Sunday, September 23, 2007

You can use adjectives as verbs in a pinch

Yesterday we were at the ball field in the sweltering heat. You know you live in Texas when it's 95 degrees on the very last day of summer! Anyway, Mollie had just come off the field and was pouring water all over her head. I was sitting behind the dugout because that was the only shade on the entire field. I ask her what she was doing and this is how the conversation went:

Me: Mollie what are you doing?

Mollie:(as water is dripping from her head to the floor of the dugout) I'm trying to convenient myself.

Me: What?

Mollie: I'm trying to convenient myself.

Me: OK, I understand what you are trying to say, but that's the wrong use of the word convenient.

Mollie: My bad. I'm just trying to comfortabalize myself, Mother.

Me: Gotcha!

So, she was using the word convenient as a verb. I knew what she meant and as you can see, she did too. It's very evident because of the totally made up word she used next-comfortabalize. I don't even think I know how to spell it right.

Pardon me now, as I go convenient myself on the couch.

Sandy C

Sunday, September 02, 2007

Quantity vs. Quality

The first week of school has come and gone and we all survived. We always survive, but that sometimes feels doubtful on the first day! I've been reminded about why I love the first grade part of my loop. My kids came in Monday morning and I didn't have to remind them of our rules and procedures but once or twice and they were ready to go. I didn't have to teach them to get in line or how to go restroom, they already know! I did feel very sorry for two of my teaching friends who were teaching Kindergarten for the first time. By Friday, they were dragging themselves down the hall and their voices were hoarse! I remember that well. The good thing about looping is that I only have to experience that once every two years!!!!

This time of year is very busy for us, to say the least. I was telling Wade earlier that I might volunteer to do one more thing at church. It's something I have experience with, just not recently. I'm just going to have to pray about it and see what God wants me to do. Sometimes we get involved in too many things and that turns into service that the quantity gets in the way of quality. This is what our next 8 weeks or so look like.

Monday-Mollie has softball hitting lessons.(this will go on until spring)

Tuesday-Upward basketball practice. Mollie plays and we coach.(scary thought!) 8 weeks

Wednesday-church

Thursday-Beth Moore Bible study night(11 weeks)

Friday-Athens Hornets football(10 weeks)

Saturday-Upward basketball in the morning, Fall softball in the afternoon(5 weeks)

Sunday-church

In the middle of all that, we will deal with homework, housework, laundry, etc. It gets a little overwhelming, but I'll just take it day by day and make it through, I always do.

Do I really want to take on another responsibility? After rereading that schedule, I don't think so. I'll just have to see.

We are off tomorrow for Labor Day. I'm going to relax and prepare for the fast paced ride that is the fall.

Sandy C