For All the Teacher Haters!!!

OMG!!!! I can't express the anger.......

We TEACHERS are according to the Merriam-Webster dictionary:

Main Entry: teach·er

Pronunciation: \ˈtē-chər\
Function: noun
Date: 14th century
one that teaches; especially : one whose occupation is to instruct

Yes....we are instructors. The dictionary does not state all the details.

My definition for TEACHERS:

1. One who instructs

2. A person with much compassion

3. One who will go above and beyond to help their students

4. One who not only works from 8-3, but lugs books and plans at home till the weeeee hours. So that means the teachers work day doesn't end at 3.

5. One that has to be able to control 30 kids in a class and make sure that they are all on task. I'd like to see the average person try to do that. Oh! Actually I have, and MOST can't!!

6. Oh!! this one is great!! One who must have an extremely great BLADDER, we cannot get up and go to the restroom when needed!! The worst is when your stomach acts up......let's not even go there!

7. Their job to teach the students everything they'll need to know in life (both academic and life lessons) a.k.a second parent.

8. Goodness, I can go on and on, but really think about it people, think of the things that teachers do day in and day out.

The reason that I write this is that many forget that where they are today is because of a teacher. They teach us how to read write etc... So instead of being teacher HATERS, love us because you would not be reading this without having had a teacher.

We all wish it!!!

A Dollar and a Dream. To most of us it's more a dream than reality. But a dream is a dream. We all have dreams, wishes, and aspirations in our lives. This week I found myself texting my husband that "We really need to hit Lotto!!" If you know me well, I do not say extreme random things like that unless I am truly upset or disgusted.

I have come to the conclusion that I really hate getting up in the morning to go to work. Please don't take this the wrong way.....I LOVE what I do but it's all the excess BS that is tagged onto it. I have no trust in anyone, and I can count on one hand those who are genuine. Scary huh?? Well that's how it is.

I stayed home on my daughters first day of Pre-K, not by choice, mind you--I was told I could not come in late because I was needed in the AM. Well that's when I proceeded to say I will not be coming in at all. You know what?????????? MY DAUGHTER NEEDS ME MORE!!!!!!! And you know what????? I had the best day off EVER!!!!!! I was a real "MOMMY"!!!!!!!!!!! I dropped my kids off at school, got tears in my eyes seeing how brave my daughter was. And then I picked up my kids like the other LUCKY mothers do. Both of my kids appreciated that soooooo much and it was the best feeling in the world!!

Back to hitting the lottery.....I was just thinking, dreaming what my life would be like, if I hit lotto. Ahhh! A Dollar and a Dream! My reality would be a lot different!!

FRAPPE

I cannot live without my coffee. I need coffee EVERYDAY!! I love all things coffee, candy, ice-cream anything coffee flavored....I like it!! My all time favorite thing is Greek Iced Coffee called a φραπέ, pronounced frah-PEH (frappé) .

It is a great summer drink, although I drink it year round, frappé is a cool refresher on a hot day for coffee lovers. It's easy to make using instant coffee (decaf or full octane-the one I prefer), and while it can be whipped, which is easier, the traditional version is shaken ... NEVER stirred. The old lady dressed in black will come after you with her pantofla (slipper)!!! You have to be Greek!! Sorry I had to throw that in there!

I have had many people ask me how to make this. So I figured I might as well publish it, even though you can google it and get the recipe everywhere.

It is soooooo simple BUT there are variations and you may choose to add ingredients and make it your own. I have done that, but I am only giving you the basic "old school" recipe.

Here you go!!

1. In a shaker or jar (with a tight-fitting lid), add 2-3 tablespoons of cold water, 1 teaspoon of instant coffee, and sugar to taste (1 teaspoon of sugar for medium-sweet). {If you have a soda fountain-type drink mixer or a small electric drink mixer you can use this as well}

2. Close tightly and shake for 10 seconds, until the mixture appears to be all foam.

3.Pour the foam into a water glass, add 7-8 ounces of water, 3-4 ice cubes, milk to taste, and stir.

4.Serve with a straw

5. ENJOY!!!

The purpose of shaking or mixing is to create a large amount of thick foam, the more the better!

Also I would definitely get the Nescafe coffee.

I hope some of you will use this and enjoy a frappé today!!! If you are not sure you can always find a Greek cafe and have them make one for you!

Miss Me?

Not too many followers yet so if you read this please, I am asking you to let people know about this blog. It might not be for everyone, but I am starting to get anxious about this. I want to create a following and hopefully one that will interact with what I write. I might need ideas, I might just enjoy reading the feedback that I receive from people. This is being done for enjoyment.....I like to write. Keeps me out of trouble ;)~~.

Love you guys!

Back to Normal

Okay, we are now back from a whole week away which by the way, flew by waaay to quickly. We are now back to the day to day routines and the trip is always mentioned at sometime during each day. Fun stuff!

Now, I have not forgotten about my decorating and re-do of the kiddie room. I am excited! The bedding arrived at the door today and I couldn't wait to open it. Even the kids were excited!! (That is always a good thing!)

Got some color cards and we both (hubby and I) agreed very easily on the wall color!!! Wooo Hoooo!!! I thought I would have a tougher time with that. All we really need to do now is decide WHEN the painting is going to actually take place.

When that decision is made......all the rest will fall into place!

Vacation

Well, we made it back from our Aruba vacation in one piece. Now we are back home and routines have to get back in order. Especially the discipline routines!!! Those ALL got thrown out the window!! I have NO idea what got into my kids while we were away. The problem is that they think now they could continue acting the way that they did. I will not have it! I don't care what anyone says.....too much freedom is NOT a good thing! We were on vacation so we let them go, but now, this is the end. Other than the few tantrums that were inevitable, we had a great time.

We decided to take this vacation to celebrate the birthdays of our children (they are both summer babies). I think this was much better than throwing any type of birthday party! These are memories that will never be forgotten. They had a blast and they want to go back!! That is the most important thing to me--as long as they enjoyed it and had fun, my mission was accomplished.

Now we have to start getting them ready for school......that is another story for another day!

Vacationing with Kids

Gosh!! I was warned about traveling with kids but I was not warned about the packing for kids. I always feel like I am forgetting something when I pack for myself, now add two more people to the equation and.....



Everyday I am thinking, did I pack this? Where is that shirt? What else should I bring? I only wish these were questions that pertained to ME! I am thinking about the kids and you know what?????? I'm going to end up forgetting MY stuff!!

I guess I should just relax and deal with it when we get to our destination. The things I should not forget are most important anyway---their toys!!! God help us all if those are forgotten and anyway, I have given THEM that responsibility. They need to pack what they want to bring (although I have put limits on that, they are capable of packing everything that's in front of them).

I will let you all know how that goes! Our vaca is delaying the re-decorating of the kids room....I haven't forgotten about that (I will post pictures when it is completed).

Talk to you all soon!!