Random Things in My Purse

I was looking for a thumbdrive today and found a plethora of random items in my purse. Let me backtrack a tad...I always had micro purses, but for the past two years I graduated to half a gallon sized purses. This Christmas I received a gorgeous turquoise Pendelton purse from my parents, roughly a gallon. (I don't know what they were thinking considering they've seen the hoarding/sentimental gathering that goes on in our home)

Back to my original tale, I was looking for a thumbdrive and stumbled upon these lovely gems:

• 1 old toothbrush with cat hair all over the bristles
• 2 seashells (1 broken in half and 1 slightly chipped)
• 2 tin whistles (1 F brass and 1 Eb aluminum)
• 1 paper napkin with my clan introduction and other words written in Navajo (thanks mom)
• 1 half melted piece of mint chocolate from Olive Garden (which I fully intend on eating)
• 1 pink and purple friendship bracelet made from real sheep wool
• 1 Jewish Rosary (yes, you read that right)
• 4 bottles of medicine (aspirin, Aleve, Zyrtec, and Midol)
• 3 thumbdrives (various GBs)
• 1 Chrysolina Beetle keychain
• 1 pear tree (not really, just wanted to see if you were paying attention)

What is the most interesting thing YOU have in your purse/wallet?

Our Little Trip to Venice Beach

Gathered water for my collection.

The weather was immaculate...

we go soak our toes...

and of course, I almost lost my flip-flop!

Argh! Bad Hair Week!

This weekend I was in the mood to do something bold. With summer almost here (if you've been to the Phoenix area in the summer, you know what I mean) I decided to get a bob. Not just any bob, but a B O B. I had almost decided on a cut when I realized I should ask my husband's opinion-since he's going to be looking at it more than I will.

"Rethink this," he says. "I don't want you horribly upset for the next couple years or whenever it"ll grow out."

Grand idea, I think.

I go and get three inches taken off and bangs to complete the "look" I think I'm going for.

Cut to Monday morning, the day after Spring Break.

A student says (as he's pointing to my "side bangs" that looks almost like a front ear tail), "Mrs. C, no offense, but did do PAY for that cut? I can help you. All I need is ...scissors...there they are!"

"How dare you!" I exclaim, "..assume you can fix this monstrosity!"

After school I go to get my bangs re-cut.

My bangs now look something like Danny Bonaduce's (circa 1974).

Really?

Given the fact that Spring Break starts this Friday I knew this week would be...what's the word....interesting, to say the least. My kids seem to already be on vacation. Procedures are useless now.

I had a student waltz in and chat while proceeding to NOT follow directions. I took him aside and said, "Mr. ___, you know the rules. You have two choices, follow instructions and do your job or make like a tree."

The students pauses with a quizzical look and whispers softly, "Make like a tree, Make like a tree..." while counting on his fingers.

I accidentally let out a huge laugh and said, "What on earth are you counting for?"

He goes, "Oh, I just now got that joke."

Ever Had One of Those Days?

I'm having one of those days where nothing, I mean NOTHING, goes right. It's like a ripple effect, one thing after another. I told my husband, "Let's go out for Chinese, that will be something good."

No, it wasn't. Awful new restaurant. Awful.

I wasn't even home two minutes and I already got bite marks by my cat. Have you ever heard the saying, "Bad dogs are made, they're not born."?

The saying almost applies to cats, not really. Our saying in the house is: Bad kitties are born, they're not made.

I have two. One was labeled by a vet as "The Cat from Hades," while the other has been known to purposely trip innocent bypassers.


My mind is slowly shutting down: 8 more school days till Spring Break.

Today a student asked me how to spell pseudonym. I got it right on the third try. Now they claim they "stumped the teacher" and I owe them snacks.
I said, "I'll trade you snacks for a homework pass."
To which a student replied, "Wait...what homework?"
"That's right," I said.

Heifer Birds & Bossy Hummingbirds

I'm still a little ticked about last week's fiasco. First, the birds broke ALL of the perching sticks off the hummingbird feeder, about 6 total. I thought, "Oh great, now at least the hummingbird will have the food all to him/herself." But no.....

A little trickery on their part, they managed to glue themselves on the side (don't ask me how) of the hummingbird feeder.

Two days ago I found the bottom of the feeder shattered all over the patio, with no hummingbird food of course.

Since this was getting out of hand I decided not to feed them bird seeds for two days, that'll show them-- bad idea. I had birds flying into the doors trying to get my attention all weekend.

The nerve of the hummingbirds to do this also...and I use to hold them in such high regards. I thought they weren't into petty dove shenanigans, but I guess they're not above bossing me too.

I thought, "No, I'll feed them when I'M good and ready!" I seriously underestimated them, for they have taken to eating inside the bird seed bag instead. Heifers....