Middle school teachers seem to be few and far between -- I guess the kids can be demons at that age.I think I would freeze to death if I moved to New York!
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( From someone who's taught middle schoolers for 14 of my 16 years in education! ---Oh, and currently lives with an 8th grade girl ! 
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We always joke that we must be crazy to be middle school teachers, but I can't imagine teaching a different age group. I love the little demons.
I have to agree. I really do enjoy this age group the most. Teaching high schoolers was fun, but lacked the drama and excitement of middle schoolers! Especially the drama!!
Well, there has to be someone to love each age group I guess! I love the 2 -3 year olds. Not that I want to TEACH any of them, just love that age!
Kudos to all of you teachers!!
Now, Natasha, where's that update???
I love the 2 --3 year old age also, but I know I couldn't teach them! 
but I would'nt dare post that on here- this is no place for politics! Unless we are talking Mickey Mouse 
for president- then he would have my vote ! Dh is getting angry that I am typing away here- instead of watching the movie - I told him that I am doing something very important right now that cannot wait .
In today's prissy world that Coppertone ad is considered kiddy porn. I'm not kidding, isn't that sad?
evergreen out
haha- if you google "tiara with moose antlers" - there was actually one made for Sara Palin!
I am so sad that I did not find it, but I WILL CERTAINLY POST IT! Sarah Palin is not political, she is comical....
haha- if you google "tiara with moose antlers" - there was actually one made for Sara Palin!
On a side note- Natasha- we are watching the new Indiana Jones movie and the lady is talking with a thick Russian accent- she sounds a lot like you right now!
Hope everyone is having a nice Saturday.
I am so sad that I did not find it, but I WILL CERTAINLY POST IT! Sarah Palin is not political, she is comical....
Well, except I would have to make my antlers from pipe cleaners or something, but then I could bling them out with a lot of rhinestones. 
Do you think we would get funny looks when walking into the Grand Floridian?
It took us six months to decide on our dates for 2010!
As all good field agents know, the timing of a covert mission is of the utmost importance. It was no different with Operation Thirteen Candles. Only it may not have been Operation Thirteen Candles.
After returning from our June 2009 trip, there was a brief period of time when I contemplated a break from WDW. Perhaps 2010 should be the year of Operation Key West or Operation Disney Cruise. This mode of thinking lasted through the summer and some of the fall.
By the fall, the siren call of Disney World proved to be too great, and we began looking at dates and prices. What dates? Well, that’s where the indecision came in -- I had a hard time deciding. (Perhaps this was my version of resort flipping for this vacation.)
Should it be Operation Same Time as Every Year? As much as I tried to get excited about this one, I wanted something different for our next trip. We had done those June dates for three years and were ready for a new experience. Nevertheless, if it was the best deal/time to go to Disney, I wouldn’t say no. I even made ADRs when our 180-day mark was reached. Just in case…
Should it be Operation Tinseled Pixie Dust? This was a huge possibility, but every time I thought of driving back to Atlanta on Christmas Eve and then having to be ready for Christmas the next day, I shuddered a little. However, 2011 will almost definitely be the year of our Christmas trip since we would be able to return on the 23rd after a full week at Disney.
Should it be Operation Thirteen Candles? For several years, Chelsea has talked about wanting to go to Disney for her 13th birthday and stay at the Grand Floridian. What a wonderful idea, and this year is the year when she will make the leap from preteen to teenager (yes, that is my anguished screaming you are hearing). However, with teacher furlough days and a salary cut for me, the Grand Floridian was receding into the Vale of Impossibility.
I eagerly searched for codes (pin codes, that is) or deals that would match any of our dates. I had hoped for another Buy 4/Get 3 for the summer. FINALLY, after following a DIS Board tip, I received one of those coveted pin codes that suddenly made Operation Thirteen Candles a reality. Who could pass up a 40% code?
I talked to Charles (many times actually) about which dates to choose. He was all for a birthday trip for his little girl (she has him wrapped around her finger).
So, Operation Thirteen Candles it became!
We will arrive July 18 -- the day after Chelsea’s actual birthday since all of our family lives here now and would be disappointed to miss out on her celebration at home -- and we will leave July 23. It is a little bit shorter trip than we are used to taking, but we will just have to make sure we squeeze in all of our birthday partying into the six days that we will be down there.
I just hope Operation Thirteen Candles doesn’t become Operation Wilting in the Heat or Operation Avoid and Evade the Tour Groups. July kind of scares me in those regards, but if we have to end up poolside many afternoons, I am sure we can handle that.
-we don't do Disney heat very well- May and October is our usual times and sometime February) but I think there is no place better to cool off than the pool at the Grand Floridian! We have never been fortunate enough to say there but have toured it and it looks absolutely dreamy! Can't wait to hear about all of your dining plans. " while typing- in the Nuclear Test Town scene- but instead of handing out pop- he is the Good Humor man- but Chelsea may not appreciate it as he gets blown to bits! 
I don't care what anyone says, we have the best stories at the end of the day. Those lovely teens make me smile everyday. 
I could write quite a book with the funny things that I have seen and heard during my years in a middle school. Everyday is an adventure!!
We will arrive July 18 -- the day after Chelseas actual birthday since all of our family lives here now and would be disappointed to miss out on her celebration at home -- and we will leave July 23. It is a little bit shorter trip than we are used to taking, but we will just have to make sure we squeeze in all of our birthday partying into the six days that we will be down there.
I just hope Operation Thirteen Candles doesnt become Operation Wilting in the Heat or Operation Avoid and Evade the Tour Groups. July kind of scares me in those regards, but if we have to end up poolside many afternoons, I am sure we can handle that.
so i can just pretend i'm with you, right? that will be your birthday present to me. I am so sad that I did not find it, but I WILL CERTAINLY POST IT! Sarah Palin is not political, she is comical....
