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Country: United States
State: Texas
Birthday: 5/9/1984
Gender: Female
Interests: M&M's!!!!!!!...listening to music-coldplay rocks...going to concerts...watching the nba-orlando magic =)
Expertise: not making sense
Occupation: Student
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Member Since:
1/25/2003
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| I HATE POKEMON CARDS. IF I EVER SEE ONE AGAIN, I WILL SERIOUSLY PULL OUT MY HAIR.
Thanks to me, no more pokemon cards in the 4th grade. YEEEESSSS!
Freakin pokemon cards made me cry in front of my class. Oh goodness, hahaha. I take pride in scaring my kids. Just kidding! But seriously, I was so frustrated that my sweet sweet kids would all of a sudden in the middle of a research project get in a fight and argue about who stole what and then start lying to me. (this boy stole someone's card and lied to me even though it was in his pocket. He has "noooo idea" where it came from. How interesting. It kind of ties into the personfication lessons we've been learning. That's right, the pokemon card just happened to walk up to the boy and slip itself into his pocket without him ever knowing. I love giving students real-life examples of things we're learning...easier to relate to, don't you think) But I'm still thankful; I love my students because they are SOOOOO thoughtful. I got lots of hugs and gifts after crying in front of them. =)
But yeah...die, you stupid pokemon cards!
(oh yeah, and on the same day, a boy threw up all over the floor in front of my classroom, some other boy peed all over the boy's bathroom floor...who btw is not in my class, I just happened to be the one on recess duy, and a girl would NOT stop crying b/c someone stepped on her foot. all this while I was sick and sleep-deprived. AHHH, at least I only had a 9-hr work day instead of my usual 12-hr Fridays.)
Seriously though, I love teaching. You never know what's going to happen. How exciting! Much more exciting than the life I lead outside of school. Exciting things that happen outside of school include falling off my bike in slow motion! | | |
| Dear Friends, I have very special news to share
with you, so please let me take this opportunity to tell you about the
exciting new challenge in my life. I am training for the Solvang Century Ride as a member of the Team In Training (TNT) Program on behalf of The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS)! I am so excited and determined to finish this 100-mile bike ride on March 10, 2007 in Solvang, California.
Every
five minutes, someone in the United States learns that they have
leukemia, lymphoma, or myeloma, and every ten minutes a child or adult
dies from one of these diseases. Leukemia is one of the leading causes of death in children between the ages 1-15. But there's good news! The survival rate has risen from 4% in 1960 to 81% in the last decade, partly due to the money that LLS has raised to aid in research.
Team In Training exists to find the cure. It also looks to improve the quality of life of patients and their families. TNT is LLS's largest fund-raising program, bringing in over $73 million this past year alone. Each participant in the program pledges to raise a certain amount of money during the 4-5 months they train for their event. The money goes to research, patient services, and education.
The
money that I will raise for research is fulfilling, but the most
important and inspirational part of my training is knowing that my hard
work could make a difference in the life of my Honored Hero. This precious individual is the reason I am committing myself to this goal. With this inspiration, how can I not fight my way to the finish line? It is a chance to embody a glimmer of hope for those who are battling blood cancers and to remember those who have lost their battle. I won't be able to train for this event alone and would be honored if you would help me. My goal is to raise $4,200. I invite you to be a part of my goal. I
promise you, there is no better feeling than knowing that you were a
part of an amazing mission that successfully helped so many people! Your donation is also tax-deductible, and, of course, NO DONATION IS TOO SMALL!
I want to thank you in advance for your love and support! This is an exciting time, and I hope you will choose to support me in my efforts to make a difference. I will be thinking of each of you as I cross the finish line on March 10.
Love,
Stephanie
If you would like to donate, you can go to my website
http://www.active.com/donate/tntntx/tntntxSHo or let me know and you can snail mail.
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| hey all. just letting yall know i have not fallen off the face of the earth. sorry, everyone, for being unreachable. i don't think i've talked to ANYONE in the past 2 weeks (since i don't get home til after 10 pm. i've barely seen my family, either, considering i'm only awake at home for less than 2 hours, not including the hours i lie in bed with insomia.
working 15 hours a day plus weekends has been pretty exhausting. stuff at school has been insane! i won't even go into details about all the crazy things that have happened. it's def a learning experience for me, as a new teacher.
last night i actually got to leave at 6 pm and eat DINNER, which i hadn't had since monday. of course it was a trade-off, since i skipped lunch.
but i have to say that i LOVE the people i work with. even though they're so diff from me and half the time i don't really know what to say as they're talking about husbands and kids, etc. i hope i get a boyfriend soon so i have something to talk about. they told me to not worry now that i'm a teacher. my team leader met her husband in london when she was 28. so i'm still good.
so yeah. i can't imagine getting rest any time soon, but i know eventually it will be ok. of course, one lady said it'll take until the 3rd year until it gets better.
ok, well, off to houston for my cousin's wedding that i almost skipped so i could work. BUT i shall be back early tomorrow to work again. (and i'm bringing some work with me to housont) wooohooo. =/
i'll leave you with this....i had to wear it to our convocation (which i was late to and walked in from the side, so all 10,000 teachers saw me walk in).
made me sad to wear it. i feel like a traitor.
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| it's good to be home.
so i've been home for a week and all i've done is watch sports...NBA finals, Stanley Cup finals, French Open, World Cup, and the Rangers have actually been doing really well! all i want to do is talk sports these days. perfect time to come back to my HD TV. =)
you gotta admit, we have a ptretty stadium.
these people were wearing TV's!
(side note: i hate girls who go to games not knowing anything about the sport and wear skanky clothes instead of mavs gear just to flirt with boys, esp if they have better seats than me. and i hate boys who go to drink LOTS of beer and flirt with the girls and spill beer on people. ok, why are you even there?????)
but anyways, i've been watching a lot of asian dramas, much to the dismay of my family. i think stephen's ashamed. can't help it, spent almost my whole life being "american." i'm just trying to make up for lost time. i just finished mars (sooo good!) and even downloaded the theme song. haha, asian music...cracks me up but i think i'm starting to like it.
i want to go to asia. if you go, buy me grape mentos, please!!!!!! thanks =)
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| gosh, i've been having a blast hanging out with people. sad though,
starting to say my goodbyes already. i'm REAALLLY going to miss
EVERYONE. (just warning yall, i'm a crier)
(hahaha, omg, there's this funny-looking guy doing karate while talking
on the phone in the gregory game room right now. haha. i was
going to type something sentimental but i can't concentrate now.
hahahahahah, what a funny guy. and now he's twirling one of those
pool stick things and pretending it's a sword)
and so, instead, i leave you with a glimpse of what i've been up to during my free time:
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