This is the "Winter" craft I have chosen for my students to do for their parents/guardians this year (we'll be doing it on Monday): I have modified some of the steps and materials, such as substituting polyester batting with cotton balls, adding mini ornaments (such as little gift boxes, candy canes, and gingerbread men) and opting not to use a mirror as a base. Besides making a winter scene in the cup, they will also be gluing a school picture of themselves in the middle. It...

What Signs of the Times do you see out there in our World? With Technology advancing with every blink of the eye, there are probably so many. The idea for this article first came to my mind a few months ago, when I had to administer a standardized test to my students. Beginning this year, and in accordance with a new state school law, we were required to have students sign a form saying that they had “no media devices on their person” so as not to cheat. It just struck me how weird...

I went grocery shopping with my sister today. While I was browsing the medicine aisle, she throws a box of pills in my cart and says with a laugh, "We might need those." I pick up the box , and see "No Rad Pills" in big letters on the front. It read, "Be prepared! Protect your family against the absorption of radioactive iodine after a nuclear emergency!" I can't believe that Anti-Radiation Pills are now available at our local grocery store right next to Pepto-Bismol...What has this wor...

When I am here and you are there, Life is missing something. I cannot see the smile on your face; You cannot see the love in mine. A call or letter cannot take the place Of a gentle stare, a stroke of the cheek, the scent of your presence. When I am here and you are there, I don't affect you as much. A quirk or laugh isn't as endearing, An expressed feeling isn't as important as it would be If you were lying next to me. When I am here and you are there, It is hard to mak...

Speak up...how is anyone ever going to hear what is on your mind? Stand up...for yourself. don't let them think things are okay when they are not. Live it up. you can't always play it safe. take a chance once in a while. Loosen up. laugh out loud. strike up a conversation. smile from ear to ear. don't worry about what others say. Crank it up. move, dance, sing your heart out...your world will feel light and joyous. Brush up...on something you want to get better at...pick ...

Here are my fave holiday songs....in no particular order except for the last one *It came upon a Midnight clear *Rocking around the Christmas Tree (Brenda Lee version) *Silver Bells (something about it reminds me of grade school) *El Burrito de Belen (love this song...it's in Spanish of course...sung by a little kid...) *Christmas in Hollis (RUN DMC) *Jingle Bell Rock *The Chipmunk Song (who doesn't love, "Me, I want a Huuuuulaaa Hoooooop" lol) *Christmas Time is H...

The Grass is Greener on the other Side To Me, You have the World at your Feet While I struggle to get the World to See Me. You Have the the Bright Smile, the Twinkling Eyes, the Rosy Cheeks My Face doesn't seem to have any sort of Symmetry. You talk with Ease and the masses eat up your every word, While I plead, Can you hear me...Do you understand what I am saying...Do you care... You walk through life with a bounce in your step; maybe you are made up of only one emotion. I ...

Wonder if anyone else has heard of that Texas based website that will soon let'you "hunt and shoot" an animal through the internet... I think it has something to do with looking for animals through a camera...then shooting at them via a remote control gun......then the animals can be retrieved for you and preserved, or made into...umm food....they already offer virtual target practice on this site... personally, I don't care for guns...or hunting...I thought it was crazy when I first hear...

What constitutes an internet addict? I log on one or two hours a day (I'll approximate it to maybe 14 hours a week.)...I use the net to find Educational Resources, shop, bid, play games, email, blog, find cllipart, read news, do the chatroom thing one or two times a week...(a chatroom i've gone to for years).. and just regular ol' surfing... Is this sufficient enough for someone to declare me a net addict?...I will fully admit when i first started getting online four years ago, I wou...

I'm a bit paranoid about Health ever since my beloved grandmother was diagnosed with Diabetes, and another aunt passed away from it, so this past year I have been trying to change my eating habits...Well, I am FAR from having the ideal habits, but I'm slowly ...ohhhh so slowly, working my way there.... Have read up on health foods ...here's some interesting info....some of you might know all of this, and some of you might not...anyhow...here it is: Foods that Will Help you Live Longer:...

I have a cold..so i dont Feel up to much....trying to decide which is better...picking up a book to read, or putting on a dvd that will make me laugh so hard I'd wanna tinkle... hmmm..although i should have some more chicken soup, I am tempted to order a pizza.... So much for the Vitamin C i was taking these past few weeks...I guess student germs were too powerful lol I'm the kind who doesnt like to take medicine for ailments...so the most I will do for a cold is drink and eat warm, liqu...

There are "playground" arsonists on the loose in our town. It all started several months back, with these morons setting two or three eastside schoolyard play areas on fire. When I heard the news during that time, it upset and annoyed me a bit. I mean, out of everything they can set afire, why a kids' play area? Those feelings have now gone from being a "bit" upset to extremely pissed. Just a few days ago, these idiots targeted the school I work at and tried to set one of our new p...

I got a slurpee from 7-11 today on the house...in honor of their "birthday". According to the cup, they've been around almost 80 years...wow.So maybe I shouldn't be too excited about this...only 7.11 ounces of the sweet slush was offered....but ahhhh...hits the spot on such a hot day. Maybe you can stop by and get yours, too.

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I have not one, not two, but three paper cuts (more like slashes) on my hands...My initial explanation would be that I was just in a hurry, or overeager to get paperwork together....but I guess klutziness is also a contributing factor. How can such a wimpy cut sting so much, anyway? And in other Klutzy Rose news, I slipped off the bottom stair and hurt my knee (because I wasn’t seeing where I was going). Oh, and it's my Mom's birthday today...she's _____ years old....I won't giv...