Game Day

Today's the day! The 104th meeting of the Baylor Bears and the Texas A&M Aggies will begin in about 4 hours. A friend asked me last night, "Is there any possibility Baylor could win this game?" My answer, of course, was YES! As long as I've been a fan this game has been close. Now, I just read some statistics that made me a little nervous, Baylor has only won this game 10 times when it has been played in College Station! This is what is going to make today so special! :) If we were to pull out the win it would be my first Baylor win over A&M to witness in person. I'll let you know how it turns out! Sic 'em Bears!

At a loss

Once again, I'm at a loss for blog material. This will have to do...

At the moment, I'm quite frustrated with my computer. I have spent several (really too many to count) hours trying to create "Science Licenses" for my classes. I made them take a test over the Scientific Method and our Science Safety Rules, and in order to earn their license they had to make at least a 90 on it. It is kind of like a Driver's License, you need it to drive, so you need your Science License to participate in Science experiments. For some reason Microsoft Word is not working quite right on my computer. It litterly takes forever, when I started this little project it was still Summer, now it is Fall. Do you see what I mean? My plan was just to print them on business card paper for quickness and neatness. I just finished my first 10 out of 60, I went to print them and they were all messed up. They don't line up with the perforations on the paper. I'm giving up for tonight. I will just tell the kids who have been begging for their licenses that it's like getting a real license, it takes a couple weeks for them to send it to you. :)

On a brighter note, I have had a really great weekend! I made it to 7 baseball games yesterday, all of them very entertaining. Unfortunately, I will be unable to make it to any games next weekend. I hope I don't disappoint anybody! I also went to the mall and out to eat with a great friend. The highlight of the evening for sure though was learning that an optimal pool shape is indeed five concentric circles. Then today I went to church and got to spend the evening with great friends again. We went and saw "Hairspray." It's definitely an interesting movie, but I don't know that it's going on my must-see-again list. It was still a very fun time though! :)

Now, this is a big week. It is the one week out of the football season that I set myself up for the sweetest victory or the most disappointing defeat. Just for fun and to get some of my good friends all fired up, I'll leave you with this:

Multiple Personality Disorder

Today, I finally got to teach Science for the first time this year! I really love teaching Science because it's fun and the kids love it so much. Well, before we can get to the good stuff we have to know the Science Lab Safety Rules and the steps to the Scientific Method. In the middle of the night during my first year of teaching I had a brainstorm. I thought it would be fun to dress up as a "scientist," and be a guest speaker for my class to teach them the basics. The first year all I could pull together was a white lab coat and some glasses. Last year I traded in the normal glasses for the big fake nose disguise glasses. This year though, I took it to a whole new level. I added some crazy hair. This other personality of mine, Dr. Experimenta, has truly evolved! I didn't actually see myself until the end of the day when I had someone take a picture of me. It made me laugh so maybe it will make you laugh too!

Quite a day!

Yesterday was quite a day! In one word, it was full. Yesterday was the first day of the Fall baseball season and I got to spend all day yesterday at the ball fields catching game after game. It was really fun to watch some baseball and hang out with friends. I may have spent a tad bit too much time in the direct sunlight, but my bright red head is already looking better.

Once I got home from the ballgames I got to spend some quality time with Will and Allie. Seriously, could the day have gotten any better? Allie was her usual cutest-kid-ever self. She's very into copying your facial expressions so I had a good time teaching her a really great smile. I think Will has learned the power of saying just the right thing to get what he wants. First of all, if he is talking to anyone else about me he calls me Aunt Emily, but if he is talking to me and needs to say my name he calls me Miney. That was his name for me before he could say Emily and I guess it stuck. It makes my heart smile every time I hear it. So, anytime he wants me to do something for him he calls me Miney. It's very cute.

Will and I were getting ready to go on a quick walk to the park and while I was trying to change his diaper we were talking about his sister Allie and what he likes to do with her. This is a portion of our conversation:

Me: Who's your sister?
Will: Allie's my sister
Me: What do you like to do with Allie?
Will: I teach her how to say Miney.
Me: (I couldn't respond, I had melted into a puddle on the floor)

He continues to amaze me. We had fun at the park, but Will was disappointed because we forgot to bring "hamburgers" for the ducks. I guess the last time he went to see the ducks he had some hamburger buns for them. I assured him that next time we wouldn't forget. Here's a self-taken photo of us at the park (I told you my face was red)!

The Magic Number

I have mentioned once before my high hopes for a Baylor Bowl Game. I'm certain there have been many in my lifetime, just not any in my lifetime as a fan. The thought of spending a few days out of my Christmas break traveling to a Baylor Bowl Game just makes me really happy. Every season starts off with the hope, it just always ends disappointingly (is that a word?). Now, I'm not expecting the Rose Bowl or the Orange Bowl, I'd even settle for the Toilet Bowl. I just want Baylor to go to a bowl game. In order for Baylor to be bowl-eligible we must win six games. We are well on our way with 2 wins. We've got an away game at Buffalo this week that SHOULD be very winnable. If we win, we would need to pull out 3 Big 12 wins. Tough, but not impossible. For now, the magic number stands at 4. Just for fun, the three I would most like to see us win: Texas A&M, Texas, and Oklahoma. And, because I'm realistic, the three we have the best chance at winning: Kansas, Colorado, and Kansas State. We'll see how that goes, just keep believing!!

Postal Peace Restored

About three weeks ago I came home from school to find this:


I was really quite bothered by the sight of my nice brick and mortar mailbox leveled. I immediately wondered who I made mad enough to take a bulldozer to my mailbox. I was a little in shock. I mean I had so many questions...How? Why? How much will it cost to fix? Will the mailman deliver to the ground?

It was really a rough few moments until I made it to the front door. I soon discovered a business card slipped between the door and the door post. Apparently, a concrete truck pouring a foundation next door backed into it trying to get into position. I was really relieved that it wasn't an act of vandalism, and perhaps, more relieved that I wasn't going to have to pay for it. After a couple weeks of hunting down the right people to fix it, I now have a new mailbox and all is right with my mail again.

It was nice.

Tonight was the big ribbon-cutting/meet the teacher night at my school. I'm guessing the fact that it was raining and most of us have already met all of our student's parents was the reason for the low turnout. There were still lots of people there, just not as many as usual. Well, the highlight of the evening for me was when all my former students came to my room to say hello. The cool thing was they didn't just come say hello, they came in and got comfortable, like they belonged there. At one point there were 6 kids from last year in there at one time, all just talking, relaxing, and maybe having a little too much fun. I loved that they felt so comfortable and wanted to stay awhile. It was nice.