Sunday Afternoon

After church we went to my sister’s house for a cook out. My nephew, Jerry, that now lives in Utah, was in town for a week.

Missy and Jensen

 

Missy and Carson                        Jensen and Chloe

G-ma and G-pa      

   

Jerry posing for an illustration for Lew

The neighborhood

Then we watched this toad strangler come in over the lake.

This little ‘ittle feller lives under her house. That’s right under her house. I wasn’t in any of the pictures because I was passed out from fighting a middle AND outer ear infection. I hardly slept last night. OUCH!

Family Home Evening at the Shofkoms

We had Family Home Evening at the Shofkom’s. Bob cooked hamburgers and hot dogs for us and then we played games. We played 5 Crowns and then Mexican Train Domino’s. It was so fun. Then Bob served us ice cream. If the Garretts were still here they would have gone with us, but they decided to move almost 3000 miles away. *tear*

 

 

What we will do for free food!

On a coupon blog that I follow, there was a blog that you could get free food at Chic-Fil-A today if you dressed like a cow. The website had these costumes that you could download.They came complete with a tail. (I’m not showing that.)

I’m always up for fun and free food.

I had these fears rolling around in my head like, What if I dress like a cow and it’s not true.

People will laugh and shun me.

What did I do?

I made Parker and his friend try it first!

They did it and it worked!

I’m surprised they weren’t arrested.

  

Jensen and I donned our paper costumes. Ours are pink because I didn’t want use a brand new toner.

People in the parking lot and driving by and even people in the restaurant were laughing.

We didn’t care we walked right in and got our free food.

 

We texted our friends, the Berges, to join in our public humiliation.

The lady at the counter laughed and laughed and laughed. I laughed with her at first but then she wouldn’t stop. I said, “Ok, stop laughing it’s not that funny.” She said, “yes, it is, especially, this late in the day.” We laughed all the way to the bank with the money we saved. Hahahaha!

Behind in Blogging

I am behind in my blogging. I will try to catch up. Jensen’s birthday was really June 5. I am going to post them as new so all of you who don’t use google reader can see them. Don’t judge me.

Jensenpalooza 13!

    

My baby girl turned 13 today, a teenager. That makes me sad. No more little ones for me. Jensen has been a joy and a blessing for me. I’ll keep in the tradition of this past year and write her poem.

 

Jensen loves to tell Jokes and they are always funny.

She is a friend to Everyone!

Jensen loves all aNimals. She wants to be a Marine Biologist.

Jensen has mad trombone Skills.

She is very Entertaining, as you can plainly see.

I love you, JeNsen.

We're All Gonna Die!

They Like Me, They Really Like Me

On Thursday, a few of us met with our principal and found out that we might not be rehired next year. A job that I was qualified for and would have allowed me to stay at my school was given to someone less qualified. There were other factors that were involved in the story but I will spare you, dear reader. I was quite upset and found it difficult to focus the rest of the day. I vented with a few of my colleagues. Without my knowing, they wrote a letter that a bunch of them were going to sign and present to the principal. I found out about it and asked that they not do it. I didn't want a confrontation with the administrator because I will need her as a reference and might need a job from her in the future. I tracked down the letter and the author gave a copy to me. I was so moved and touched by it...beyond words. I share it, not to be self-aggrandizing, but as a reminder to myself of my talents and abilities. I am sure I will need a shot of self-confidence if I have to look for employment elsewhere. I also share it for my posterity so they will realize how super awesome their great-great-great grandmother was. (LOL) The letter follows...


As teachers of Eustis Elementary School, we are all very much aware of how difficult it is to plan for a new school year and how the additional complications this year make it so much more stressful and difficult for you as an administrator. However, we are requesting that you reconsider your decision to not rehire Debbie Clayton for the 2009-2010 school year. Not only is Debbie an excellent teacher with an uncanny knack for recognizing a student's true strengths and weaknesses and finding solutions for the many challenges they both face and produce, but she consistently goes above and beyond what anyone could ever expect of her to assist her colleagues in every way possible. She always does so with grace, a positive outlook, an even an occasional joke, which definitely goes a long way towards alleviating the normal tension in the workplace. When a student or a fellow teacher is faced with a problem, Debbie is always the FIRST person to step forward to offer a helping hand.



More importantly, Debbie possesses an additionall talent the EES will sorely miss next year. Debbie has technological expertise that far exceeds what most of us possess. since we will be losing the services of Carolyn Twaddle next year, we are going to need someone on staff who not only has the ability to assist with technological challenges, but who has that special gift of always wanting to help when someone else is struggling. That is the kind of personality that we need on staff at any time, but especially now aw we are forced to do without the support we have grown so accustomed to.



We are hoping that you will be willing to rethink your plans for next year and consider all of Debbie's talents and the needs of EES as you reconsider and allow all of us to benefit once again from having Debbie as part of the EES faculty.