I got an email from Fleta a few hours ago she said...
Pat called on Janet's cell phone to tell me her house phone is not working so she will not be posting for awhile...
I saw that pile of books she picked up from the library and I know she is just in bed reading....she may even have the phone off the hook....Maybe that is why it is not working...
The Girl and I have had a busy day. We went to church with Missy, Benjamin, and Austin. Then Missy took us to the mall to pick out a couple of Christmas Angels, one was for Kenzie's teacher. We got a little boy a bike and put her teacher's name on the tax deduction card and wrote him a sappy note...I used to do this all of the time for my kids teachers....
Billy's 3rd grade teacher Ms. Simpson told her class one year, ...'If you are going to buy me a present please just put some money in the Salvation Army's red pot or get a gift for a Christmas Angel instead.' I started doing that for the kids teachers after that....After all what can you buy for a teacher that they really want...I am sure they are like me and if they want something they own it....I'll bet Betty has a pile of crap over the 37 years she has been teaching...
Although I do remember Billy's 4th grade Teacher Mr. Saint Marie ( a really young teacher)commented on my Mombo Oakley's sun glasses on meet the teacher night....this was back in the 80's when Oakley sun glasses were all of the rage and quiet pricey... I thought at the time ..'play your cards right and you will own a pair of these...' I got him a pair for Christmas...It was one of the best investments I ever made...
Bill was a little trouble when he was in school and I remember in the 6th grade all of the 6th graders get to go on a three day field trip ....camping... and it was in Payson on someplace like that...Bill had mis behaved and he was the only kid in the 6th grade that was not going to get to go....Now he had not done anything really bad like set the school on fire, he just would not finished all of his work on time....same as it had been for the past 6 years...Well you can imagine how that went over with me so I was set to go to the Principal and set it up that I would go along and keep Bill in line... Then Mr. Saint Marie went to the Principal and told him if he would let Bill go he would be personally responsible for him...Bill got to go and I did not get any bad reports....Those sun glasses paid off....
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One year a girl got me a goat and gave it to the Heifer project. My goat went to some family in South America I think. I thought it was a good gift.
Last year one girl gave me a $50 dollar gift cert. to Hobby Lobby. I thought that was extravagant. But I did use it and enjoyed it. She is a nice girl but the presents a teacher receives does not make them feel differently toward a student. The student is judged on his/her own laurels. I bet the teacher asked if Billy could go because felt Bill should get the opportunity. Or maybe I am just different from other teachers. I can not even remember many gifts I got past last year. I have marble apple on my desk someone got me...don't remember who. I have a little magnet on the ref that says all things are possible for those who believe. I love it and still have it. The little boy only had one arm.
Tell the kids to mind the teacher...that will be gift enough for any of them or write a note telling them why they enjoy the class. If they don't enjoy it, don't do anything!
Two cents from a teacher--this is year 38 for me. 37 in the same job. That shows I have no brains.
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