Ghosts in School

Most of the time it feels as though we live at school (with the late hours that we keep there!) However, this is a ghostly experience that I would have been spooked with (even though I love going on haunted tours and watching hours and hours of "A Haunting" series!) Yet, after having one of my colleagues actually SEE something paranormal has left us all spooked. First of all, it happened in her classroom. Secondly, another child in the room saw this ghostly figure of a young girl as well since it occurred during school hours. Apparently, some of the janitors have also seen her skipping down the hallway in OUR WING. What the heck!?!?! In addition to this, another child from the same classroom has seen the apparition in the bathroom mirror when she was washing her hands, and it spooked her. Now, to sound foolish, all weekend long I avoided looking into any mirrors at all. Plus, if I had to wake up in the middle of the night for a restroom break, I would awaken Rocco so he could be ready to come to my side if need be. Yes, I am a big scaredy cat when it comes to things like this, but what makes it worse is that it intrigues me as well. Talk about conflicting feelings! Either way, it is sad to know that a young little girl with dark hair is roaming the halls all alone. It makes me wonder what she may be seeking as well as how long she has been away from her family.

Ahhh....New Orleans!!!

It's Mardi Gras once again, and boy, that brings back memories of New Orleans. I love that place...the people, the food (oooh those beignets and grits...yum yum!), and the music. One of my favorite places to frequent was the Preservation Hall. I went there many times because I loved listening to the band. Their music just lifted my spirits. One of my favorite songs was the "Bourbon Street Parade". Here's one rendition of the song with Harry Connick Jr. and friends:

It's almost Friiidaayyyy!

Okay I'm just on here for a few secs before I've got to go do more work. The past two days have been dragging a bit. I attribute it to testing all day long for two days in a row. Benchmarks. Argh! Other than that I stayed at school working late, and I finally got my pc hooked up to a huge flat screen tv, which I also received today. Wooohooo...It'll be fun showing the POWERPOINT presentation to the kiddos tomorrow. Not to mention the fun I will have presenting relevant videos from unitedstreaming for my Social Studies classes!

Leigh and I decided to schedule date nights once a week. And I had planned on taking him to the Indie Theatre, where they serve food to you while you're on a couch watching a foreign or independent film of some sort. It has received many rave reviews. But I might just wait on this idea for a few more weeks. So this week's date might just be going to a new restaurant...maybe...maybe not. We'll see what I decide.

Training on Monday Night

After an exasperating day at work....not due to the children but to ONE person who believes that we will jump when she snaps her fingers. Well, I did not budge when she made an insane demand. I think it caught her offguard, especially since I tend to be very timid and pleasing (most of the time anyway.) But enough is enough. I am not a robot, nor do I wish to be.

After school, I zoomed by to visit Mom, who was doing very well. She enjoyed her dinner, and then she and I went to her bedroom so that I could decorate it with Spring theme (now that Valentine's Day is over.) Her chair is supposed to arrive in another two to three weeks. The dealer tried to cheat her out of a new chair by trying to convince us that her used chair was new. It wasn't. It had the other owner's name still printed on it. So now he has to produce a new chair that will be custom made for her.

After my visit with Mom, I then headed towards Leigh's workplace. From there we went to our Amateur Radio meeting, and then we headed towards another meeting room for a SKYWARN training, which lasted about two hours. The meteorologist explained about tornadoes, hurricanes, thunderstorms, and floods. Now, Leigh and I (and the rest of the HAM radio group we belong to) are spotters, which means that we can report potentially extreme weather conditions in our area, and this in turn, can possibly save lives (as it has been doing for the past thirty years) since it gives time for people to evacuate the area if needed.

Monday

Today was waiver day so it was comprised of senseless meetings that are concocted just to prevent us from working in our classrooms. However, we did manage to get a few important things done. Afterwards, I came home and cooked dinner for Leigh. We had a delicious bowl of squash with chicken. How I love eating this during cool weather. And today was just the day since it was drizzling on and off all day long.

Now, I'm just chillin' before my t.v. program "True Beauty" which airs at 9 p.m. So you can say that I'm like this owl..though I don't believe my eyes are as huge as saucers..lol.

Still house hunting....

Okay I've been searching for a potential house to buy, and it's taken me from New York to Missouri. And this doesn't help me much (other than making me want to move to these states since the homes I've found are absolutely adorable and reasonably priced! My favorite site to surf is oldhouses.com, which has soooo many historic homes that are simply elegant-looking. But, I digress. However, it does allow me to dream a bit on the kind of house I'd like to have someday. Both Leigh and I agree that the house must be in the countryside. Yet, he wants a new house while I prefer old houses. To me, they seem more well-made as well as have a sense of history.

One house I did manage to find in our vicinity had one wall draped in crosses from the top of the wall to the bottom. There were about 21 crosses or more on the entire wall. I love crosses, and I do tend to have my share hung in each room since I feel a sense of security with them around me. But, Leigh on the other hand, thought that the house must have something wrong with it since it was priced at a low rate PLUS the wall's excessive decor didn't help any. (Either way we crossed that residence off of our potential list of houses.)

Valentine's Dinner Date

After visiting Mom for a few hours, Leigh took me out to a nice seafood restaurant, which was lively with music and tons of people celebrating Valentine's Day. Here are a few photos we took while there.