extra recess

10 or so kids asked me on separate occassions to go out for extra recess this afternoon! i was about to go crazy...but i can't blame them. if we could have class outside, today would've been the perfect day. 78 degree, sunny weather is definitely ideal! sadly, i decided to stay late at work and didn't get to spend much time outside. the most time spent in the sun for me was the duration of our "extra recess". good thing i let them have one...or else i probably wouldn't have had any time outside! perhaps they knew all along that they were helping me out :)

one of my kids explained how the whole basketball thing works...he educated me on what teams are in the "final 4". i really need to learn more about sports...and politics, too!!! =P

the t-storms scared oreo last nite. my bed is right next to my window, and i could hear the thunder, too. i decided to go sleep downstairs, since i was a little scared myself. poor oreo was under the covers, shaking like crazy :( my mom was searching for valium to calm him down. poor oreo...he barely got any sleep...and poor mom, she didn't get much, either. i find it really interesting...for a dog that can come across as "tough", oreo sure is a whimp =P but i felt sorry for him last nite.

i'm allowed to call oreo a "whimp"...cuz he uses me for my stuffed animals! one might think he's laying on my bed b/c he likes spending time in my room. the only reason he isn't jumping off my bed is b/c he wants my panda! i didn't give him it, but he has gotten MANY of my stuffed animals in the past~