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Bill's Version of Hanging Christmas ligths

Bill sent this to me this morning....saying this would be his idea of perfectly hung christmas lights:

My version would be this:

Tales from the Classroom, and partly why I no longer am a schoolteacher

I taught elementary and jr. high school for 5 years. The first year as a kindergarten teacher was AMAZING....I remember laughing and smiling all the time that year....all the hilarious stories. LOVED every second of it. And that was the end of the teaching honeymoon.

I did end up marrying a school teacher and so the stories continue. He has been teaching almost 24 years. Here are two Bill experienced in the last 2 weeks...both FIRSTS:

A boy, who will remain anonymous, was in my room this morning
opening up a small plastic wrapped item. I heard from the corner of the
room, as he looked at his item is a confused manner, "EWWW, a tampon!"
Apparently, he found a tampon on the ground and thought it was some sort of
candy. Soooo, he picked it up to eat in my class. Yes...I have tampon
eaters in my class. When he realized what it was, he ran up to me with
the most awful look on his face and put said pon on my desk! I told
him that I didn't want his tampon and asked him to please throw it in the
trash.

Then I gave him some Purell, just because
...
I could not stop laughing!

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A girl just threw up on my desk. My "work station" is sporting a nice shiny gloss and a few chuncklets as well.
I am going to vomit...
Flan

Try a super walk today.

Bill and his brother Mike have been going on these "Superwalks." This , mind you, is not a fast paced walk
for exercising....it is an urban adventure stroll. A modern day walk a-la the boys from
Stand By Me. A superwalk is usually 4-5 hours long and has no specific route.
Weekend, after weekend, these guys head out for another super walk. Last week I went on what Mike and Bill kindly called a "Super-Mini." Knowing I wasn't up for a 15 mile sprawl, they agreeded to do a shorter version so I could have a small taste of the fabulouslessness they have been sharing every weekend. I did enoy my mini super....I think the best part was simply seeing the world of central and urban austin go by step by step rather than theusual 15-37 mph.

I give the mini supers a thumbs up. just a mini though.

Today, the kids went on a mini PLUS with Bill and "uncle michell." Longer than a mini, and they have been talking about the fun all day long. Samantha says, "Everyone should try one, the're fun....but only if uncle mitchell goes. so there you have it.....try a super walk today.

honeymoon list

1. Malia Jack Andy Mark Maggie, Baby Al, Todd and Bill
2. Reading Marley and Me (bawled like a baby cuz I love my pups and Hank is getting old), Point Blank, Scorpia (cheesey junior high but I ran out of reading material), Jeremy Fink and the Meaning of Life (junior high but SO NOT cheesy...a must read even for adults), and 4 US magazines
3. CoolerBag was a beach life saver
4. Napping to the point of burn on the beach beds at la zebra
5. The first sugar cane mojito
6. Sea Kayaking -laughing so hard my abs are probably stronger despite the massive amounts of la zebra nachos I had
7. bill taking care of me while snorkeling
8. cool breezes at night
9. snuggling in the morning, and during afternoon naps
10. the bestest honeymoon ever with bill and our closest friends

wedding list

1. Waking up at Malia's to the Lezzo Cup ready for my coffee
2. Samantha and how pretty she looked
3. the perfect weather under the tree at town lake park
4. Bill, confidently and loudly, saying his vows, so that everyone could hear Spoken to me and to the world, sure of his love and commitment
5. how I felt in my sassy dress
6. my family, his family, all there. 10 kids, flanigin and crow and their families.
7. Will, mouthing "I love you" to his father as the ceremony ended
8. Andy sharing his home with us and our families for the perfect reception
9. my honey, loving me the way he does

what the blocks at Malia's House said yesterday and today :)

Hope at Trudys,
Joy at 4510 Bull Creek,
Cherish at DWR,
and Love along with a proposal

on the Lamar Pedestrian Bridge

on a beautiful, sunny Austin day.