Megan's Weekly Line-up

I am really not a big TV watcher -I don’t just sit in front of the “tube” and surf through channels because I have nothing to do, because honestly if I had time to do that I would fill it with much more meaningful activities. (I am not trying to bash on tube surfers, it’s just not my thing.) Anyway, I have a few shows that I make sure I watch every week. I have blogged about some of them in past blogs, like my confession to being addicted to American Idol and mind numbing reality shows. This season I have picked up a new show…24. So, this means by mid-February I will have a show to watch every night Sunday through Thursday.

Here is the line-up...

Sunday: Desperate Housewives–I have been watching Housewives since the first season. I love it and am totally addicted!!

Monday: 24 –This is my first season with 24 and already I am hooked.

Tuesday: American Idol –Idol doesn’t officially start for another few weeks. As big of a fan as I am the whole try out part really doesn’t do it for me. I like it when they actually start performing and I can vote.

Yes….I vote!!
Wednesday: American Idol…This is the issue with Idol, it is on TWO nights a week. That is a pretty big commitment and very time consuming.

Thursday: The Office –Hands down one of the funniest show on TV. I LOVE The Office. Ryan and I have been watching it with Andy and Holly this past season so Thursday’s have kind of turned into our “hang-out, watch Office and eat ice cream” night, which makes Thursdays even better.

Only because I am a teacher….
“TV. If kids are entertained by two letters, imagine the fun they'll have with twenty-six. Open your child's imagination. Open a book.” ~Author Unknown

"Not Me" Mondays

...because I have a hard time thinking up exciting topics to blog about.
...because I like to steal other's blogging ideas.
...because I am NOT perfect!

(Stacey, thanks for letting me steal your idea!)

So, here it is....my first "Not Me!" Monday list...

"Not Me" Mondays

~~tHiNgS i mOsT cErTAiNly DID NOT dO tHiS wEeK~~

I DID NOT stay up till almost midnight on a school night and then get up at 5:00 am, resulting in only 5 hours of sleep. That would mean I would be way too tired to teach and NOT be in my top teaching performance.

I DID NOT skip a shower the day after my late night because I was too tired to get up in time. That is gross and would mean I DID NOT care about my appearance. I do care what I look like.

I DID NOT forget to edit out the swear word in the song I played to my 6th graders which subjected them to profanity. I am a professional and care very deeply about the impression I leave on my students. I am NOT a bad teacher.

I DID NOT come into work late this week four out of the five days. I take pride in being prepared and am NOT a “wing-it” teacher.

**NO! CERTAINLY NOT ME!**

Melodye and Megan's Excellent Adventure

What is a better way to top off Christmas than to take a last minute road trip to California with girlfriends?

It all started when I won five tickets to Magic Mountain from my school. The catch was I had to use them before the end of the year. So, me and five girlfriends were set to leave the day after Christmas -Ryan was out of town:(. Rachel and her sister dropped out because they wanted to spend time with there family and Megan couldn’t go because she hurt her knee. Melodye and I were the last two standing. Bright and early Friday morning we set out hoping to arrive at the park by 10:00 am. You know the saying “Getting there is half the fun”? We were cruising along the I-15 just past Barstow and decide we better get out Mayra, the GPS to help us get to where we are going. Bad news…Mayra was broken. But we were smart and brought printed directions from MapQuest as well. So, we are following the directions and looking for the next freeway that we were supposed to turn on to. We are driving along, listening to the radio, singing along to “Womanizer” for probably the 8th time and our turn-off still hadn’t come up. Right about the time we hit Lake Elsinore Melodye gets thinking we are way off track (San Diego was getting a little too close). Thanks to THIS store we were able to pick up a new GPS, “Carmen”. Carmen was GREAT! Minus a few minor road bumps and some “recalculating”, Carmen got us to Magic Mountain by 1:00 pm. Only 3 hours behind schedule.

The park was a lot of fun. I LOVE roller coasters! Unfortunately a few of the bigger rides were closed. Below are some pics from the park. We stayed for a few hours, but by the time the sun was going down it was just too cold to stay much longer –it was only about 45 degrees.

This was by far my favorite ride! It is kind of hard to tell in the picture,

but they have you harnsed in so you aren't actually in a seat.

You are looking down on the ground throughout the ride.

I cheated and took a picture from one of the rides. Appearently there

was a "big" sign that asked you not to take pictures but

I didn't see it until after I was yelled at by the rude employee.

Melodye and I after a long, cold day at the park

Tickets into the park: $Free.99
One night at the Courtyard Marriot: $Free.99
Gas: $50
Dinner at Olive Garden: $41.74
Snacks for the road: $6.42
Losing our voices from screaming through every ride: Priceless

Special Thanks To:
Papa Gibson for getting us a room at the Marriot
My boss for the tickets into the park
Melodye’s boss for the gift card to Olive Garden
XM Radio for playing “Womanizer” 57 times during the duration of our trip –I think that is the theme song to our adventure.

Hell Froze Over!

We had some out-of-the-ordinary weather in Vegas this past week. It started snowing Wednesday afternoon just as my students were getting back from lunch. They were just a little wired. It was coming down pretty hard by the time school got out. Having never driven in snow I was little nervous to drive home. But I made it safe and sound! And believe it or not Vegas had a "snow day" they cancelled school on Thursday due to the weather. When was the last time that happened? It was pretty exciting to have a random day off in the middle of the week; however it won't be so fun when we have to make it up later in the year. Speaking of school today was the last day of school for TWO WEEKS! Hooray for Winter Break -the perks of being a school teacher!

A few things on my "To do" list for the next couple of weeks:
1. Finish reading Breaking Dawn -can't believe I haven't finished that yet...
2. Grade papers -work on my break isn't what I wanted to do but that's what I get for having an essay due right before break.
3. Sleep -I am definitely not going to miss the alarm going off at 5:00 am

My dad always says he lives in Vegas because

sunshine is easier to shovel than snow...

Shorts??View from the front of the house
View from the back

Teacher Moment

I had a "teacher moment" a couple of days ago. At the end of my class on Wednesday one of my students asked if I could quiet the class down so she could give me something. After I did she told me the whole class signed a Christmas card for me. They were passing it around the class and I didn't even notice. My students are so thoughtful. Just when I think I haven't been an effective teacher and wondering what kind f impression I am leaving on them they go and do something like this! Call me corny, but it almost brought me to tears. I think some of the students were hoping I'd cry! :) This almost makes up for the "F---- you Ms. B" I found on the magazine.

Go Google Yourself!

Here's what you do: type in your answer to the following questions & pick your fav pics from the first 3 pages of results. It would be fun to see what you come up with. Here is what Google had to say about me:

My first name:

My middle name:

My last name:

My age:

My favorite place to visit: (San Luis Obispo, CA)

A place I'd like to visit:

A past celeb crush (Brian Litterell, BSB):

My grandmother's name (Carol):

My college major:

A nickname (motor mouth Megan -when I was little):

My first job (rec assisstant at DRC)

A pet I've had:

My favorite food:

My favorite dessert:

My favorite color: