So here I sit, drinking a glass of wine, grading papers, enjoying being HOME and I realize it has been an entire week since I have posted! So... I put down my wine (pew) and put down my papers (yay) and decided to update!
I have been one busy girl, ladies! I realize that statement is a bit obvious!
After getting back into the swing last week I taught a unit on on the United States government and started preparing my kids for the election. Each day there is an "issue" on projected on my big screen and two "imaginary" candidates listed with where they stand on that issue. We discuss/debate the issue and then my students record in their warm up notebook which candidate they would vote for (Candidate A or Candidate B) and why they would vote that way! After two weeks of voting on the issues each day I am going to ask them which current presidential candidate they would vote for in real life if they were 18. Finally I am going to have them tally how many times they voted for "candidate A" and how many times they voted for "candidate B" and then I will reveal that "candidate A" is really McCain and "candidate B" is really Obama! I think it's a great way to plug the kids into elections AND get them in touch with their own opinions and how they feel, NOT just what their parents say or what they see on TV! :-)
I also went with my cheerleaders last week to a football game where our undefeated Tigers beat the (up until last week) undefeated Cavaliers! Woo-woo!
In addition to school stuff, I had my mom visit... we had SO MUCH fun going to dinner at MiMis and shopping on Friday night and then going to the Bell Buckle Craft Show on Saturday! This is one HUGE craft show - seriously, you can't even see it all - and we had a lot off fun getting a few goodies for ourselves and some Christmas shopping done too!
I also went to a Halloween party at my friend Rachel's house... it was a costume party, so here we are! Moo and Web went as farmers and I went as a Cat (Ironic since I have an EXTREME aversion to cats... but it was an easy costume! lol)
Rachel is pictured on the left... her husband is a pilot so he wore his regular work uniform, she dressed as a flight attendant and their dog, Little Bit, dressed as an airplane!
Her costume is a little lop-sided here, but she was SO cute running around with her "wings" on!
Yesterday I worked, of course, and then last night went to my first super club! It was so much fun and we enjoyed some delicious food and I can't wait to do it again next month!!!!
So there's the skinny on me here lately! Sorry it's been so long! I am now going to go reading blogs and catch up on all I've missed!!!!
5 comments:
Honey, let me tell you, re your comment on my blog....a husband and three dogs in the truck sounds a whole lot easier to juggle than:
teaching, coaching cheer, junior league, TWO bunco groups, an amazing group of VERY social friends, and now a supper club too!
So very jealous of the mom/daughter weekend and Bell Buckle. I was thinking last week that I need a craft show fix.
Sounds fun..I was wondering where you were. Not usually gone over teh weekend too!
I was just thinking about you today and wondering if you were OKAY!!! It's been a long time since I've heard from you and now I see why!! Whew...makes me tired just reading about it. But your unit on the election sounds fun! You look so cute as a cat! :)
Even though I see you and talk to you regularly, I have missed your blogs! I know that you have been super busy, but that it has all been in good fun ;)!
LOVE YOU!
You as a cat IS hilarious...almost as funny as you going as a BEE!!!
Ok, maybe that's not funny? Just a little?
How cute are you guys?!?!!?
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