Friday, November 18, 2011

What A Week!

It's been one of those weeks; long, crazy, and for me a full five days of work.  As I sit home, on a Friday night, catching up on things that I have been putting off all week I thought I would recap some of the craziness...

On Monday night Hope and Max danced their way off DWTS.  Yes, she looks beautiful in heels and make up.  Yes, she improved.  Yes, Max told off the judges more than once and even claimed the show was his.  But in the end, the highest scores Hope received were 9s and that isn't good enough to take home the mirror ball. Dammit...

On Tuesday night it was confirmed.  Hope and Max were in the bottom two.  And the "behind the scenes" backstage footage really didn't help their cause.  Sadly, they danced their last dance and more sadly, Hope didn't jump across the judges' table and lay out Carrie Ann.  She hates all women and is intimidated by the athletes.  She needs to go home as well! Bring back Carson Kressley in her place...

On Wednesday I took my fifth graders to the Capitol and NYS Museum.  What a beautiful, priceless, and extraordinary place.  They were even able to keep quiet for most of the tour.  Then we got on the bus to go home and they started singing.  Louder and louder and louder...

On Thursday we learned that a middle school student at a local school didn't in fact "fall" from the roof of her building but instead "jumped".  And survived?  And found the door to the roof unlocked? And wrote a note to her parents that was ignored? How on earth does this happen?  I wouldn't have the slightest idea how to get to the roof of my school.  In fact, I have no idea if my school even has a door leading to the roof.  And I am not the only person who can't find it.  There are playground balls up there that have been hanging around longer than the baked chicken parts in the cafeteria.  But good news:  the local police chief reassured the public that even though the School Resource Officer wasn't on duty, he probably wouldn't have been able to change the outcome.  Is that because he isn't that accurate catching a falling teenager or because keeping the students safe isn't in his job description...

Oh, and I saved $57.64 on my grocery bill!

Which brings us to Friday...
  • tonight a good friend is celebrating her one week anniversary with her husband at the place they first met
  • my godson was initiated into the rite of passage known as "The Civ"
  • my daughter ate her first taco
  • and I learned a local salon is offering Botox for your nether region
What A Week!