Monday, April 11, 2011
The ugly of last week just may be too ugly
I posted my part three of the good the bad and the ugly. Later a friend of mine (who hadn't read the post) said she was going to get me a notebook. Maybe she has a point. Maybe it is too ugly. I unposted it. If you think you will benefit from knowing what I am going through or need some advice on how to approach me with a problem you have with me i can email it to you. It felt good to get it down in words & to sort my thoughts. After my friend said I needed a notebook I figured she had a point. I then felt guilty for feeling angry and for taking the situation personally. I am sorry. I feel better now. Someday I will be as awesome as my husband who doesn't need to go through this whole process. And I will also be as awesome as Patrick Jane on the Mentalist- calm and confident in confrontation- it's probably easier when you are an actor. I love that show- because I wish I was like Patrick Jane.
Sunday, April 10, 2011
the good the bad and ugly part II
the bad:
Lately, there have been a few things going on that I don't like & have had to take a stand- using shaming to teach a principle, parents who think their cub scouts sons should be advanced to the next scouting level after earning their rank instead of continuing to do more things and wait until their birthday (or the end of the year if that is how your cub scout group is organized), and a parent who has made it her #1 goal to get rid of the teacher I really like. I'm tired now. #1 over, #2 will not be my problem anymore since I am no longer the Webelos leader since I have been asked to do something else at church, #3 Hopefully over. I spoke with the principal and told him all the reasons I love my 6th graders teacher. The principal also likes him and says he plans on him staying. Yay! And hopefully since the principal and other teachers find my son to be a responsible and respectful child my opinion will have a little more weight.
Isaac asked me this week what I would name a sandwich business; without time to brainstorm since he wanted an immediate answer, the first thing that popped in my head was The Sandy Witch. I love to brainstorm- make a list of everything that pops in my head for a certain thing for a couple of minutes and then go back and see if there are any good ideas. One time Brian audited a hospital that was putting in an italian restaurant for their cafeteria and they had a contest to see who could come up with a name. After brainstorming I came up with "hospitaliano" I didn't win, but I still think it's a great name for an Italian restaurant inside a hospital.
Lately, there have been a few things going on that I don't like & have had to take a stand- using shaming to teach a principle, parents who think their cub scouts sons should be advanced to the next scouting level after earning their rank instead of continuing to do more things and wait until their birthday (or the end of the year if that is how your cub scout group is organized), and a parent who has made it her #1 goal to get rid of the teacher I really like. I'm tired now. #1 over, #2 will not be my problem anymore since I am no longer the Webelos leader since I have been asked to do something else at church, #3 Hopefully over. I spoke with the principal and told him all the reasons I love my 6th graders teacher. The principal also likes him and says he plans on him staying. Yay! And hopefully since the principal and other teachers find my son to be a responsible and respectful child my opinion will have a little more weight.
Since this a "bad" post- here is a bad name for a band. 
"Mr. Winky"? Really? Brian liked it until he looked the band up. Now he is disappointed. Sometimes we play a game at our house- sometimes when we say something we say, "Hey, that would make a great name for a band" I can't remember any of the good ones right now...
Isaac asked me this week what I would name a sandwich business; without time to brainstorm since he wanted an immediate answer, the first thing that popped in my head was The Sandy Witch. I love to brainstorm- make a list of everything that pops in my head for a certain thing for a couple of minutes and then go back and see if there are any good ideas. One time Brian audited a hospital that was putting in an italian restaurant for their cafeteria and they had a contest to see who could come up with a name. After brainstorming I came up with "hospitaliano" I didn't win, but I still think it's a great name for an Italian restaurant inside a hospital.
The Good the bad and the ugly part 1
Oh, so many things have happened this week or lately.
First the good:
Anyone else been following the decorah eagles? My kids have kind of been into it.
The night before April Fool's Day I gave clearly stated rules: No jokes that cause physical or emotional pain; no jokes that have the potential to destroy anything. Isaac said, "Aaaw" and told us a few jokes he was hoping to play that would indeed fit in the categories not allowed. William woke up on the first and changed the time on the clock and taped the cupboard shut with "Fast Sunday" written across the tape. Of course no one was fooled, but he got congrats for cleverness.
My sister had a birthday on Monday and Brian's sister gave birth to a baby boy on Monday. :)
This is hilarious: My 6th grader's class pictures. Take a close look. (I know- not easy because it's not the best quality-if you see me you can ask to see the original)
He has mentioned he does not really "fit in" with his peers. Does this not say it all? I can't believe how they all look.
Now when I said to my son, "Wow. Look at this picture. Look at your face" He busts up laughing, "I know! Look at it! I was trying hard not to laugh. We had a sub that day and everyone was really bad that day and (the school psych) was yelling at us "I AM SO EMBARRASSED! YOU ARE ALL SUPPOSED TO BE STANDING QUIETLY AND THIS GUEST HAS COME HERE TO GIVE YOU A NICE PICTURE! I AM SO EMBARRASSED!"
Even more explains it. Look again.
Here's a nicer picture- if it was in black and white it would look like he was cut out of a 1950's class photo.
He chose his outfit for picture day himself -chuck taylors and tucked in his plaid shirt over a t-shirt and combed his hair as nice as he could all because he remembered it was picture day all without me saying anything about any of it. :)
Awhile ago we watched a movie with friends. It is a comedy classic. Henry now runs around saying, "Did you all hear what Mamma said?" exactly like Sylvester. William is great at dancing like Sylvester. Isaac has found an outfit that can pass as Sylvester. Friday Isaac decided to show up at a friend's party in his "new outfit" and William and Henry came to show off their Sylvester skills. They were all laughing way to hard to dance or quote their lines. It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World. If you haven't seen it or if you haven't seen it in a long time it's time to check it out. :)
First the good:
Anyone else been following the decorah eagles? My kids have kind of been into it.
The night before April Fool's Day I gave clearly stated rules: No jokes that cause physical or emotional pain; no jokes that have the potential to destroy anything. Isaac said, "Aaaw" and told us a few jokes he was hoping to play that would indeed fit in the categories not allowed. William woke up on the first and changed the time on the clock and taped the cupboard shut with "Fast Sunday" written across the tape. Of course no one was fooled, but he got congrats for cleverness.
My sister had a birthday on Monday and Brian's sister gave birth to a baby boy on Monday. :)
This is hilarious: My 6th grader's class pictures. Take a close look. (I know- not easy because it's not the best quality-if you see me you can ask to see the original)
He has mentioned he does not really "fit in" with his peers. Does this not say it all? I can't believe how they all look.
Now when I said to my son, "Wow. Look at this picture. Look at your face" He busts up laughing, "I know! Look at it! I was trying hard not to laugh. We had a sub that day and everyone was really bad that day and (the school psych) was yelling at us "I AM SO EMBARRASSED! YOU ARE ALL SUPPOSED TO BE STANDING QUIETLY AND THIS GUEST HAS COME HERE TO GIVE YOU A NICE PICTURE! I AM SO EMBARRASSED!"
Even more explains it. Look again.
Here's a nicer picture- if it was in black and white it would look like he was cut out of a 1950's class photo.
He chose his outfit for picture day himself -chuck taylors and tucked in his plaid shirt over a t-shirt and combed his hair as nice as he could all because he remembered it was picture day all without me saying anything about any of it. :)
Awhile ago we watched a movie with friends. It is a comedy classic. Henry now runs around saying, "Did you all hear what Mamma said?" exactly like Sylvester. William is great at dancing like Sylvester. Isaac has found an outfit that can pass as Sylvester. Friday Isaac decided to show up at a friend's party in his "new outfit" and William and Henry came to show off their Sylvester skills. They were all laughing way to hard to dance or quote their lines. It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World. If you haven't seen it or if you haven't seen it in a long time it's time to check it out. :)
Sunday, April 3, 2011
"PRINGLES!? Where are we going?!"
Pringles are normally only purchased in our house for long road trips. Not because we are super health freaks. It started when when we lived in Germany and they were something usually found at gas stations but not always other places. I think my favorite European flavor was Raclette. Anyway, it just became tradition. There was a little speculation maybe we were going to Grandma's, but no, we weren't packing any suitcases and we had all these appointments scheduled during the week, so it had to be somewhere close, but the Pringles; puzzling.
Brian made them wait until we were driving there and they played twenty questions to guess what we were doing. The first question was, "Can you fit it in a bread box?" A frustrated 11 year old responded with, "Uhrg, no, it's a PLACE or a thing you can DO." Eventually, with the clues of bringing snow pants and Brian barking like a dog Isaac figured it out- we were going dog sledding!
William's dream come true (he wants to be "a musher" when he grows up). We had a great time. The staff was very nice- our guide reminded me of a very young (20's) version of my grandpa Sharp in a way (red hair, taller and skinny, kind of quiet, but still friendly and conversational) and his wife made us hot chocolate and cookies (so like my grandma) and maybe having some taxidermy around the lodge added to my nostalgia of grandparents.
We got to meet the dogs and they had Alaskan Husky puppies we got to play with too- My kids LOVED it. We had a tutorial on how to drive a sled and then the kids and I got to ride. Later on our ride the kids took turns standing with a guide on the sled to "drive" and I got a turn to drive for some of the time (I could have longer if I wanted). William asked how old you have to be to drive a team of sled dogs and the guide said normally they say you have to have a driver's license, but...and shrugged his shoulders with a smile.
So William was pretty thrilled he got to stand on the sled with Brian to drive instead of just ride the whole time. We took the hour to an hour and half tour. They have others that are longer- even overnight if you are adventurous. That sounds kind of fun, but also very cold to me. Luckily our camera was working. :)
Happy Birthday for Brian. :) Here's pictures William and Henry drew for Brian's birthday- it's cakes with candles.
Brian made them wait until we were driving there and they played twenty questions to guess what we were doing. The first question was, "Can you fit it in a bread box?" A frustrated 11 year old responded with, "Uhrg, no, it's a PLACE or a thing you can DO." Eventually, with the clues of bringing snow pants and Brian barking like a dog Isaac figured it out- we were going dog sledding!
William's dream come true (he wants to be "a musher" when he grows up). We had a great time. The staff was very nice- our guide reminded me of a very young (20's) version of my grandpa Sharp in a way (red hair, taller and skinny, kind of quiet, but still friendly and conversational) and his wife made us hot chocolate and cookies (so like my grandma) and maybe having some taxidermy around the lodge added to my nostalgia of grandparents.
We got to meet the dogs and they had Alaskan Husky puppies we got to play with too- My kids LOVED it. We had a tutorial on how to drive a sled and then the kids and I got to ride. Later on our ride the kids took turns standing with a guide on the sled to "drive" and I got a turn to drive for some of the time (I could have longer if I wanted). William asked how old you have to be to drive a team of sled dogs and the guide said normally they say you have to have a driver's license, but...and shrugged his shoulders with a smile.
So William was pretty thrilled he got to stand on the sled with Brian to drive instead of just ride the whole time. We took the hour to an hour and half tour. They have others that are longer- even overnight if you are adventurous. That sounds kind of fun, but also very cold to me. Luckily our camera was working. :)
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