What a Wild Week

This past week has been quite busy. I honestly cannot remember it all. Darn Diet Coke in aluminum cans! Actually, I should just blog more often because my short-term memory is in the toilet. Hence the aluminum can comment. I read somewhere that it is linked to memory loss and possibly Alzheimer's. I'm doomed for sure.

I did manage to take my mom and Blakely to Memphis. We actually bought only school clothes for Blake. I did get a few books for myself but I think it's a first for Mom and me not to have brought ANYTHING wearable home. Wow is all I can say. The world could possibly be ending.

Speaking of my Mom..she is very cool but she screws up so many words and phrases that it is a running joke around our home. Anthony calls her Swizzler because she couldn't remember Barry Switzer's last name. That was years ago and it still sticks and she's still screwing up words. The latest: Tom & Jerry's ice cream and Cootons (not croutons) AND True Value Salad dressing instead of Great Value. LOL Her pat answer has been and will always be: Well, you know what I mean! And the sad part is...we do! LOL

I also finally received all of my books for ASU. I think I'm ready. I KNOW I AM. I really do miss teaching at Lee. It kind of surprises me actually. Of course I'll get over it though. I will probably get to substitute some. I know I will in the Spring as I have agreed to fill in for Trish while she is on maternity leave. And with another pg one down there I may help more. Who knows? I'm leaving it open to scheduling. But I am SUPER excited about all the POSITIVE changes that are going on down there. Accountability, good pr, in-service, teacher evaluations...just to name a few. Two thumbs up to the new school board! :)

Today Blakely and I went to the Memphis Zoo. It was blazing hot and we sweated like hogs but had a BLAST! I swear every time we go there something freaky happens and today was NO exception. We were in the Northwest Passage watching the polar bears swim around. We go outside to one of the little windows and bend down. One of the bears swims at us, which is what we thought he would do, so we were bending down waving and I kid you not...he lunged at us and crashed into the glass like he was attacking us! Scared the bejesus out of both of us! I mean we almost had "accidents" if ya know what I mean. Not a big fan of the polar bear exhibit right now. Wow. And then to add insult to injury, we learned that our favorite python Ann..the one that's been there a gazillion years..died July 28th. Kind of sad. I even went into the Creatures of the Dark exhibit which I detest! Usually somebody else is with us and they'll go with Blake but it was just me today. I still detest it! It's dark, stanky, and I'm a tad claustrophobic. Not going back..that's it for me.

Well, school starts Thursday and I will update because I am also trying something new that day. I'll let ya know. Later blog readers......