Rainbows

The Storm has passed! Rainbows in the sky!

The rain has washed all things clean and defused this volcano. Actually, it's left me speechless...literally folks...I HAVE NO VOICE!! haha I guess this was God's way of saying ~Shut up! It's not that bad! I had a voice most of the day and not once did I feel the horrible rumbling that I felt yesterday. A tickle in my throat is all I felt but it didn't mean much to me and I figured it was just allergies. Once my munchkins left for the day the voice was cracking. Then it changed from sounding like a boy going through puberty, to sounding like a 1-900 operator! haha! to almost nothing now!!

My munchkins are going to get a kick out of this tomorrow! Thank goodness tomorrow is early release which is a half day for them and they're off on Friday too!!! We'll be having inservices and they'll be home frustrating their parents or whomever is caring for them. Heehee! I think we both need a little break from one another to regroup! Sometimes I wish we were like other districts which give them 2 weeks in October as a break! I have Columbus Day off so...woohoo! haha!

I could have finished that wonderful test today but the last munchkin I have left to test has been out for 3 days already. I hope she comes tomorrow, but I have a feeling she may not come just for half a day. Oh well, she'll just have to be tested when she returns and I'm not worrying about it. Next week will be the Math assessment and that won't be too bad...I think?! haha


Before the end of the day, the storm hit hard at work. No, I didn't blow my top again...heehee...it was an actual rain storm and it was beautiful! We almost were going to run out into the downpour of rain but I knew I'd have some parent complain. The kids wanted to go out and run around in it but it was really pouring hard. For a brief moment I thought of making them trash bag raincoats...haha! I've used trash bags for a half marathon and it kept me warm and dry but nah...I knew one of them would probably put his face in the bag and then I'd really be in trouble! haha Instead we went to go watch the rain. Our school has some patio areas that are set up perfectly. Their little faces were pressed up against the glass as they looked out as they ooooo'd and ahhhh'd. ~A river! ~I can smell the rain! ~Can we run out real quick, my mom won't get mad? ~No, no, no, you'll look and smell like wet puppies and mommy's won't like it! ~My mommy likes puppies!...Haha!! After that last comment how could I not take them out! haha I had a munchkin go back to the room to get the umbrella. Yes, I took them out in the rain, but a few at a time under the umbrella! Another coworker had the same idea so she snapped some pictures.

Back in the room a little girl was carrying my umbrella and read a tag which said ~made in China. This lead to ~Is it raining in China too? ~Why would you ask that? ~It says right there made in China. Is it raining in Chinese. I had to giggle. ~No baby it's not Chinese it's China. ~Oh...so is it raining there too? ~Do you know where that is baby?? ~By Horizon, I've seen one! BAHAHAHA!!! I couldn't help but laugh and of course they all laughed too but I don't think they knew why they were laughing. Of course this was a quick teachable moment on geography! haha I got my little inflatable globe and showed them where they lived and where China was and explained how it was already morning the next day in China! Their puzzled faces were sweet. It took me awhile to explain how that worked...a few understood but the others just stared probably thinking about splashing in the puddles! haha Some kept saying ~wow that's far! Again I heard ~so is it raining their too? Thank goodness for technology and the internet!! After finding a site that wasn't blocked we were able to check the weather and at that time it showed it was cloudy. ~We're sending them the rain huh Ms. Buddé? ~Maybe sweetie. I showed them some other pictures and that's when they all started talking about how much they love Chinese food! haha!

After work was the area High School Homecoming parade that I volunteered to dress up and do. With the rain I was praying it would be canceled and now that I had no voice I really didn't feel up to it. ~Nope, not canceled! Somehow we missed the remaining part of the storm as we sat on the trailer and waved. In all honesty I was glad I did it! So many kids and it was actually fun...I got to practice my pageant wave...even though I was never in one! haha I was actually able to see some of my 1st babies that I ever taught! Beautiful munchkins who have grown into beautiful young adults! They are my first class and will be graduating this year! Gosh I feel old! Heehee
Rain makes a bad hair day! heehee

Love the smell of the desert air when it rains and love the smell of my wet little puppies! ;) The storm is over and the munchkins are gone tomorrow and Friday so let's see what type of inservices we'll have. Maybe it's a good thing I don't have a voice! heehee
Stay tuned for more adventures in our world...
XOXO's

Ps...I tried to add pictures to this post but for some strange reason my personal laptop is not picking up my camera or the usb ports aren't working... UH OH!!!! I'm not going to freak out, counting to 1000!!!....Holy Moly Guacamole! I'll add the pictures tomorrow from another computer and pray mine is not sicky poo!!
XOXO's