For Tuesday

Go Blog Yourself is a blog I ran across a month or so ago through SITS. This blog tells the story of Jessica, Charley, and their beautiful children: Spencer, Axel, and two-year-old twins Piper and Tuesday. Just a few short months ago, Tuesday was diagnosed with cancer. I went to the blog last night and saw that the doctors had sent her home to be with her family. This morning, I see that she has passed away.

I did not know this family, but my heart still breaks for them. I cannot imagine how heavy their hearts are. No one can unless they have experienced it themselves. I know that it is human nature to question these kinds of things. Why? Why did a precious 2 year old have to suffer with this horrible disease? Why did she have to hurt? Why did she have to go "home" so early? Those are questions we can't answer, but I know that GOD knows why. Will her family ever know? Maybe. Maybe not.

If you think you can, go over to Jessica and Charley's blog and read about sweet Tuesday. Smile at the darling pictures. Pray for them.

Hug the people you love and tell them you love them.

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Happy Friday!

Finally, Friday! This has been a pretty good week, except for the three days of feeling just really yucky. Still don't know what that was all about, but whatever it was seems to be over now.

I got to be the English nerd this week and talk about the feudal system--kings, lords, knights, serfs--and the Medieval Period monarchs. I didn't think I'd like teaching Brit. Lit. because I didn't think I'd really enjoy the history part of it, but I LOVE it. My dream is to some day spend a summer in England just taking in all of the history.

Going to England isn't a something I just decided I wanted to do after I transferred into the general ed. setting and started teaching Brit. Lit. When I was in about 4th grade, I sent off for a pen pal. I ended up with Graham, a boy from England. I was DEVASTATED! I had a BOY for a pen pal! Mom said that I had to at least give it a shot, and I'm really glad I did. We wrote each other for about 4 or 5 years before the letters began to taper off and then ended all together. His mom sent me a letter explaining that he had started rebelling and had moved in with his biological father. Over the years, I have wondered what happened to him. I think it would be so neat to someday reconnect. Anyway, that experience is what led to my dream of going to England.

Tomorrow, John and I are going to Auburn to have dinner at Mikata with some people from work. I am so looking forward to it! If you hear about a group of people being kicked out, it may very well be us. We all eat lunch together at work, and we've been known to be a little...well...loud and, on occasion, uncouth. LOL

We haven't been to Mikata in a LONG time, and it's such a fun place to go. I hope we have a good chef. The last time we went, the chef was good, but he wasn't the best we've had.

John just got in, so I'm gonna go spend time with him. Even though I LOVE you, my bloggy friends, it's important to me that I devote quality time to the love of my life and that we don't end up just sharing air.

Have a GREAT weekend!!
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About a minute and a half

In case you might be wondering how long it takes a 6 pound rat terrier to chew up a flash drive, I can tell you. It takes about a minute and a half, and maybe not even that long.

I've been needing to write a purchase order to Office Depot for some school stuff, but I just get so busy during my planning that I forget. One of the items on my Office Depot list is a couple of flash drives. Day before yesterday I had to go to Wal-Mart (I'd rather have a root canal with no drugs as to have to go to Wal-Mart.) While I was there, I decided to just break down and buy one myself so I could get my files saved to something other than my computers.

As I was looking at the flash drives, I noticed a ton of Kingston 2 GB drives for only $5. The one I currently have is a Kingston, and it's been great, so I decided I'd just get a couple of those instead of one 4 gig. That way, I could have one for English 12 and a second one for English 11. Woo hoo! (It does NOT take much to excite those of us in education. LOL)

Last night I sat down and organized all of my files into folders and then I did a main folder for each of my English courses and saved everything to one of the flash drives. I haven't been feeling too well the last couple of days, so I thought I'd just save everything to one and then I could take care of moving one of the folders later.

Fast forward to this morning. I had gotten ready and was about to leave. Just as I was walking to the den, I heard Ali in the kitchen eating. Or so I thought. When I walked into the den, I saw her sitting in the middle of the floor. The crunching sound I heard? Yep, my flash drive. I know she hadn't been chewing on it long because she was in the bedroom just a couple of minutes earlier. I was so frustrated at first, but then I realized that I was MY fault.

I apparently didn't put the flash back into the case when I finished, and she's just a dog who LOVES to chew on things--this was just a new chew toy to her. I did fuss at her a tiny bit, but all she did was look up at me with those big brown eyes and wag her tail. Silly girl...she doesn't have a clue when she's in trouble. Maybe that's because she really hasn't done MUCH in her life that has caused her to get into trouble. (Bama, though, was another story. All I have to do is say the word "spanking" and he comes running. Don't run call the ASPCA--I am NOT an abusive pet owner. The ONLY time he has ever been spanked was when he ran after a car.)

So, another trip to Wal-Mart today to replace the chewed up flash. All I have to say is THANK GOODNESS I didn't end up spending $40 or $50 on one. THAT would have really made me ill.

Six Random Things About Me

Leigh at Bloggeritaville posted a meme and instead of tagging people, she left it open for anyone who wanted to tell six random things about themselves. I wanted, so here it is. :)

The rules are quite simple.
1. Link to the person who tagged you.
2. Post the rules on your blog.
3. Write six random things about yourself and things that make you happy.
4. Tag six people at the end of your post and link to them.
5. Let each person know they've been tagged and leave a comment on their blog.
6. Let the tagger know when your entry is up.I have decided to share little-known tidbits about me.

1. I do not like raw onions, but I love beer-battered onion rings.
2. Along the same lines, I won't eat a sliced tomato by itself, but I'll eat tomatoes on BLTs, hamburgers, etc.
3. One of my favorite things to do is to sip on an early morning cup of coffee while looking out over the lake.
4. Facials and massages. 'Nuff said.
5. Enjoying a long, leisurely lunch or dinner with friends can't be beat.
6. Jammie pants and T-shirts are my FAVORITE lounge-around-the-house attire.

Like Leigh, I don't think I'll tag anybody. Just jump in and play along. But leave me a comment so I'll make sure I pop in to read your list.

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Brought to you by...

I got the letter D for the alphabet game from Tammy. THANKS for not giving me the letter X. :) So, now I get to tell you ten things I love that begin with the letter D.

1. Dear hubby -- OK, so it's stretching to use D here, but he is my life, and I HAVE to include him! I ♥ him!!!!

2. Daughters -- while they aren't my biological daughters, I love them dearly, and I'm so thankful that God brought them into my life. (This is the only picture I have of them on my computer at work. This was taken the day Sam was born. Sorry, Katy and Jess, if you don't like it, but I LOVE this picture of the two of you.)

3. Dogs -- specifically rat terriers and shih tzus. My puppies are my babies. There isn't a day that goes by that they don't make me laugh. They usually aren't so snuggly with each other, but this was taken on the way home from the lake, and they were too tired to care. lol
4. Decorating -- I'm not a professional at this by any stretch, but I enjoy making my house pretty. I'm probably in the minority on this, but I LOVE to paint! I've already started thinking about my summer painting project--our bedroom.

5. Denney Chimes -- This is one of the landmarks of the University of Alabama. I love hearing them play on football Saturdays!6. Daffodils -- Daffodils are my favorite flower! When they begin blooming, I know spring can't be far away.7. Diamonds -- Hey, while I'm not a girly-girl, I am a girl, and diamonds ARE a girl's best friend. :)
8. Desserts -- YES, I need to lose a pound or twenty, but desserts are something I love, and they start with D. Don't judge me!! :-)

9. David Letterman -- He cracks me up. I love his Top 10 lists.

10. "Don't Think I Don't Think About It" by Darius Rucker -- I think this should could as two things. I could listen to this over and over.
You have my 10 things I love. Want to play along? Leave me a comment, and I'll give you a letter!

Now I need to get ready for my next class. Have a GREAT day!
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