only language...

Although his last name is Spanish I currently work with a young man who does not look like someone whose first language is Spanish. I over heard someone ask him if he knew any Spanish. He calmly replied in the affirmative. When they looked surprised he added..."it's the only language I am yelled at in."

...you're head strong

My visiting teachers came over on Tuesday for their monthly visit. One of them is from Guam and has learned English as a second language. She does very well. As we were visiting she was complemening mee on my independence and saying "you're head strong" and diligent. I stopped her and said I had never had someone complement mee for being head strong. We explained to her that it typically means someone is stubborn.

going on 30...

Thirty was so strange for me. I've really had to come to terms with the fact that I am now a walking and talking adult. C. S. Lewis

Idaho Woman

It was a busy day at work. I was walking across the court yard to get something off the printer. A group of boys was getting ready to go in the same door I was. One of the boys said they had found a snake. According to them it was in the Library. I didn't really think that much of it until I noticed their staff member holding a small green garden snake in his hand. I am not sure what the boys expected me to do. When I help out my hand to accept the snake from the staff member his comment was..."now that's an Idaho woman."

White Crazy Mormon

I was just standing there. I had stopped to let them pass. They, him and his therapist, stopped and were looking at me. I was a little trapped between a closed door and them.
"What?" I asked.
"Nothing....mumble, mumble..."
"What did you say?"
"Nothing..."
I looked at him...thinking about what I thought I had heard.
"Did you just call me a white crazy Mormon?"
"Yes." I think he was worried he was in trouble.
"You should have been more specific by saying I am a white crazy female Mormon."
....no, he was okay with me being the white crazy Mormon...all the other white Mormons that work with me aren't crazy....according to him anyway.... I got a good laugh out of that one for a couple of days.

that could be my but

"I so love cheese cake."

I left it hanging. Apparently my tone and delivery made it sound like it was going to be followed with a "but..." That was made a apparent when the individual sitting at the lunch table with me asked "But what?"

"Nothing, that was all I was going to say."

I continued to enjoy my cheese cake as others came to join us at the table. Others at the table comment on how good the cheese cake was. I then made the comment that I can only eat so much cheese cake in one setting. I then turned to the original man I was eating with and said "That could be my but." He look a little confused and then made the connection. I so love cheese cake..but I can only eat so much in one setting.

Apparently leaving an oral "that could be my but..." can get interesting reactions...

...can't get a date...

Last week I took Boyd to school to help with a lesson. On Friday one of the boys noticed the picture on my door, "I met him," he said pointing to Boyd.

"Yep," I said, "and that's his cousin Claire." As I turned to return to my desk I heard him say... "I know why you can't get a date...you worry to much about your cow and his family."