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My ferocious blog fans have insisted I post again. And by fans I mean KB. Thanks, girl.

One of my favorite things in life is when you share a "WTF moment" with a total stranger.
For instance, Sunday I was feeling lousy. I was stopped at an intersection with a little black rain cloud hovering over my head, when I see two pre-teens dressed in their Sunday best sprinting across the 4 lane highway. Barefoot. I did the requisite double take and then glanced at the car next to me to see if they saw it, too. The lady had the same "wtf" look on her face and looked over to me and we shared the moment briefly before the light turned green. It made my day a little bit better, not to mention more interesting as I tried to figure out what the hell those kids were doing. Couldn't take the sermon? Threw their shoes off in a fit of joy and were filled with the spirit...all the way down highway 51? Maybe they were shooting a music video.
In other news, my cat has learned how to sit in the kitchen cabinets and will not be removed. She's broken all my good plates. I need an exterminator.
I also got a Wii. My right side is so sore from serving those rockets to the opposing team. I am a Wii sport pro-fesh-un-ul. I can't be stopped, so don't try.
That is all.

Scenes from the 'Quah

Some things never change....

Post-election day in a school is always interesting.
So is the realization that kids now still do the same stupid stuff you did at their age.
As one 5th grader was explaining to me that John McCain was a good candidate, but Sarah Palin lacked experience, the kid behind him was showing the others how he could pop his shoulder out of place. This exploded into every child showing me their freakshow talents...double jointed fingers, scars from summers at the lake, and my favorite-the extreme hand-flop from a broken wrist.
As it calmed down and they continued to work, one of the boys in the back suddenly got this puzzled look, raised his hand and asked "Miss Jumper....can fish get diabetes??"
This spawned the whole "If you have this, then you have this" game. If your right leg is longer than your left then you'll die young, if you can touch your nose with your tongue then you're real smart...then the classic. If your hand is bigger than your face then you have cancer. One poor under-informed boy fell for it and got a smash in the grill. I joined in the pointing and laughing until the bell rang. I hope he forgives me.

Miss Oklahoma, whaa whaaaa?

Teacher: Who wants a signed photo of Miss Oklahoma?

Kids: Ooooohhh! I do!!!!

Boy Kid: (Grabs photo and weasels away...looks at photo longingly)
"Mmmhmmm....That's what IIII'm talkin' bouuuut".

A letter to my high school teachers...

I am so sorry for ever being a teenager.

Please forgive me.

Sincerely,

Spazzy McGee

The culprit!

I caught this naughty bee and plan to rehabiliate it. Wish me luck.

Bzzzzz

I got slapped on the boob by one of my students' mommas today. Don't worry, there was a bee on it. And yes, I got her number.