A Visit from Santa

Two days ago we had a holiday fundraiser at my school. Notices were sent home to the parents... "Have your child's picture taken with Santa at school" $5 for a 5" X 7" or $10 for an 8" X 10"(much cheaper than photos at the mall). When Friday came all the kids in my class were very excited to have their pictures taken with Santa. The kids were on line in the cafeteria waiting patient for their turn. About half the the kids had already taken a picture when I noticed a little girl in my class was having a really in depth conversation with Santa. The rest of the kids were getting restless. As I approached I overheard my student telling Santa the following, " ... and if you don't have enough time to make all my toys, just go to Toys - R- Us or Walmart ."

Where was my camcorder when I needed it?

FAMILY

WELL FOLKS ITS THE HIGHWAY AGAIN, I GUESS THE SUBJECT OF TODAYS BLOG IS GONNA BE ,WELL FAMILY. AS THE HOLIDAYS APPROACH WE TEND TO FORGET THIS ONE SIMPLE THING. OUR LOVED ONES, WE JUST TEND TO FOCUS ON THE MATERIALISTIC END OF CHRISTMAS, AND NOT THE TRUE MEANING OF THE HOLIDAY. TO ME IT IS ABOUT OUR LOVE ,PAITENCE, UNDERSTANDING,FOR OTHERS . NOT BEING FIRST IN LINE AT BEST BUY ,OR NOT GETTING GUITAR HERO FIRST. OVER THE YEARS I HAVE WITNESSED FOLKS RUNNING AMOCK. GETTING RUDE .MEAN AND YES EVEN BEING VIOLENT. I THINK WHAT WE NEED TO DO IS ONE YEAR FORGET ABOUT THE PREENTS, FORGET ABOUT THE GLITZ .I THINK WE NEED TO REACH OUT TO ANOTHER LESS FOURTUNATE , AND HELP THAT PERSON . THAT TO ME IS REAL GIFT ,GIVING OF ONES SELF ,WITHOUT EXPECTING ANYTHING IN RETURN. IM FORTUNATE ,SUNFLOWERGRANDMA ,HAS SHOWN ME THAT HOW TO GIVE ,HOW TO HAVE HUMILITY, HOW TO HELP ANOTHER HUMANBEING WITHOUT EXPECTING A RETURN . SO FOLKS I ASK THAT THIS HOLIDAY SEASON DONT FALL INTO THE ABYSS OF COMMERCIALIZATION GIVE FROM YOUR HEART, I PROMISE THE GIFT IN RETURN IS MUCH BETTER THAN SOME TRINKET.
WELL ITS TIME FOR HIGHWAY TO RETURN TO HIS RIG CLIMB IN PUT HER IN GEAR AND GET ALITTLE FURTHER DOWN THE ROAD .

OH FOR I LEAVE I WANNA SAY MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL

LONG ROAD HOME

well folks its me ,the highwayman again. i guess as most of you now know ,i have been trying to finally get my life back in order.
i guess through alot of self searching, and guidance from my peeps. i have learned that the road home is long ,it does take time to get there. its funny i spent the better part of 20 years or so screwing myself into the ground. the lost jobs , the lost relationships. i cant really even say i have done much good. thanks to -k teacher-noah hardstep-sunflowergrandma -slickman-zman-shantyman .i have finally started down the long road home .i guess what im getting at is the love and support of those around us. its funny im 44 and i finally am getting a glimpse of what it means to be a responsible mature adult. i realized sometime back that being that drifting rodeo cowboy type ,well is no life . even this week i got stupid i was ready to walk away from the k teacher. i will admit i saw that k teacher is a responsible loving mature adult, thats what i guess triggered me to grow up . sometimes it takes alot to grow and realize our faults, well hehe it took me 20 years go figure. im fortunate though ,these last few months some great opportunities have come my way . i have to really say THANK YOU to my peeps for standing behind me. its truly amazing the human spirit . its funny how instead of running from someone we give them our love and support . well that lucky person was me ,i was very lost and hurting ,then finally alot of love came into my life. so as i now move on i am gonna settle down stop running the highways ,and yes spend time with my peeps most of all learn to love again -grow again -and learn to be a responsible adult
well happy campers ,im glad this blog is here it has helped tremendously so in closing

I LOVE YOU GUYS EACH AND EVERY ONE FROM THE BOTTOM OF MY HEART

LESSONS LEARNED

well happy campers its highway guest blogging one last time. today i wanna just talk about lessons we learn in life, one in particular is how we need to wisely pick and choose our battles. i have a habit of running off at the mouth and not thinking, hence i then end up having to get myself out of trouble. funny this little character defect has gotten to where i have lost jobs, family ,freinds. as i reflect on theses things i also learned that it puts a large strain on my marriage. im fortunate i have an angel for a wife.how she puts up with my childish immature behaivor ,well i will never know .i guess what im getting at is that its best to ,pick your battles wisely and not be so quick to open your mouth . its sad though im 44 years old and finally getting this point.
now i realize what the wise and knowing old timers try to teach me in the past. well campers im gonna mosey on out its time to hit the dusty trail see you all soon
highway

Taken!

There's a small pet store several towns away that in addition to selling puppies & kittens also sells exotic animals as well. This place has been around for more than 25 years. A few years ago they had a horrible fire on a Friday night ... the fire fighters were still there the following Saturday morning.... so many animals were lost to smoke inhalation. The place was closed for several months, then reopened across the street in a smaller store front. I can remember taking my pre-schoolers there on a field trip... the guys who worked there were really nice to the kids & even let them touch a tarantula!

Yesterday there was an article in the local newspaper about this pet store. It seems that over the weekend someone had broken into the store and stolen a puppy & a python.... being a kindergarten teacher my mind just kept thinking: things that begin with the letter "P".... those PILFERING PUNKS ..... PRANKSTERS or PERPETRATORS?

THE FUNNIEST THING I EVER HEARD

hello there all this is the highway time well just the other day k teacher told me something really funny she was telling me how at a staff meeting the bossman we will not metion king dingalings name he will remain anonymous for now anyways this dingaling wants the kids in the kindergarten program to know what the district mission statement is plus know what the kindergarten mission statement is well long story short wifey challenged me to write a mission statement well im an educated fella i had a hard time myself so if an educated adult had a tough time how the hell is a 5 yr old going to comprehend what a mission statement is and its purpose so i pose this question to my audience i makes me wonder the more education some have the less common sense they posses so happy campers the saga goes on i was wondering what mr potatoe head is gonna come up with next he gonna make the kids write a disertation hmmm well happy campers tune into the highway for further update im gone

Plus One, Minus One

There was a kid in my class who was not adjusting well to school. There was a huge maturity gap between him and the rest of the students in my class (crying everyday after lunch , wanting his mama, not interacting well with his peers etc.). On a hunch I went to get a copy of his registration form. At the same time our school nurse was checking immunization records. She & I caught the error together.

Well, guess what? My little angel was only 4 yrs. old!!! Wasn't going to be 5 until way after the Dec. 1st cut off. Our district has registration for Pre-K and kindergarten in the same place... somehow he ended up in my classroom. The day after the 4 yr. old left I got another new student..... surprise!