A Long Week

I haven't had time to post this week....its been a busy few days. But, the questions on the 5QF this week are awesome, so I just HAD to write in!

So here we go!

5QF

1. Can you drive a stick shift?

Yes! When I first started to learn how to drive my mom taught me with her Ford Mercury Topaz, which was a 5 speed stick shift!





Even though I learned on her car they let me take my test in the Bonneville which isn't a stick! I didn't think driving my mom's car was too bad. I know it was an easier stick shift than the Rabbit my sister learned on. But it was nice to have my own car...and it be an automatic!

My dad asked me what car I wanted when I turned 16. I'm sure he was expecting some car that our family could never afford, but that really wasn't what I wanted! So, I told him...

A Pontiac Grand Am GT....silver!

Well, he did a great job finding me a car almost exactly what I wanted! A Pontiac Grand Am SE in maroon.





I will be 26 this September and I am STILL driving the car my dad got me when I turned 16. I just love my car and have no need to get a new one! That and my taxes on it this year was like $24! And NO car payments! Sounds like the perfect car to me!

2. What are 2 foods you just can't eat?

I'm going to have to agree with my sister and say sauerkraut for the first one! Just the smell of it is disgusting! And the slimy, drippy, yuckyness of it! EWWW!!!

The second thing I just cant eat is anything mixed with Banana! I like bananas but why do we have to mix them with every other flavor? It just ruins what could be a good Strawberry yogurt by mixing banana with it. And it seems like so many things have banana added to it! Yuck!

3. Do you buy Girl Scout Cookies? What is your favorite kind?

Oh My Gosh Yes!!!!! I LOVE Girl Scout Cookies! I am pretty sure I could live off of them!

I have 2 favorites!

Carmel Delights which used to be called Samoas





And Thin Mint!





4. How do you pamper yourself?

There are a few things I like to do to pamper myself. One would be Big Naps on the weekends! I love sleep so a good nap is like heaven to me!

Another thing I am really starting to like more and more is getting a massage at the place called Salon Ami Day Spa in KC. When I go up to see Chris and he is going to be busy for a few hours....I make an appointment for an hour massage and it is amazing!

The last thing I like to do, which I haven't gotten to do for a WHILE, is getting a pedicure! At first I didn't think I would like someone touching my feet, but now I LOVE it. It is so relaxing and my toes look so cute afterwards.

5. What is your nickname and how did you get it?

Well, I don't really have a nickname that everyone calls me like my big sis does. But when I was little my dad had a couple nicknames for me and when I was in college my first room mate had a nickname for me.

My dad and I use to watch Ron's Big Ol' Fish when I was little. Around the time I started taking swimming lessons he started calling me Son (with an "on" sound) Fish. When I was in High School he would call me DK after the Cardinals Pitcher Darryl Kile who I LOVED.

In college my first room mate would call me Sonj.....with an emphasis on the J! I'm not sure why, but I didn't mind it.

5QF

I actually had my 4th and 5th hour classes do 5QF today since we have a half day and they are only in my classroom for like...20 something minutes.

This week has been a bit up and down! An exciting thing would be seeing my Sister blogging again! I was fun to read her posts....she is such a good writer!

Well, here it goes...

1. Have you worn the same outfit more than one day in a row?

Oh YES!!! The week we had 4 days off of school because of snow I wore the same sweat pants and sweat shirt for at least 3 of those 4 days. I only changed when Laurissa came by and took me out to the mall.

2. If you had to choose any LARGE city to live in, which would it be?

Well, I haven't really visited very many LARGE cities to know if I would want to live in them. But when I was at Seattle I really REALLY liked it and thought to myself that I would be ok living there!

Also, when my mom and I went to South Carolina we really liked it there...I cant remember what city we were in, but whatever BIG city is in that area I wouldn't mind living there.

3. Fly or drive with the kids on vacation?

Depends on the distance. If it isn't more than like a 4 or 5 hours...probably 6 at the max...I wouldn't mind driving. I think car rides can kinda be part of the vacation. Some of the greatest conversations happen in a car.

If it is longer than 6 hours I want to fly....because then you are just cutting into an entire day of the vacation. Also, I think flying is really fun. When Chris and I went to Seattle it was only the 2nd or 3rd time I had been on a plane, but it was a fun time.

4. What is your idea of "spring cleaning"?

"Spring Cleaning" for me is usually going through my closet and dresser drawers, reorganizing it, and donating or throwing away the clothes I don't wear anymore. I also like going through all my cleaning supplies, reorganizing them, and throw out any bottles that are almost empty or I simply never use.

Some times I even like to rearrange my bedroom and/or living room. Moving the furniture around just makes it feel like a new space.

Another thing would be changing color. Maybe getting a new bed spread for my room or pillows/blankets for the living room. Changing the colors to something light and fun makes it feel more like spring and summer is here.

5. What is the best book you have ever read?

I don't read....so that makes this question hard. I actually think I have NEVER finished a book in my life. Even when I was in high school...having to read it for class....I could never get through a book and I NEVER found it to be enjoyable.

Really? Me?

So, this morning during 2nd hour I was asked to have a Practicum student. They said since Darin and Marcella both have student teachers they would just have to practicum student observe my class room.

Really???

Me???

A second year teacher???

Guess I will be having someone watch my class from time to time. I hope I set a good example.

Speaking of my classes....I feel like today I am FINALLY getting back in the swing of things. With the almost complete week off...then another day off...then a late start...last week and the week before were a mess for me. My inner clock was all over the place! But, I feel better now and maybe THAT will help the frustrations I have been dealing with.

Lastly, I finally made a dentist appointment down here in Willard. I have a tooth that has been bothering me and I just have to get it fixed! I am super nervous...I have gone to the same dentist since, well, forever! But it has to happen!

Wish me luck!!!

Going to lose it!!!

As I sit at my desk.....I am about to bust out into tears. It has been a struggle to hold them in all day. Not tears of sadness, but tears of complete frustration. I am so close to my breaking point...I don't know what to do.

I am so incredibly frustrated and annoyed with my students right now! They have no ability to follow directions. They don't want to do their work...they want me to do it for them. I am constantly having to repeat myself...and repeat myself...and repeat myself. Then someone will ask a question that is EXACTLY what I had just said....3 TIMES....and I have to go over it again.

What is going on??? I am seriously about to lose it! I don't know what to do.....and if I have to keep doing this, there is NO WAY I will make it 30 years!

I am really upset right now.....

The house next door...

So Chris just sent me this email....about how some Jeep ran into his neighbors house! How crazy is this!

I keep telling him....people in KC are insane!!!

5QF

I have just been so all over the place this week. My brain is very unfocused! But, I still wanted to do the 5QF!

1. Would you rather be on ABC's Extreme Home Make Over or TLC's What Not To Wear?

Hmmm....that is tough! New house or a bunch of new clothes.....I think I would go with.....

Extreme Home Make Over! The houses they build are insane!!! And knowing me, I would keep getting new clothes after being on What Not To Wear.

2. Do you have any tattoos?

YES!!! 2 of them and I would like some more....but my boring boyfriend doesn't want me to get any more!

The next tattoo I would really like to get is a gryphon. I originally thought of it because it is Angle's tattoo on Buffy. I like the old look his has....but if I got it, it wouldn't be holding an "A" I would have it hold something else!




I started looking around at other gryphon sketches and thought this one looked nice, too! A little more feminine.




I've looked up what the gryphon is suppose to symbolize...and there are lots of cool things that it stands for. For me....I have always felt like I am 2 very different people put into one body! Much like the gryphon has parts of the eagle and parts of the lion.

3. Do you tell your kids about things you did growing up?

I do not have kids....but when I do, I think my story telling of what I did growing up will have a major filter on it!

4. If the traffic signal turns yellow, to you stop or speed up?

I learned from my mom that Yellow means Floor-it! So, when the light turns yellow I always speed up! Thanks MOM for that life lesson!!!

5. What's your preference: Chocolate or Chips?

Ok....this is an easy one! Chocolate!!!!! I could live off of Chocolate!

Likes to Eat

Ok....so....my boyfriend likes to eat. Like....he REALLY likes to eat. Food, it a big deal to him. At Thanksgiving I remember my dad telling Steve, my sister's father-in-law, that Chris is a "professional" when it comes to eating.....even putting down more than my dad!

I always joke with him that if he ate at a buffet to much he would put them out of business OR if a restaurant had an All You Can Eat special the he could make them have to close early that night.

So today Chris goes to lunch and takes this picture.....the caption he gives it....."My fault?"





I told him it was TOTALLY his fault!!!!

I mean this really made my day! Thanks honey for making me smile!

Hit the Wall

I was talking to Chris on the phone last night, venting some frustrations I am having, and I said "I feel like I've hit a wall." and he asked for me to explain what the meant. At the time I really couldn't put in to words how I was feeling and what that really meant to me......so I thought about it a lot last night.

I feel tired.....tired of giving so much and it almost feeling pointless. I'm tired of trying to be nice all the time, when I really just want to say what I am thinking...which in most cases wont be "nice" at all.

I cant go in to any more detail about what is going on with me...or why I'm feeling the things I am feeling. But, I am in low spirits right now....very! I hope to get out of this soon, but I'm not sure what it will take to help me not feel this way.

I miss my boyfriend...I miss my mom...I miss the SUN!!! I need something good to happen for me.....