Wednesday, August 6, 2008
I'm tired
I've spent the last two days working in my classroom, and there's no end in sight. I basically drug everything out of my cabinets and drawers and went through everything. I'm tired.
Monday, August 4, 2008
Six Flags
Six Flags~ whew the end of this trilogy.
We headed off to Six Flags about 10:30, the girls were pretty tired from staying up late to watch a movie. Annie left us breakfast and snack food, so we munched and left. (She's so thoughtful!)
I stuffed the snacks in a backback just in case the girls got hungry. Who wants to pay escalated 6 Flags prices. Well, we get to the gate, and you can't bring snacks in ~ so I walked them back out to the car. BTW it was already 100* . So then we re-enter the gate, and we get busted for the suntan lotion. Ummm you can't bring aerosol suntan lotion spray. So we had to check that in. Okay, finally in. We did the 4 D ride ~ To the Moon ~ that was really cool. Then we were in line Hell after that. (Hot and long). We decided that Batman was worth the hour wait, but Tony Hawk wasn't. At the Batman ride (and all of the big rides) you can't take ANYTHING with you on the ride. So they offer a locker to rent for a dollar. That's crazy! So for each ride you have to pay a dollar-each time you ride it. I told the guy that Six Flags was trying to "suck the money out of us." I guess that was rude. Luckily May was half an inch too short, and they wouldn't let her ride the big rides. So she was the official bag and drink holder. Hot and tired, we took a break and had dinner at Denny's (about 3:30). The girls did not want to go back to 6 Flags, but since we drove all that way, they didn't have a vote.
When we went back around five, we rode the water ride, Aquaman (Splashdown). The line was only 25 minutes (when we left earlier-it was at the 1 1'2 hour mark). We were wet, fed, and refreshed! The lines were only 15-25 minutes after that. Awesome ~ we're having a good time! Then storm clouds loomed. So as Hay and Ray are sitting in the Texas Giant (Ry, May, and I are next in line), they make everyone leave because of storms. We kill time by watching (not one of their best) shows, and the storm moves off. Now we get to ride the big rides with no wait time. We ended up staying until 9:30p.m. The drive home was really long!
We headed off to Six Flags about 10:30, the girls were pretty tired from staying up late to watch a movie. Annie left us breakfast and snack food, so we munched and left. (She's so thoughtful!)
I stuffed the snacks in a backback just in case the girls got hungry. Who wants to pay escalated 6 Flags prices. Well, we get to the gate, and you can't bring snacks in ~ so I walked them back out to the car. BTW it was already 100* . So then we re-enter the gate, and we get busted for the suntan lotion. Ummm you can't bring aerosol suntan lotion spray. So we had to check that in. Okay, finally in. We did the 4 D ride ~ To the Moon ~ that was really cool. Then we were in line Hell after that. (Hot and long). We decided that Batman was worth the hour wait, but Tony Hawk wasn't. At the Batman ride (and all of the big rides) you can't take ANYTHING with you on the ride. So they offer a locker to rent for a dollar. That's crazy! So for each ride you have to pay a dollar-each time you ride it. I told the guy that Six Flags was trying to "suck the money out of us." I guess that was rude. Luckily May was half an inch too short, and they wouldn't let her ride the big rides. So she was the official bag and drink holder. Hot and tired, we took a break and had dinner at Denny's (about 3:30). The girls did not want to go back to 6 Flags, but since we drove all that way, they didn't have a vote.
When we went back around five, we rode the water ride, Aquaman (Splashdown). The line was only 25 minutes (when we left earlier-it was at the 1 1'2 hour mark). We were wet, fed, and refreshed! The lines were only 15-25 minutes after that. Awesome ~ we're having a good time! Then storm clouds loomed. So as Hay and Ray are sitting in the Texas Giant (Ry, May, and I are next in line), they make everyone leave because of storms. We kill time by watching (not one of their best) shows, and the storm moves off. Now we get to ride the big rides with no wait time. We ended up staying until 9:30p.m. The drive home was really long!
Dallas Fun...
More fun after the Dallas World Aquarium...
The girls and I left the aquarium to head back north ~ destination...The Speed Zone. B wanted me to take the girls Go-Kart driving. 30 minutes later (for a 8 min drive) we arrive. It's really cool...it's like a small version of Celebration Station, but with very cool Go-Karts.
We're starving, so we share some pretzels and drinks first. Then we go to drive these super cool Go-Karts. Well, the tracks the girls can drive on are closed, so Plan B. The girls play at the arcade and win about 800 tickets. Rylee and Hailee, then Rylee and myself danced off to DDR. I love that game! (BTW my mom just bought a Wii version for us ~ spoiled.) After 3 hours (J/K) of picking out prizes, we head off for Annie's apartment.
Annie's apartment is so cool! It's located in downtown Dallas, not too far from the Dallas World Aquarium. She has a pool on the roof of her apartment building. The girls thought that was very neat. So we met up with Annie and James and ate pizza; it was very nice to visit with them. Then Annie and I took the girls to the roof to swim. They had so much fun! On the roof there is a green area for dogs to relieve themselves, a bar area in the middle by the pool, a good size square pool, and a long rectangular hot tub adjacent to the pool. The hot tub has fiber optic lights that cast random colors on the wall. The girls swam from 7:00 to 9:30pm.
(girls swimming on rooftop pool)
(View of downtown at twilight:)
We went in and got to see the bowling alley in the bottom of her apartment building. Then we went in to settle down for the night. The Ry and May on the couch, Hay and Ray on the air mattress. It worked out really well. I got to stay in their other bedroom, which was nice.
Then it was off to a full day at Six Flags Wednesday morning.
The girls and I left the aquarium to head back north ~ destination...The Speed Zone. B wanted me to take the girls Go-Kart driving. 30 minutes later (for a 8 min drive) we arrive. It's really cool...it's like a small version of Celebration Station, but with very cool Go-Karts.
We're starving, so we share some pretzels and drinks first. Then we go to drive these super cool Go-Karts. Well, the tracks the girls can drive on are closed, so Plan B. The girls play at the arcade and win about 800 tickets. Rylee and Hailee, then Rylee and myself danced off to DDR. I love that game! (BTW my mom just bought a Wii version for us ~ spoiled.) After 3 hours (J/K) of picking out prizes, we head off for Annie's apartment.
Annie's apartment is so cool! It's located in downtown Dallas, not too far from the Dallas World Aquarium. She has a pool on the roof of her apartment building. The girls thought that was very neat. So we met up with Annie and James and ate pizza; it was very nice to visit with them. Then Annie and I took the girls to the roof to swim. They had so much fun! On the roof there is a green area for dogs to relieve themselves, a bar area in the middle by the pool, a good size square pool, and a long rectangular hot tub adjacent to the pool. The hot tub has fiber optic lights that cast random colors on the wall. The girls swam from 7:00 to 9:30pm.
(girls swimming on rooftop pool)(View of downtown at twilight:)
We went in and got to see the bowling alley in the bottom of her apartment building. Then we went in to settle down for the night. The Ry and May on the couch, Hay and Ray on the air mattress. It worked out really well. I got to stay in their other bedroom, which was nice.
Then it was off to a full day at Six Flags Wednesday morning.
New Blog
I've created a new blog site for teaching ideas, strategies, vents, or just funny stories. I've signed up at the Ring Surf website, so hopefully some teachers will join and we can share ideas.
My teacher's site is www.teachingfourthgrade.blogspot.com
My teacher's site is www.teachingfourthgrade.blogspot.com
Friday, August 1, 2008
Murphy's Law at Work
This summer has been Murphy's Law!
1. I have been pouring money and chemicals into my pool to get it clear the whole summer. What I'd managed to do was create a "Super Algae" ~ so nothing was working. For two weeks the pool was cloudy blue, so we deemed it "swimable". Well one rain later and it was green and NOT turning blue...no matter what I did. So I called Tammie, who does this thing for a living, and she helped me out. So last Monday, I poured 12 gallons of liquid chlorine into the pool to kill the super algae. It worked!!! We left the next morning to go to Dallas and Six Flags. We returned late Wednesday night. So Thursday was the first day the whole summer that the water was clear! The girls swam in it ~ no prob ~ B swims with them, and he snags a previous patch job. Well I think he made it worse when he tried to fix it. He got out and the girls continued to swim. Next thing you know, the pool is half empty and the filter is still running. So now I have an empty pool, and all I could think of was the $50 I had just spent washed out into the back yard!
2. The whole point of going to Six Flags was to reward May for reading 600 minutes, and for her earning her free ticket. I was able to get three more free tickets from teachers, etc. So we get to Dallas, and guess what is sitting at home on my desk? May's Six Flags ticket! Isn't it ironic that the person who actually earned their ticket is the one I had to buy when we got there. The stinger is that her ticket was sitting in my car the whole summer (in her EOY paperwork, report card) and I cleaned out the car to pack up for the trip.
3. I have been having trouble getting to my destinations this summer. My blonde factor has really kicked in! One day trying to get to RSC (I had already driven there a hundred times) I by-passed streets 3 times and had to turn around. I'm constantly turning on the wrong streets this summer and having to backtrack or just getting easily confused. Crazy~
1. I have been pouring money and chemicals into my pool to get it clear the whole summer. What I'd managed to do was create a "Super Algae" ~ so nothing was working. For two weeks the pool was cloudy blue, so we deemed it "swimable". Well one rain later and it was green and NOT turning blue...no matter what I did. So I called Tammie, who does this thing for a living, and she helped me out. So last Monday, I poured 12 gallons of liquid chlorine into the pool to kill the super algae. It worked!!! We left the next morning to go to Dallas and Six Flags. We returned late Wednesday night. So Thursday was the first day the whole summer that the water was clear! The girls swam in it ~ no prob ~ B swims with them, and he snags a previous patch job. Well I think he made it worse when he tried to fix it. He got out and the girls continued to swim. Next thing you know, the pool is half empty and the filter is still running. So now I have an empty pool, and all I could think of was the $50 I had just spent washed out into the back yard!
2. The whole point of going to Six Flags was to reward May for reading 600 minutes, and for her earning her free ticket. I was able to get three more free tickets from teachers, etc. So we get to Dallas, and guess what is sitting at home on my desk? May's Six Flags ticket! Isn't it ironic that the person who actually earned their ticket is the one I had to buy when we got there. The stinger is that her ticket was sitting in my car the whole summer (in her EOY paperwork, report card) and I cleaned out the car to pack up for the trip.
3. I have been having trouble getting to my destinations this summer. My blonde factor has really kicked in! One day trying to get to RSC (I had already driven there a hundred times) I by-passed streets 3 times and had to turn around. I'm constantly turning on the wrong streets this summer and having to backtrack or just getting easily confused. Crazy~
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