This week’s Feel Good Friday post is in honor of Mother’s Day. I realize, however, that most of these apply to BOTH parents (except for #21, at least)!

You know you are a parent when…

1. You’ve signed a check with a crayon.
2. Your feet stick to the kitchen floor, and you don’t care.
3. You’ve accidentally brushed your teeth with diaper rash ointment.
4. You’ve caught vomit in your hand, and haven’t been grossed out by it.
5. You can recite Goodnight Moon by heart.
6. You consider the person who invented Sippy Cups a genius.
7. You see a mom from your child’s playgroup at the mall and know her son’s name but not hers.
8. You consider it a major triumph if you manage to shower by noon.
9. You own the entire Baby Einstein DVD collection.
10. You find yourself humming the Dora the Explorer theme song in the shower.
11. You’ve considered trading your whole life savings for just one good night of sleep.
12. You’ve spent an entire week wearing sweats.
13. You really hope that ketchup is a vegetable since it’s the only one your kids will eat.
14. Your child finds an old french fry under the seat, eats it, and it doesn’t gross you out.
15. You get to work only to realize your shirt has spit up stains on the shoulders.
16. You’ve sniffed your child’s bottom in public to determine if he/she needs a diaper change.
17. You tell everyone in your business meeting that it’s time to take a “potty break”.
18. You’ve discussed your child’s bodily functions over dinner.
19. You’ve ever uttered the statement, “Because I said so, that’s why!”
20. You’ve used spit to “wash” your child’s face.
21. You only have time to shave one leg at a time (if at all).
22. The only place you can go for “alone time” is the bathroom, and even that gets interrupted.

Here’s a little something to make you smile after a long week at work!

Enjoy and have a marvelous weekend!

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Be glad you weren’t teaching back in 1915! I found number four especially curious….

1. You will not marry during the term of your contract.
2. You are not to keep company with men.
3. You must be home between the hours of 8 p.m. and 6 a.m. unless attending a school function. 
4. You may not loiter downtown in ice cream stores. 
5. You may not travel beyond city limits unless you have the permission of the chairman of the board. 
6. You may not ride in a carriage or automobile with any man unless he is your father or brother. 
7. You may not smoke cigarettes. 
8. You may not dress in bright colors. 
9. You may under no circumstances dye your hair. 
10. You must wear at least two petticoats. 
11. Your dresses must not be any shorter than two inches above the ankle. 
12. To keep the school room neat and clean, you must:  

• sweep the floor at least once daily
• scrub the floor at least once a week with hot, soapy water 
• clean the blackboards at least once a day 
• start the fire at 7 a.m. so the room will be warm by 8 a.m. 

While the above rules apply to female teachers from 1915, I did also look for rules that applied to male teachers. Apparently, there weren’t very many men in the profession at the turn of the century. What I did find was not too different, but you will be relieved to know that men were given one night off a week for “courting purposes”.

Have a wonderful weekend!

Happy Friday! Like most of us, I’ve received some error messages over the years that definitely left me saying, “ummmm….huh?”

Was this really necessary?

An exercise in futility…..

Oh, OK. Wait….huh?

What are those options, again?

And my favorite…

Here is today’s Feel Good Friday post! This video is from a group of entertainers who present at various education workshops around the nation. Have a wonderful weekend!

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Here’s a fun little clip for all you Simpsons fans out there.

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Have a great weekend!

One of the things on my “to-do” list for Spring Break is to head over to the dentist for a long over-due appointment. Yes, I know, it’s a very exciting life I lead. Others of you might be heading to warmer regions for the week. But really, that is just SO predictable. There won’t be anything so mundane for me. Instead, it will be off to the dentist followed by a trip to the vet for a rabies booster. And no, the second trip isn’t for me.

In honor of my upcoming visit, here’s a fun little sketch from that classic, the Carol Burnett show!

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Have a wonderful Spring Break!

Many thanks to Tina B. from over at SJHS for this contribution!

If Bud Abbott and Lou Costello were alive today, their famous sketch, ‘Who’s on First?’ might have turned out something like this:

COSTELLO CALLS TO BUY A COMPUTER FROM ABBOTT

ABBOTT: Super Duper computer store. Can I help you?

COSTELLO: Thanks. I’m setting up an office in my den and I’m thinking about buying a computer.

ABBOTT: Mac?

COSTELLO: No, the name’s Lou.

ABBOTT: Your computer?

COSTELLO: I don’t own a computer. I want to buy one.

ABBOTT: Mac?

COSTELLO: I told you, my name’s Lou.

ABBOTT: What about Windows?

COSTELLO: Why? Will it get stuffy in here?

ABBOTT: Do you want a computer with Windows?

COSTELLO: I don’t know. What will I see when I look at the windows?

ABBOTT: Wallpaper.

COSTELLO: Never mind the windows. I need a computer and software.

ABBOTT: Software for Windows?

COSTELLO: No. On the computer! I need something I can use to write proposals, track expenses and run my business. What do you have?

ABBOTT: Office.

COSTELLO: Yeah, for my office. Can you recommend anything?

ABBOTT: I just did.

COSTELLO: You just did what?

ABBOTT: Recommend something.

COSTELLO: You recommended something?

ABBOTT: Yes.

COSTELLO: For my office?

ABBOTT: Yes.

COSTELLO: OK, what did you recommend for my office?

ABBOTT: Office.

COSTELLO: Yes, ! for my office!

ABBOTT: I recommend Office with Windows

COSTELLO: I already have an office with windows! OK, let’s just say I’m sitting at my computer and I want to type a proposal. What do I need?

ABBOTT: Word.

COSTELLO: What word?

ABBOTT: Word in Office.

COSTELLO: The only word in office is office.

ABBOTT: The Word in Office for Windows.

COSTELLO: Which word in office for windows?

ABBOTT: The Word you get when you click the blue ‘W’.

COSTELLO: I’m going to click your blue ‘w’ if you don’t start with some straight answers. What about financial bookkeeping? You have anything I can

track my money with?

ABBOTT: Money.

COSTELLO: That’s right. What do you have?

ABBOTT: Money.

COSTELLO: I need money to track my money?

ABBOTT: It comes bundled with your computer.

COSTELLO: What’s bundled with my computer?

ABBOTT: Money.

COSTELLO: Money comes with my computer?

ABBOTT: Yes. No extra charge.

COSTELLO: I get a bundle of money with my computer? How much?

ABBOTT: One copy.

COSTELLO: Isn’t it illegal to copy money?

ABBOTT: Microsoft gave us a license to copy Money.

COSTELLO: They can give you a license to copy money?

ABBOTT: Why not? THEY OWN IT!

(A few days later)

ABBOTT: Super Duper computer store. Can I help you?

COSTELLO: How do I turn my computer off?

ABBOTT: Click on ‘START’………….

Here’s a fun little video to brighten your day.

Have a wonderful weekend! You’ve earned it!

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I’m not sure who looks forward to snow days more — students or teachers!

Enjoy the day off and be safe!

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Here is a Feel Good Friday post provided by our very own Lauren B.!

Have a great weekend!

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If this doesn’t make you giggle, I give up.

Hema Catalog

(Be patient, the fun starts after a second or two)

Have a wonderful weekend!

 In honor of Superbowl Sunday!

Have a wonderful weekend!

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Here’s a Feel Good Friday post that’s especially perfect for our Foreign Language teachers.

Enjoy and have a wonderful weekend!

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Feel Good Friday, round 2!

Thanks to Claudia D. for providing this video!

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Happy Friday! Enjoy!

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Have a great weekend!

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With the cold weather this week, thought this was an appropriate post for today’s Feel Good Friday.

Enjoy and have a wonderful weekend!

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This video was sent to me by our Queen of Attendance, Margie C. I thought it would be great for the last Feel Good Friday of 2007! It’s a fun compilation of holiday songs done by Indiana University’s a capella group, Straight No Chaser. For information about their work, go to http://www.a-cappella.com/product/646/video-performance-pop.

Have an absolutely wonderful winter break. See you next year!

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I love classic Carson. I spent hours a few weeks ago watching clips on YouTube. I laughed so hard I almost cried. This one I thought was especially funny.

Enjoy and have a great weekend!

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