Stupid People Tricks

Sometimes the maturity level of students or lack thereof can be downright frightening. I honestly worry some days for the future if they don't step it up a bit. Last week one student was scooting his but across the carpet in my classroom similar to a dog that has worms. What does one say to this student? How does a teacher make a student see that this is not appropriate or acceptable behavior in a high school setting? How will a student like this make it to the level of being a contributing member of society?

Also, the overall lack of care about deadlines from the underclassmen is horrifying. How will they ever get anywhere on time or make a payment for anything before the due date?

Expenses and savings

It has been a fairly expensive last few days. Friday on my way to work, the battery in my car died - at the gas pump. The people at the gas station were great about it. One guy even pushed my car off to the side by himself so it would be out of the way. So, new battery for the car. Then over the weekend I put in a new shower curtain and new hooks. I thought it would go well with the new fixtures from last month when the shower was leaking and we had to call the plumber. Sunday when my husband turned on the kitchen faucet, it started spraying out the side. That will probably be his weekend project while I work on Saturday, unless he has to fix another computer for someone.

So, today I will start to carpool. Hopefully I can make up some of the money difference by doing this. I will continue to look for money saving ideas though as clearly that will not solve all my problems. There are bills to be paid and so off to work I go.

Many Great Things in a Single Day

Today I got to create a fantastically delicious sandwich for Big Ole Sammich Day, teach books I like, and work with my forensics students. These all went so well! The first photo is my Smorgastarta. It is a traditional Swedish sandwich cake. It was soo good. I would make it again in a heartbeat. What I love best is creating food I like to eat and not necessarily following a recipe. That being said, if you want the recipe it is as follows.
1 loaf artisan bread sliced in thrids horizontally.
Place bottom section of bread on a large plate.
Top this with about 2 cups of sandwhich spread (mine was ground bologna, pickles, onions, and mayo).
Put middle section of bread on top.
Make a layer of good ham, one of good swiss, and one of thinly sliced salami.
Drizzle some deli dijon miracle whip over the top.
Place top bread on and push down lightly to seat all the layers.
'Frost' with a mizture of cream cheese, sour cream, and mayo all creamed together.
Decorate with circles. I used rolled turkey, hard boiled eggs, radishes, green olives, and greened it up with fresh parsley and dill.
Cut wedges with a large, serrated bread knife.
Enjoy!

This second picture here is our 2013 group photo. Everyone's was different, but all were great! Many of us are making plans for next year.