Eager Teaching Prospect Re-evaluates Position

After being interviewed by the school administration, the eager teaching prospect said: "Let me see if I've got this right. You want me to go into that room with all those kids, and fill their every waking moment with a love for learning, and I'm supposed to instill a sense of pride in their ethnicity, modify their disruptive behavior, observe them for signs of abuse and even censor their T-shirt messages and dress habits. You want me to wage a war on drugs and sexually transmitted diseases, check their backpacks for weapons of mass destruction, and raise their self esteem. You want me to teach them patriotism, good citizenship, sportsmanship, fair play, how to register to vote, how to balance a checkbook, and how to apply for a job. I am to check their heads for lice, maintain a safe environment, recognize signs of anti-social behavior, make sure all students pass the state exams, even those who don't come to school regularly or complete any of their assignments. "Plus, I am to make sure that all of the students with handicaps get an equal education regardless of the extent of their mental or physical handicap. I am to communicate regularly with the parents by letter, telephone,newsletter and report card ?. "All of this I am to do with just a piece of chalk, a computer, a few books, a bulletin board, a big smile AND on a starting salary that qualifies my family for food stamps! You want me to do all of this and then you tell me . . . I CAN'T PRAY ???? YOU GOTTA BE KIDDING"   All jokes aside...without prayer I believe we fight a battle that can't be won!

Carrie's birthday

It's Carolines'  birthday today !!!!!! Happy Birthday my dear friend!!

Caroline is a wonderful, caring friend

and I wanted to share with everyone how much she means to me!

(Just shows you how like-minded we are....THANK YOU Carrie for

your beautiful tribute)

When I think of Carrie, I think of her laughter!

She has the most AWESOME laugh of anyone I know!

That belly laugh has brought so much joy to my life.

Caroline is a true friend.One that comes along once in a life time.

She is an encourager!I have so many little notes and bookmarks she has blessed

me with... all with perfectly chosen Bible verses! We are sisters in Christ!

I have a sister whom I love dearly, but as with siblings there are complications.

Caroline is like a sister without those complications! There is no competition

or emotional baggage you sometimes get amongst siblings.There is just an acceptance

of eachother and it is a wonderful friendship to have!!!

Do I miss her from across the pond? More than I can tell! But, a bond like that is not easily broken and distance cannot and will not change the bond between us!

Friends like Caroline are hard to find. I think the world would be soo much better if we

all just took the time to be kind, caring and thoughtful to eachother....like Carrie

Caroline is a go-getter! I am so very proud of the way she has coped with the move to America.The way she studied, which I know must have been so very difficult with a young family to take care of!! Well done! She has a heart of GOLD- a Jesus heart!! Her hubby and children are her life and her dedication to them is amazing to watch! She is an AWESOME wife and mother! I have learnt many tips from watching her gentle spirit!(Well gentle most of the time LOL...)She'll know what I mean!!!!

What always amazes me is how often we'll be thinking the same things!!!! That still blows my mind!!!! People don't always understand the depth of our friendship.They don't understand that God gives us friends as a gift.Sometimes Carolines' and my hubby would look at us laughing hysterically and look at eachother and shrug their shoulders.They don't get it :-))))LOL

My friend, have a great birthday! You are in my heart always-I thank God

that He blessed me with an earthly angel for a friend!

Love

Neenie

                      Forever Friends

Weekend laugh

1. "I have lurnt Word Perfect 6.0 computor and spreasheet progroms."

2. "Am a perfectionist and rarely if if ever forget details."

3. "Received a plague for Salesperson of the Year."

4. "Wholly responsible for two (2) failed financial institutions."

5. "Reason for leaving last job: maturity leave."

6. "Failed bar exam with relatively high grades."

7. "It's best for employers that I not work with people."

8. "Let's meet, so you can 'ooh' and 'aah' over my experience."

9. "I was working for my mom until she decided to move."

10."Marital status: single. Unmarried. Unengaged. Uninvolved. No
commitments."

11."I have an excellent track record, although I am not a horse."

12."I am loyal to my employer at all costs. Please feel free to
respond to my resume on my office voice mail."

13."My goal is to be a meteorologist. But since I possess no training
in meteorology, I suppose I should try stock brokerage."

14."I procrastinate, especially when the task is unpleasant."

15."Personal interests: donating blood. Fourteen gallons so far."

16."Instrumental in ruining entire operation for a Midwest
chainstore."

17."Note: Please don't misconstrue my 14 jobs as 'job-hopping'. I
have never quit a job."

18."Marital status: often. Children: various."

19."The company made me a scapegoat, just like my three previous
employers."

20."Finished eighth in my class of ten."

21."References: none. I've left a path of destruction behind me."

 

THESE QUOTES WERE TAKEN FROM ACTUAL PERFORMANCE EVALUATIONS.

 

1. "Since my last report, this employee has reached rock bottom and
has started to dig."

2. "I would not allow this employee to breed."

3. "This associate is really not so much of a has-been, but more of a
definitely won't be."

4. "This young lady has delusions of adequacy."

5. "Works well when under constant supervision and cornered like a
rat in a trap."

6. "When she opens her mouth, it seems that this is only to change
whichever foot was previously in there."

7. "He sets low personal standards and then consistently fails to
achieve them."

8. "This employee is depriving a village somewhere of an idiot."

9. "This employee should go far-and the sooner he starts, the
better."

 

THESE ARE ACTUAL LINES FROM MILITARY PERFORMANCE APPRAISALS

 

1. Got into the gene pool while the lifeguard wasn't watching.

2. A room temperature IQ.

3. Got a full 6-pack, but lacks the plastic thingy to hold it all
together.

4. A gross ignoramus -- 144 times worse than an ordinary ignoramus.

5. A photographic memory but with the lens cover glued on.

6. As bright as Alaska in December.

7. Gates are down, the lights are flashing, but the train isn't
coming.

8. He's so dense, light bends around him.

9. If he were any more stupid, he'd have to be watered twice a week.

10. It's hard to believe that he beat 1,000,000 other sperm.

11. Takes him 2 hours to watch 60 minutes.

12. Wheel is turning, but the hamster is dead.

LOL!! Have a good weekend Jlanders! LOVE YA !!!!

 

I love you the purplest

I just have to share a children's book I've just read!! It is about a mother who has two little boys. It is a beautiful story of a mothers' unconditional  and equal love for her children.I love it espescially as I also have two boys and I can relate to this moms problem of showing no favouritism towards her boys.

The boys go digging for worms in preparation for a fishing trip.They collect a tin each and ask their mom who has the best tin.She tactfully tells them one has the juiciest worms while the other has the most lively ones.Happy that they both are equally wonderful, the boys go fishing with their mom.

The one boy catches three fish while the other only catches one and they ask her who is the best fisherman.She wisely tells them that the one who caught the most was very skilled, but that the boy who caught one, was very patient to have waited so long for his very crafty fish.Once again both boys are happy.

That night in their bunk beds they each whisper in her ear "Mama,who do you love the best?"......a question kids WANT to ask but don't!

She lovingly tells the one boy that she loves him the bluest. The blue of a dragonflies wings he loves to catch.The blue of the bright moon at night .... Then she tells the other boy she loves him the reddest.The red of the setting sun or the burning fire he loves so much.Then they go to sleep happy in the knowledge that their mama loves them equally!

DON'T YOU JUST LOVE IT? The illustrations are beautiful.I brought it home from school to read to my boys and they LOVED IT (I now have to go and buy them each a copy!) And.... when I hug them I tell Chris "I love you the bluest" and when I hug Travis I tell him " I love you the reddest" And my boys know that I love them equally!!!!

Together they make a beautiful "purple" in my life!

 

This was taken 7 years ago(I try to avoid the camera LOL)

We shall remember them

As it is Memorial Day in USA I thought I'd include photos of my own hero.My Dad was captured during WW2 and I thought I'd put in these photos of him , one taken in the desert in Egypt, the other in a studio in Italy.His name was Harry Fincham Fred Reed born 11 July 1920 and died 26 May 2002. He lived a long and happy life and I will always remember the stories of War he told.I miss him so very much.I was fortunate that he came home safely, married my Mom and had a happy life. I dedicate this page to all heroes of war....

 

Mother

For those lucky to still be blessed with your Mom,
this is beautiful. For those of us who aren't, this is
even more beautiful.

For those who are moms, you'll love this.


My niece and her daughter,Jadelyn

 

The young mother set her foot on the path of life. "Is this the long way?" she asked.

And the guide said: "Yes, and the way is hard. And you will be old before you reach the end of it.

But the end will be better than the beginning."

My Godmother and her daughter
But the young mother was happy, and she would not
believe that anything could be better than these years. So she
played with her children, and gathered flowers for
them along the way, and bathed them in the clear streams; and
the sun shone on them, and the young Mother cried,
"Nothing will ever be lovelier than this."

Chris and I in the snow at Hogsback 1996

Then the night came, and the storm, and the path was
dark, and the children shook with fear and cold, and the mother
drew them close and covered them with her mantle, and the children said,
"Mother, we are not afraid, for you are near, and no harm can come."

My friends son, Matt has autism and hydrocephalus

And the morning came, and there was a hill ahead, and
the children climbed and grew weary, and the mother was weary.
But at all times she said to the children," A little patience and we are there."
So the children climbed, and when they reached the top
they said, "Mother, we would not have done it without you."

And the mother, when she lay down at night looked up
at the stars and said, "This is a better day than the last, for my
children have learned fortitude in the face of hardness.

Yesterday I gave them courage Today,  I've given them strength."

My best friend Caroline,a mom who PRAYS! and baby Zane

And the next day came strange clouds which darkened
the earth, clouds of war and hate and evil, and the children groped
and stumbled, and the mother said: "Look up. Lift your eyes to the light.
" And the children looked and saw above the clouds
an everlasting glory, and it guided them beyond the
darkness. And that night the Mother said, "This is the best day of all, for
I have shown my children God"

My Mom died 23 yrs ago-our last pic together!

And the days went on, and the weeks and the months and
the years, and the mother grew old and she was little and bent.
But her children were tall and strong, and walked with
courage. And when the way was rough, they lifted her,
for she was as light as a feather; and at last they came to a hill,
and beyond they could see a shining road and golden gates flung wide And
mother said, "I have reached the end of my journey. And now I know the end
is better than the beginning, for my children can
walk alone, and their children after them."

My boys and I

And the children said, "You will always walk with us,
Mother, even when you have gone through the gates."
And they stood and watched her as she went on alone, and the gates
closed afterher.Andthey said: "We cannot see her
but she is with us still. A Mother like ours is more than a memory. She
is a living presence......."



Your Mother is always with you.... She's the whisper
of the leaves as you walk down the street; she's the smell of bleach
in your freshly laundered socks; she's the cool hand
on your brow when you're not well. Your Mother lives
inside your laughter. And she's crystallized in every tear drop.
She's the place you came from, your first home; and
she's the map you follow with every step you take. She's your first love
and your first heartbreak, and nothing on earth can
separate you. Not time, not space... not even death!

I miss my Mom even 23 years later!But she is with me still...in the memories and the characteristics I inherited from her.Don't you just love the "mommy moment" photos I have? Love ya!!!

Dressing up!

This is my youngest,Travis, dressing up with paper moustache and beard!!

Sir Travis!!

"Much more better"-says Captain Jack Sparrow!!

Captain Kid-Our church had a dress up day and the kids had to create a superhero (The theme was Jesus..our superhero)Travis won first prize!

 

Needless to say, my youngest has a future in movies.His brothers sometimes get rather irritated by him and they call him a "dramaQueen"(sometimes I do too :-) But I am glad he has confidence and I hope he keeps using his imagination for a while yet....we all lose it sooner or later...sadly!

I enjoy watching kids live themselves into roles as they play.As adults we escape the real world by reading a book or watching a movie....or writing a journal!!!!!!!!
Take care.....my (non-imaginary) friends!!!