{{Kristin}} Honey, I hope you feel better soon. I'm glad you have decent drugs, but when it just takes the edge off? That sucks.

{{{{{{Erin}}}}}} I am so so sorry about today. Those kids suck and you, unfortunately, have to deal with them. Which sucks even more.

You know, I quite like teaching stuff. I'm not so big on the supervising and scolding thing. That gets old.

Oh, my, yes yes yes yes.

Erin that sucks.

Kristin I'm really sorry you're having to deal with this on top of everything else.

I almost fell out when I saw my utility bill -- $280!!! for one month! And I knew they were raising the rates, but based on what the previous months bills have been at my new location (the City has a look up) that's nearly $100 more. Then I found fees I was told I wouldn't be charged. I'm call the City tomorrow.

Friday Mom and I are going to see the nephew! I was going alone but my SIL is going to go shoot the wedding on Saturday (2 weeks after her C section!) and they'll be gone for about 15 hours and didn't want any 1 person to be stuck with Evan, so we're going to be tag teaming.

And I have a sweet and kinda sad story relating to my cousin, J, who passed away in June (and was a massage therapist) Our Aunt B has been having unexplained leg pains and she had her youngest grandson over (this is my older cousin's youngest boy), he's about 6. He asked if her legs were hurting and then said "Sit down and I'll rub them." so he started rubbing her legs and then he looked up and said "When I grow up I want to be a massage therapist."

I got all sniffly when I heard that.

Crappity - chipped a tooth. Now I gotta hustle and figure out my dental coverage claim form crap. I am so dental phobic, this SUCKS. I already found a dentist, basically just grabbed a name off the provider list and "lucked out" with a 7am appt tomorrow. Oh f*cking joy.

Oh Erin, big huge hugs and a pox on motherfucking obnoxious students. A big ass pox.

Kristin, you take your Vic and stay nice and gently doped until this passes-- all I've ever had is fibroids that have developed in the past few years and I know how hard those little fuckers can hurt when they flare up-- I can't even begin to imagine what you're dealing with.

Okay, Universe and 2008, the Voodoo dolls will be coming out in full force if we don't get a respite for the last four months of the year. We've had it with you.

Okay, Universe and 2008, the Voodoo dolls will be coming out in full force if we don't get a respite for the last four months of the year. We've had it with you.

Barb, we'll get together and fill the Voodoo dolls with lots of sharp, pointy pins.

{{{Bitches}}}

back off universe just back the fuck off!

{{{Erin}}}

I really wish they hadn't outlawed corporal punishment in schools. Bring the paddle back!

Texas still allows it. I think a few other states, too. One of my friends in college told me that she got caught smoking in high school a few times, and the principal always gave her a choice: either the paddle, or he'd call her mother. She said she always picked the paddle.

You know, I quite like teaching stuff. I'm not so big on the supervising and scolding thing. That gets old.

Yes, this. My biggest problem recently has been students talking on their cell phones during class, but there have been other years when I had some actual behavior problems in my classes.

I really wish they hadn't outlawed corporal punishment in schools. Bring the paddle back!

Florida still allows it, with certain stipulations.

At my school we have problems with the students text messaging during class, sleeping and trying to listen to MP3's (and yes, sometimes they are doing all three at the same time)

Texas still allows it. I think a few other states, too.

A few. Legal in 23 states.

A few. Legal in 23 states.

Wow. I wonder how many of them regularly use it?