I'm back!!!

I'm back to blogging and if you haven't heard there is now one more Rogers along for the ride!  Baby Rogers is due in mid July.  This picture is actually kind of old at this point since it was taken about two months ago.  I have been feeling pretty good for a pregnant lady but very tired.  Blogging fell by the wayside because I chose sleep over spending time on the computer and because Mike has been working on some issues my computer was having.  I also haven't had a chance to read other blogs so I have a lot of catching up to do!

Thanksgiving Break!!!

We are so excited to have the week off to celebrate Thanksgiving!  It has been a busy couple of weeks! 

Gypsy Rogers...

We just couldn't deal with a quiet house much longer!  We adopted Gypsy a week ago and love her so much already.  She is about three years old and weighs a little under twenty pounds.  She has plenty of energy and loves to chew on her toys.  She also loves to lick faces and nibble on fingers.  It is very hard to get a picture of her when she is awake.  It took a long walk and plenty of play time to get her to settle down for the family bonding time pictured above. 

School Quotes...

English Teacher: What are you doing?

Student: Stapling my motorboat!

Student: Miss!

Me: What?

Student: She's all up in my Kool-Aid and she doesn't even know the flavor!

Student: Can you come to my math class?

Me: Why?  Do you need help?

Student:  No, you just make everything more fun.

Parent: Was my child at school yesterday?

School Employee:  Yes Ma'm.  The student was here all day and wasn't even tardy to any of his classes.

Parent:  Ooops!  I already gave him a whoopin' because I thought he wasn't there.  Oh well!  My motto is discipline first and ask questions later!

Student: You don't choose the french horn...the french horn chooses you!

Student 1: At my old school we had ninja belts for our instruments.

Student 2: That sounds cool!  At my old school we had some lame chart with stars on it.

Mike:  You mean like our charts?

Student: Uhhh.....your charts are cool...

Mike:  Thanks.

School Quotes..

We are finally settling into our school routine!  As usual there are plenty of things I would love to tell you about but will edit myself and only share the lighthearted side of teaching middle school.

Student: I'm sorry Mrs. Rogers.  I have an anger management problem.

Me: Me too!  Let's try to keep people from noticing.

Student: Mrs. Rogers!  My pants are sagging.  Can I go to the nurse?

Me: Why do you need to go to the nurse for sagging pants?

Student: She might have a belt I can borrow.

Student: How do you get baby bumble bees?

Me: That is an excellent question for your science teacher.

Student: How did the siamese twins have kids if they were attached to each other?

Me:  The same way any person has kids.

Student:  But if they were attached.....

Me: Stop!  I know where you are going with that thought and we are not going down that trail.

Mike: Doughnut holes aren't really holes...they are more like a nugget.

Me:  Your behavior is ridiculous!  I want you to all sit silently until the bell rings because I will not reward your bad behavior with the opportunity to talk!

Student: Can we play games?

Me:  Have you lost your mind?!?!?

Goodbye Sadie...

This last week was tough because we had to say goodbye to our sweet Sadie.  It turns out she was much older than we thought and had developed a few health issues that are common for older dogs.  She spent a few days at the vet but didn't respond well to the medications.  We were glad that we had the opportunity to have her at home with us on Monday night before taking her in to be put to sleep on Tuesday.  We miss her so much and are still settling into our lifestyle without a dog.  We know we will get another one in the near future when we feel ready.

Thank you to all our thoughtful friends and family who have been checking on us.  We had no idea how hard this would be.  We know we made the correct decision and felt a sense of peace almost immediately when we knew she was no longer suffering.  

Box Tops For Education

School has started and I'll write about that very soon.  One thing that I am excited about is my school's new or renewed interest in the Box Tops For Education Program.  I remember my parents collecting and sending product labels to my school when I was little.  Every year schools are asked to achieve more with less funding.  Thankfully, it is now even easier to earn money for your favorite school.  I went to the program website and registered our grocery store card.  That's it!  The box tops I earn will be automatically credited to my school.  The website also has coupons you can print out.  It is totally worth your time to take a few minutes to see if you can help.  If there currently isn't a school you have an interest in supporting you are always welcome to support my school.