Splendiferous Zeppelin Escapades

Well, it’s official. I am done teaching school for the time being. On Wednesday, Adam and I went to the doctor, and told her I have been wearing myself out all week. So, she suggested that I take the next two weeks before Spencer is born to relax and prepare for the adventure ahead of me. She wrote me a note, and I decided Friday (today) should be my last day.

I went through it today, and told all my kids. Their reactions were priceless. I got the best reaction it seems from my 5th Hour (7th grade boys), 6th Hour (6th Grade boys) and 7th hour (almost all 6th grade boys). There were a few students who were really broken up about it. While I won’t miss some things about teaching, I will miss a few of those cuties.

I am a lot more excited to be finished teaching than I thought I would be though. I am ready to take it easy. Adam is going to help me have an objective (just one) to accomplish everyday to keep me from going stir crazy. Thought I’d share the exciting news.

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[I really hate to keep on talking about politics here, so this will be the last time before the elections, I promise...]

I know Mr. Obama is a busy man, so I’ll go ahead and preempt his thanks to me by saying, You’re Welcome!  Clearly, he thought highly of my flowchart posted a week ago because he followed it to the letter last night even better than ever before.  Glad I could be of help!

Here’s our entry for the family newsletter:

Jessica and I have been doing well. Ok, Jessica has been doing well considering she is in a constant state of discomfort/pain. She still smiles a lot and laughs at my jokes, though that makes her belly hurt more sometimes, so we’re pretty careful about the amount of funny in our jokes around here lately. Just kidding.

We started off with Labor Day which involved killing dozens of wasps, making dozens of truffles (awesome!), watching a dozen TV episodes of Chuck, Heroes, and The Office in preparation for the new seasons, and taking, you guessed it, dozens of pictures. We made a little “drive-in” on our living room floor. Check out the album preview below for all the pictures.
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With Palin’s debate flowchart flooding teh internets, I thought it would only be fair to post Obama’s flowchart.  I couldn’t do Biden’s because his debating style actually makes sense.  I found it a lot easier to listen to him than Obama.  I also didn’t have time to make it pretty, but oh well, here it is:

Barack Obama Debate Flowchart

1. Is the question about a problem? Yes – Goto 2a. No – Goto 2b.

2a. Blame it on President Bush Goto 3.

2b. Spin it into a problem and blame it on President Bush Goto 3.

3. Say that John McCain as President would do the EXACT same thing as Bush. Goto 4. *

4. Does the question have anything to do with your next note card? Yes – Goto 5a. No – Goto 5b

5a. Give your response making sure to pause after every word for dramatic (read: annoying speech behavior) effect. Goto 6.

5b. Your agenda is more important than the moderators, talk about what you want. Goto 6.

6. Promise that you will fix every problem the nation in such a way that it will involve CHANGE and will be the exact opposite of Bush/McCain.  It must also involve spending.  It involves CHANGE, so it must be the right solution, right?  Right?  Go CHANGE!  Goto 7. **

7. Is the ninety seconds filled? Yes – Goto 8a. No – Goto 8b.

8a. OMG! You’re the most over-aggrandized political figure in recent memory! Next question. ***

8b. Make a statement about all the starving, under-insured, complete-wreck-of-a-life citizens whose life will be blessed by having the opportunity to have you as president. Oh, and be sure to pause every word for dramatic (read: time-wasting) effect. Goto 8a.

* This really should be attributed to Joe Biden who said in the last debate that John McCain’s policy “is the same as George Bush’s” in every way. Rubbish and outright lies, much like everything else that comes out of a politician’s mouth.

** According to Barack Obama, nothing currently works.  I’ve only ever heard him talk about change.  I’ve never heard him mention a program or policy that is currently adequate.  Thanks to him, I’ve added a note to my list of attractive qualities in a candidate:  Look for someone who can identify things that are working and use those to make things that aren’t working, working.  If someone can only identify problems, they aren’t likely to be able to resolve them.

*** Can I just say that Barack Obama is so overly built up by his fans, that everytime I hear him speak, I am completely underwhelmed.  I have no love for McCain.  He has shown during this campaign that he employs pointless tactics that group him up with almost every other campaigning political slimeballs out there, but Barack Obama is exactly the same way and bears no distinctive trait that sets him above the pack.