Posted on July 16, 2008 by mrsvierkant
Ode to Elmer the Elephant
Your patchwork design pleases my eyes,
And your story is one that is full of surprise.
My classroom theme for next year you will be,
Bringing joy to my students as well as to me.
Your duty is to befriend each girl and boy,
And become something more than a book or a toy.
Your story has a great lesson [...]
Filed under: Poems, school, teaching | Tagged: books, Elmer Elephant, Poems, preschool, teacher, themes | 5 Comments »
Posted on July 9, 2008 by mrsvierkant
Did that catch your attention? Or am I just getting silly from all the paint fumes?
This is a popcorn ceiling.
I have them all over my house, and the ceiling in the kids’ bathroom needed to be painted.
Most people with an ounce of sanity remove the popcorn stuff and then paint.
I am not sane.
I have painted [...]
Filed under: Personal, Random, funny | Tagged: home improvements, humor, painting, popcorn ceiling | 7 Comments »
Posted on July 7, 2008 by mrsvierkant
Yesterday was my 17th wedding anniversary. Wow… Where did the time go?
This is my favorite photo from the day when I married Mr. Right.
We look happy don’t we? Can you believe that we had just had a little spat before the photographer stuck her head in the window? Ahhhh, wedded bliss.
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Our first dance was to [...]
Filed under: Personal, Video Clip, family, husband, memories, songs | Tagged: anniversary, family, husband, marriage, Mr. Right, music video, Pictures, righteous brothers, unchained melody | 10 Comments »
Posted on June 29, 2008 by mrsvierkant
What would it have been like to be a child in the early 1900’s? I suppose it might not have been an easy life, especially if you were a child of a farmer. But what if you were the child of a doctor, not just an ordinary doctor, but a famous doctor, who with his [...]
Filed under: Personal, observations | Tagged: 1900's, estate, history, mansion, picture | 5 Comments »
Posted on June 25, 2008 by mrsvierkant
Without her small friends
Educator contemplates
Bittersweet summer
Mrs. V
A big thank you to ~m over at Smoke and Mirrors for the haiku idea, and helping me move that writer’s block a little.
Filed under: Haiku, Personal, Poems, school, summer break, teaching | Tagged: Haiku, poetry, Random, summer break, teacher, thoughts | 8 Comments »
Posted on June 1, 2008 by mrsvierkant
…I like to ride my bike.”
Thanks Queen for getting that stuck in my jukebox of a brain. Does anyone have a quarter (or is it a $1 now?) so I can choose a new song?
This is what I did on Saturday:
This is what I did today (Sunday):
Yes, it hurt. A lot. Still does in fact. [...]
Filed under: Excercise, Personal, funny, songs | Tagged: bike riding, bike signs, funny, Queen, wipe out | 6 Comments »
Posted on May 27, 2008 by mrsvierkant
Here are 10 words to describe how I plan to utilize my 3 months of summer break. Kind of a fill in the blank, I guess.
On my summer break I will _____________.
1. SLEEP
2. Parent
3. Read
4. Excercise
5. Clean
6. Organize
7. Paint
8. Relax
9. Reevaluate
10. Recuperate
I’ll revisit this in late August to see how well I did with my [...]
Filed under: Personal, Random, end of the year, school, teaching | Tagged: teacher, goals, list, summer break, 10 words | 7 Comments »
Posted on May 5, 2008 by mrsvierkant
On my personal day I caught myself thinking about how I was lucky to have gotten out of winter relatively healthy, without having had to take a sick day.
Damn…
Karma has such a way of slapping someone right in the face, you know?
I had to find a substitute teacher for my classroom today, because I needed to [...]
Filed under: Personal, Random, frustrations, school, sick, teaching | Tagged: karma, sick day, teacher | 5 Comments »
Posted on May 1, 2008 by mrsvierkant
I’m borrowing this love and hate theme from Reflecting for today.
Love: My friends who shared a coffee/tea date with me today. Thanks for the pick-me-up.
Hate: Having to color my own hair. However, in the name of saving money, I have done it.
Love: The gal at Cost Cutters who cut my hair. Thanks for listening.
Hate: The [...]
Filed under: Personal, Random, lists, observations | Tagged: Hate, list, Love, Personal, Random | 3 Comments »
Posted on April 20, 2008 by mrsvierkant
Spring has finally sprung where I live. The skies are blue and sunny today, and I plan to enjoy them as much as possible! I know I promised videos, but I’m still working on that. (Please do not ask how it is going, either.)
So before I go outside to play I will leave you with [...]
Filed under: Personal, Poems, food, frustrations, funny, holidays, weight | Tagged: excercise, food, frustration, funny, humor, weight, winter | 5 Comments »
