By Kat on 11/29/2007 11:49 AM

 I have two jobs at the high school that I work at; make sure the kids are only using the computers for school work and move the mobile laptop lab from class to class. The worst part is monitoring the computer usage of high school students.

The other day, a Spanish class was in the computer lab researching different Spanish artists and people who made a historical difference. One of the kids was looking at pictures of spiders and showing all of the kids around him. I asked him to please start working on his project and he said, "I am!"

I said, "What do spiders have to do with Spanish?" 

He replied, "They're Spanish spiders!"

I was drinking a glass of water and it came out of my nose from laughing. Don't worry; it didn't get on my work issued computer.

Today I was thinking about how strange it is that the same student who was "googling" "tongue piercing" and then after he satisfied his knowledge for that topic, his next search was for "calories in chicken tenders". I sense a liberal arts student in the making.

By Kat on 11/27/2007 2:16 PM

 It's been a long time coming but I have to share the experience of my first Home Owners Association Meeting. It was at this meeting that I decided to be a member of the board, thus giving me the inspiration to write this blog.

 

Due to the drama and "energy" at past meetings, a police officer had to be present. While the lawyer went over the covenants and rules via a power point, people continuously interrupted to tattle on one another and to complain about their "rights". I'm sorry, did you not read the fine print when you bought your house and decided to live in an associated neighborhood? You were told exactly WHAT your rights were and let me tell you, they stop at the moving truck.

 

One neighbor complained about all of the wild cats and dogs running around. Oh, I know she wasn't talking about the two or three times that my dog ran away from me and we were right on his tail, along with two neighbor friends. Then, the infamous Cat Lady stands up and says, "Please, don't call the Humane Society! Just call me; I have a no-kill cat trap that I will let you borrow. I won't even charge you but you have to promise that if you catch a cat, you will bring it to me". Right lady, like we are going to help you feed your addiction. Creepy cat junkie…

 

Then, this other lady stands up and I swear, she unrolled a scrolled up list, Santa Clause style. As the end rolled down to the floor, she began reading the following, "Mow your lawn, I'm sick of looking at knee-high grass, there should not be cars parked on the street or the driveways, USE YOUR GARAGE! Take care of your weeds; you need to have only grass growing in your yard. People, get some curtains! Take those freakin' bed sheets out of the windows!"

 

I turned back around and faced the front, my jaw almost to my belly-button. "Who died and made her queen?" I asked my husband.

 

The rest of the meeting was then monopolized by Cat Lady and List Lady. Oh, and let's not forget the Angry Guy who is angry that the drainage pond behind his house is not full. He yelled and screamed and cursed up a storm. At that moment, the police officer STOOD UP! According to our lawyer and management company, List Lady is not in the right and cannot dictate her own rules and impose them upon the people of the Maple Neighborhood. Thank the Lord. Not that I have bedsheets in my window but when I was a kid, my mom made me curtains out of bedsheets so I don't see a problem with the whole idea.

By Kat on 11/26/2007 2:33 PM

 I pledge to do everything possible to complete this list (beginning Monday, November 26, 2007) by Monday, August 23, 2010

By Kat on 11/20/2007 1:59 PM

Thanksgiving is less than two days away and I am so shocked. Sometimes I look around and wonder, "Where has time gone?" Where has the year gone? Where has my life gone? I feel like I've gotten too old too quick. My goals are nowhere near reached and time is running out. Does anyone else ever feel this way? Does anyone else ever feel this way even before they are REALLY, REALLY old? I know that people who are much older than me say, "You are so young, you have so much time." But the thing is, do I really? Even if I do, what am I doing everyday to get closer to my goals and dreams?

 On Thursday, we will celebrate Thanksgiving with my husband's parents. I am very Thankful for them. We will also celebrate with Jacob's best friend, Special Friend. We are also very thankful for the special people in our life; those who started as friends and then became family. We will be missing my parents, my sister, Jay's sister and all of our other family members, for them we are also very thankful.

We will also deeply miss those family members we have lost but we will be thankful for the time that we had with them. Thanksgiving might be rough this year, what do you think? Yesterday, Neighbor said that she hates Thanksgiving. It's just about the food.

Is it really just about the food? I don't think so but is that what it's become?