....what time is it?????

....if only we weren't governed by timepieces.......I have a love/hate relationship with the time change today........I love the evenings with sunlight.........I hate the alarm going off in pitch black.......I wasn't hungry at lunch time.......I'm tired now that school is out.........I will struggle to stay awake until bedtime tonight...........BUT.........I'm alive, healthy, and so close to summer vacation........I still have a bloody eye.........I told my kids it must be from yelling at them......they were surprisingly well behaved after that news.......I don't really know what happened.........so creepy.....

My fabulous St. Louis Cardinals were on ESPN at lunchtime today..........I live in a city with AAA Rockies baseball and the Cards AAA is here every other year.......Lots of the AAA babies have made it to the big time and are starters this year..........Jackson has autographs from lots of them......not many people are sitting on the Cardinals/Redbirds side of the stadium and even fewer are hanging over the fence for autographs.......so Jackson has a pretty cool souvenir........I really really hope we know where it is.......

Jackson's birthday is coming up.......my baby will be 12........he doesn't know what he wants for his birthday..........we all know what that means.........spoiled thing has everything he can think of.......I guess we've reached the gift card years..........he needs longer pants and bigger shoes but that doesn't seem like something to wrap.....maybe he can keep sagging until it's shorts season.......I wonder if he wants some flip flops?............

...eyeball....

so....I'm early for the Teaching Learning Cycle workshop....I don't know why I always get excited for these days when there are no students.......usually mega-uber-boring training for me.....

I've got a freaking bloody eye......why on earth do those happen?....very disturbing to look at ....and it's a little sore ...but only when I blink.....so....no biggie......

We have a blizzard warning.........and an outdoor baseball tournament......I honestly would pray harder for a snow cancellation for this than for a school snowday......my son is not meant for cold weather......I can't imagine him trying to have any skills while the snow whips by......

dangit......the training is starting ...and it hurts to roll my eyes......how is this going to work?
 Since I was early....one of the trainers asked me to see if youtube worked at this site......I am officially the old lady that pulled up my daughter's solo from when she was 10 and made him watch it.....it's still a favorite.....if you want to see all of her solos......search RockyMtnJane .....on youtube.....

.....poking the past.....

....while working with a group today........the topic of kite flying came up.........not one of them had ever flown kite.........I wanted to feel sad for them but then a bit of my childhood flashed before my eyes......I assebmbled a diamond-shaped kite....( hate that they teach that as rhombus now).....two flimsy sticks and a sheet of thin plastic.........it was a piece of junk but it was mine and I built it.......Illinois gets windy.......I was instantly afraid of my kite hitting the ground and shattering, the kite string unraveling all the way off the roll,  the string burning my fingers as it whizzed through my hand, crossing my kite string with my brother's, and worst of all........my string breaking......kite flying is STRESSFUL.....maybe those kids are lucky they haven't had to do it.........

Spring Break is almost here........many people are packing up and flying out..............we'll be mounting new TVs, hooking up blu-ray players, setting up air hockey...........all Christmas gifts that are sitting in boxes.......people........this is why I have proclaimed next year is vacation year........no gifts........or maybe it's new furnace year.........for now the noisy furnace is chugging away keeping us warm enough....fingers crossed that we make it to the off-season to have it worked on or replaced....

* I'm wearing capris and sandals today.......instant mood elevator............let's not discuss the Winter Storm Watch for this weekend during the USSSA March Madness Baseball Tournament in Denver.......eek!

......teachers' lounge.......

....there is no other place quite like a teachers' lounge.....today was trivia Wednesday because the local paper has a quiz........two support staff we're amazing us with correct answers until we noticed they had their own copy open to the answers........now here's the thing........I was answering a physiology question without the benefit of free answers...........and THEY ARGUED WITH ME.......you know I googled to prove my answer was right..........haven't we already established that I like to be right........and I usually am..........well, lesson learned for those two............

still testing around the joint today.......we must walk on tiptoes and shush ourselves......quite a trick for the PE and Music teachers..........they are business as usual...........which means noise......

it's also stay after school and work on the yearbook Wednesday.......I am gleeful that there are only 10sih weeks for school left..........I am panicked that the yearbook has to be finished, printed, and handed out in less than 10ish weeks.........I feel some all nighters coming on........it would be weird to put my kids' pictures in it when they don't go to school here....right???

Attention weather forecasters......I am not impressed.......your happy sunny days are not showing up and you think I want to see snow in my baseball weekend prediction.........not cool.....

.....cheerless......

...my daughter is quitting cheerleading.......she had an "aha" moment when she couldn't perform her vocal solo this weekend up to her capability......and it was because she lost her voice cheerleading.....again......my kid is not a quitter and knew that was going to be an issue for us......I'm taking the hit and her choir director kindly said she'd share the blame......the coach will be told we forced her to make a choice........vocal music or obnoxious shreaky cheer..........no bias noted.....

it would seem that Flanigans are better people when there is no homework........my kids were happy kids last night......Abby danced while cooking in the kitchen ( I highly recommend an under the cabinet kitchen stereo).....Jackson didn't growl at anyone........I went out for dinner with a friend and no one whined about me leaving.......there is a school district in town that does not send any homework....I wonder if that whole part of town is happier than the rest......the are also known for witchcraft.....so that's weird.......and probably skews any research on the topic.....

Tomorrow we're going to have sandals weather........that, my friends, is a happy day!

.....TCAP.....

It's TCAP time in Colorado.........I'm not supposed to talk about it so now I probably have to kill anyone who just read that.........for once, no one took my room from me for testing........maybe because I'm next to the music room which is louder than loud........the counselor is sharing my space because she lost her office........I can't decide if I'm more productive because someone sees what I'm doing......or less....because we keep talking.........either way......it's a nice change of pace....

I guess I took the weekend off from blogging again.......we had a baseball scrimmage tournament.......who are we kidding.......we kept score and everything ...it was for real.....I do love our team....we're going to rock this year......I forgot to give Jackson his medicine....oops........once again, I learned that he does indeed NEED the medicine......when he's delightful in the morning, I forget.......and he loves baseball, so he's excited and delightful when he's getting ready to go.......I guess I'll just have to tape it to his forehead the night before........

yesterday........we did nothing........and I mean nothing.......I got up and took a shower and then was back in bed.........imagine my hair drying on the pillow..........the pizza guy got a real treat when I opened the door with my up-do going on..........so yes...nothing included not cooking.......Jack slept until 4pm..........ridiculous.........really .......he still went to bed at 9 (as far as I know).......

So...no homework during TCAP........best two weeks of our school year coming up..........woot!

...TGIF.....

Friday....delicious Friday...........my craziest day of the week since we have to zip to Falcon after school for baseball conditioning.........okay, so my job is basically sitting and being able to tell time....but still....trust me..it's crazy.......

It's been a while....but some swedish fish made it into my world today.....I cannot figure out the attraction....I don't really like gummi stuff otherwise....maybe it's the red dye I love......it's certainly not the fishy shape.....I hate seafood...........HATE IT...........I leave the lounge if someone is having tuna for lunch .....of couse my mom loves a big sloppy tuna sub from Subway....hoooooork.......I would rather eat cheese with mold on it......I think.....once my cousin, Colleen, and I had a sleepover at our grandma's......she had a cookie jar and we were pigging out on the chocolate cookies with white icing.......we discovered mold on the bottom ones......grandma said "oh, a little penicillin never hurt anyone"......really?!?!??

Abby sings at Solo and Ensemble Contest tomorrow....of course she cheered herself hoarse last night at the game..... maybe just maybe she'll figure out that the two are contra-indicated......doubtful....but hopeful......

So.....baseball and Fa La La this weekend......currently, the schedules will never work for me to get to both.......crossing my fingers that something changes.....baseball has changed 3 times in 3 days so I'm not even going to work on getting him a ride until that is finalized.....I could use another licensed driver in the house this weekend..........remind me I said that in 20 months when I really have one.....