sleeping beauty, halloween style

tay's school has a contest this week...dressing up a pumpkin as a storybook character. of course she picks her all time fave princess EVER...aurora. this was hilarious! we had to go to the pumpkin patch on sunday to find the perfect pumpkin to fit her build-a-bear dress. and we found it all right! :) now we've got a naked bear with just shoes on around the house. ay, ay, ay....we're not *that* kind of a house! you must go to vegas for that!

perks

some people get suites @ the american airlines center for a mavs' game. some people get 50 yard line tickets to a cowboys' game. some get an expense account to "woo" clients. me? i get the pleasure of what kids will say given just the right circumstances. i've got a kid in my class who has seriously provided me with entertainment these last 2 weeks. here's a couple of his antics:

student: i gotta go to the nurse. {standing in a very tense & erect posture}
me: why, what's wrong?
student: {begins walking away from me with a penguin-like walk} my diarrhea slipped.


me: so, now that i've given you several examples of cause and effect, who can think of one to share?
{bunch of hands shoot up in the air}
student: my mom is pregnant, so she will get stretch marks.

in these moments....i love my job. :)

back from the depths...

hey peeps. i know, i know...where the *bleep* have i been, right? i've gotten several comments about this and i'm sorry about the absence. i think it's my longest one...just know things have been extremely hectic both personally and professionally. it's not that i've forgotten about you, seriously...when things happen i think, "oooh, i should blog about this" but then later i just didn't have the time to.

got a couple of minutes this morning though...before i continue on with digging myself out of my work-hole. i don't even wanna describe all that's been going on with that because i can start to feel my heartbeat quicken and today's sunday dammit, a day of rest. :) hahaha

having a few quiet moments to myself. my mind is going in all kinds of directions...things that happened, what-ifs and what-nows?

and there goes my few moments...taylor's wanting toast & hot chocolate for breakfast. nothing like reality snapping you out of reflection, eh?! :)