OMG, erin. Good luck with the little toads.

"Thanks to Fay, we are wet!!"

meep!

Meanwhile, I'm on Day Two with my new class, and they are AWESOME. Bless. Blessity bless bless.

However, when we came to choose a class name yesterday, they did not oblige me by choosing to be the Year 3 Pirates. Hmph. Suggestions ranged from Butterflies to Crystals to Samurais to Smiles to Racers to Sphinxes.

Say that last one out loud.

Yes.

So obviously I sort of cracked up and then hastily tried to repress it when 'sphinxes' was suggested, but I thought it would surely get beaten by one of the other ideas.

The winner?

...yeah. Um.

I fleetingly considered explaining that it was inappropriate because it sounds too darned like another word for arsehole, but obviously that wasn't a conversation I particularly looked forward to having with a group of wide-eyed seven year olds, so this morning I've fed them some BS about the word being a bit hard for the younger children to pronounce/understand, sha la la, ho hum, nothing to see here, so maybe we could vote again?

I more than half expected the universe to punish me with the Year 3 Uranuses, or the Year 3 Beavers, but happily they settled on the Year 3 Teddy Bears instead.

My mom told a student last year: "Do that again and I'll kill you." She was worried she'd get into a lot of trouble, but it made the kid decide she was great. But I had to laugh when she got her review and got a perfect score on "Sets Clear Boundaries"

Hi all. I hope the insomnia fairy packed her bags and moved on allowing real restful sleep.

SIL is visiting friends in the Dominican Republic this week. She gets back Thursday. That is not a good place to be at the moment. Wish her some safe~ma and send a bit more for all the people in Gustav's path.

Hi all. I hope the insomnia fairy packed her bags and moved on allowing real restful sleep.

She left for about four hours. Poor TCG feels bad that I keep sleeping on the couch, but I don't want to keep him up all night tossing and turning.

Safety~ma for Laura's SiL.

Safe~ma for your sister-in-law, Laura.

Big Cat Rescue [link] in Florida shows how they get ready for a hurricane. There are also a number of educational and/or cute videos available to watch on YouTube. I wholeheartedly recommend "Hope the Bobcat, episode 9" for total cuteness.

X-posty.

In completely random news, I must tell someone about the dream I had or it won't go away. Also, you're the only people who might possibly understand: it was "That 70's Show" slash. Hyde and Eric, despite being totally in love, had broken up and were out dancing with all their friends. And they kept getting blowjobs from other people while thinking about each other. And eventually they ended up in an alleyway at the same time (with Donna and Kelso or somebody doing the honors), watching each other. Oh, also they were wearing identical skirts (not, I must say, attractive skirts).

What a stupid damn dream. It's not just bad fanfiction, it's the kind of sappy dumb fanfiction I hate. They might as well have been dying of cancer and refusing to speak to each other while casting longing looks and getting pregnant by 15-foot penises on sentient cat-people. Shape up, brain!

Thank you. I needed to clear that out.

So much safety~ma to your SIL, Laura.

Fashion question...for my internship interview today, can I get away with wearing nice sandals, or do I need to wear real shoes?

But I had to laugh when she got her review and got a perfect score on "Sets Clear Boundaries"

You and me both. HA!

Fashion question...for my internship interview today, can I get away with wearing nice sandals, or do I need to wear real shoes?

I think sandals would be OK, as long as they aren't flip flops or anything.