuff!! It all ended up In the hallway! *hehe* Of course I asked permission before I did this though.
Enter Mom.
Finally, the four of us began the cleaning process and organization process of just a normal classroom! This is a task in and of itself when it's your first year at a school!!
We worked for a good 4 hours total, and then went to eat at Konomi in Trussville! Let's just say, we bought Mom and Dad's supper for all their help and we still owe them! Thanks everyone for all your help! My room now looks as good as it can considering. I am getting a new paint job, new desk, new computer, and my floor waxed soon! *yay!!!!* I hope it gets better each year, but at least I won't have to clean out the junk every year. I think I'd rather move every year!!
Sunday, July 22, 2007
Randomness
- Einstein declined the presidency of the state of Israel when it was offered to him in 1952 by state leaders.
- When hippos are upset, their sweat turns red.
- It cost 7 million dollars to build the Titanic and 200 million to make a film about it.
- Most soccer players run 7 miles in a game.
- German Shepherds bite humans more than any other breed of dog.
- If a statue in the park of a person on a horse has both front legs in the air, the person died in battle; if the horse has one front leg in the air, the person died as a result of wounds received in battle; if the horse has all four legs on the ground, the person died of natural cause.
- Whip makes a cracking sound because its tip moves faster than the speed of sound.
- Two animal rights protesters were protesting at the cruelty of sending pigs to a slaughterhouse in Bonn. Suddenly the pigs, all two thousand of them, escaped through a broken fence and stampeded, trampling the two hapless protesters to death.
Can you Sudoku?
I have been hit by the latest game craze... SUDOKU! It's been around for awhile now, but I wanted something innovative to put on my blog! Hope you have fun! Try to get the numbers 1-9 each in row, column, and 3-by-3 bolded square! (Tina, maybe I'll keep you entertained for a little while!)
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