84 degrees...

• 84 degrees... is the temp my classroom got up to today. Why? Well, when I arrived at school, the hallway to the 1st grade hall was warm. i thought this was strange, but thought maybe they'd turned the A/C back on a little later than normal, because that has happened in the past. well, it turns out the motor on the A/C is broken and so the 1st and 2nd grade classrooms were without air. i turned the lights off in the room, and since i have a corner room, opened the blinds to let some sun shine in and me and my students stayed that way all day long. i taught one lesson first thing in the morning and for the rest of the day my students were in work stations. Apparently the motor will take a few days to repair. *sigh* i did tell my kids that the air would be broken tomorrow, so hopefully, a lot of them won't come tomorrow!
• Man in the Mirror had been on my brain for a while now. My mom LOVED that song; i thought i'd been thinking about it because i missed her. be that as it may, the world has certianly lost a legend. R.I.P. MJ!
  
• ugh... i'm totally irritated by the crass comments regarding him and his death. Yes, the man had his flaws, but... there's a time for everything.
  
• i'm slowly but surely reminded i don't have a new or next to new vehicle anymore. i drive an 2005 Neon, so you'd think i'd know this by now. LOL! the thing is i've gotten accustomed to going to the shop for maintenance and being told everything's good. so, i went in to fire.stone to get an oil change and to get the A/C checked because it's been slow to cool. (However, that's to be expected since it's been OVER 100 degrees the past few days!) a few hours later i leave with oil changed, a better running A/C system, a new tire and without about $300. *sigh* apparently, i also need a tune-up, which is another $300. with the miles i put on my car, i have to get that done ASAP. that'll be taken care of my next pay period. i also need to get a chip in my windshield fixed. over a year ago, while driving to school, a rock hit it and left a nice little chip. i'd let it be since it was only about the size of a nickel, but with the heat being what it is, i'm afraid it'll get worse. i called one place to get it done and they quoted me nearly $90 to have it repaired. that seemed a little too high for me, so i'm going to call a few more places. it's times like these i wish i had someone around to help out witht these expenses. BUT, i am soooo very grateful that i even have the money to cover these expenses.
• After getting the auto work done, I decided to get a pedicure. Sometimes when I have to do a not-so-fun thing with my money, I like to do a (much) less expensive thing to treat myself. Anyway, while I'm in the shop, there's an older woman getting her nails done. i guess the nail tech told her she needed to retire, and so the woman asked the nail tech if she was going to pay her bills. She didn't say it in a mean way, but it made me laugh all the same. Then the nail tech tells her she needs to find a man to help her out with that. The woman then tells the tech that if she knows any rich, handsome, men who don't require sex then to pass her number on to them! Uhm, yeah, good luck with that! but, it did get me to wondering what my sex life would be like when i'm in my 60s. hopefully i won't be like that woman!
• I always address my students as "sir," "ma'am," "Ms. _____" and "Mr. _______." I don't why i started doing that. i think it's because i see them as little people, even though they're only 6, 7, and (sometimes) 8 years old. when i talk to them and explain things to them, i act like they're adults. i mean, i don't talk with them about adult topics and i use kid friendly language, but i certainly don't baby them. what's so funny to me is more often than not, they're able to understand my point(s) and adjust accordingly. i'd like to think whenever i have kids, i'll treat them the same way. I don't know what made me think about that. I guess i'm just reflecting on my teaching practices...

until next time...