I went Down Again...

I came down South for a visit alright! It was Liam's first birthday (and Jesus' too). We celebrated with a Monkey Birthday party last weekend, and a yummy xmas dinner on Fri night. Liam has lots of antics. Like he puts his hand up like the statue of liberty. He gives high 5's. He shakes his butt and dances. He shares his goldfish and feeds them to you. He's pretty much the coolest kid on earth. It was Sam and Brian's birthdays too, all the Batt Boys in Dec. Lots of fun festivities.

Settin up for the Partayy

Birthday Boy Entrance

Um HELLLLLLOOO coolest Auntie EM

He got a car!

Why Don't You Come on Over?

Even though she's a crackhead...she has an amaaazing acapella voice. And she was my Halloween costume 2008. And she has a beehive!

And I just Can't stop...

More Ruminations A-coming...

Why are large hot dogs called Weinershnitzel. Why would you ever want to eat a Weinershnitzel. I'll keep saying it. Weinerschnitzel.

Basketball Diaries is such an underrated movie.

The Cake Boss is a freakin genius.

One of my students asked if Smart Water really makes you smart. NO comment.

I think that Tonight's Gonna Be a Good Good Night. I can feel it.

Gaga ooh la la ...Gaga Ramma ma.

I saw "This is It" 3 times. Cried all 3 times. Still am obsessing over it.

Have you ever had fried Plantains with cheesey cream sauce on it. Well, I highly reccomend that.

I wish that I knew what I know now, when I was younger.

Having a HS reunion is like leaving camp, you don't know when you'lle see everyone again and all you do is reminisce and want to relive the moments.

I'm was so Excited!!!

Last night I had my 10 year High School Reunion. I was soo nervous at first , that naturally as I would in high school demanded my BFF from high school to come over and get ready together (hair , makeup, outfit) and that she must be here at least an hour before everyone else. I had a few people over before the reunion. Until my peeps showed up that reunion was lame...it was all stagecrew and band geeks...and then I showed up. Um all the dorky girls were so pretty. And the guys looked HOT. A big group of us went to dinner afterwards, then out. I am so nostalgic I feel like it was graduation all over again. I want to go back to High School. I also want to marry my HS crush. Here's some pix...

I'm too Sexy...

I'm back....

I have a lot to update. First, I spent the entire day at the hospital with a student yesterday. First, there was a knock down BRAWL in the art room in school, 2 kids had to be rushed to the ER. I got the kid who broke his hand from the swing. Stronggggggg kid. Stupid too. Then, In computer class, another kid decided to slam another kid's head on the desk= 3 inch gash gushing with blood.

My work is out of control and the kids either call me Mom or Auntie. I guess it's a sign of love.

Also,
I love the show "Say Yes to the Dress." Just finished an episode where Holly brought her gay friends to give their honest opinion about her dresses. Amazing idea. And, at the end, one of them tried on a ballgown. Amazing.

I tried to dye my eyelashes the other night. Not smart. Here's why. As soon as the dye starts to sting, I rub my eye and run to the bathroom blind, smearing the black all over my face. Now I look like a raccoon because the dye has dyed not only my eyelashes, but my entire eye. Lady Gaga mixed with a raccoon.

Someone stole my future baby name. I was going to let my bro have it. But someone stole it before that. Charlotte--call her Charlie. Cutest thing ever. Rude.

I fell asleep during the Phillies game tonight. I decided, I only like to watch the last inning.

The new movie, Good Hair...Chris Rock's latest. All about where hair comes from in Weaves and wigs, etc....He had the best idea. There should be a weave airline...your on the plane for 6 hours and you could get your hair did. Just fyi...I WOULD TOTALLY RIDE THE WEAVE AIRLINE. It could be called Weave Airways, or Hair Gets You There, or Hairways. Those are just a few of my genius ideas.

Saved the best for last. There is a psychology test for Kids, the name.......Woodcock Johnson Test. Seriously. 3 names in one. And I found out today that there was also a governer in Maine named Woodcock. So I decided to write to them to see if they could send me a bumper sticker reading "woodcock for governer." Genius. Unfortunately, I got a response back ..verbatum...
Woodcock will not be running this term. Something about that phrase is so wrong.

I die, that's bananas, sick, Literally.

Peeeeeeceee Out.

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