tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8433724144623540258.post3591727910213669249..comments2024-02-07T09:18:00.758-05:00Comments on WORDSthatSING: a nervekelseylynaehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06358560627942199725noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8433724144623540258.post-65687128044435072122009-09-28T23:17:13.311-04:002009-09-28T23:17:13.311-04:00Oh Kelsey, I COMPLETELY empathize with you. In my ...Oh Kelsey, I COMPLETELY empathize with you. In my classroon it has gotten to the point now that students may borrow pens or pencils with one condition... They must give me a shoe or a wallet or some other prized possession to hold as ransom. I find that often students will start out the door (with my stuff) only to suddenly realize, "Oh, I am missing something" and they come back in and exchange the pen/pencil/ruler/calculator (insert any of MY stuff here) for those items I have held ransom. I have been doing this for the last 3 years with excellent results. Maybe you should think about a similar plan? (I know some teacher friends from bigger schools in Florida and North Carolina have ID cards the kids have to trade in and it seems to work for them as well. Shoes can get stinky :( Let me know if you find something that works for you!<br />However, having said all that I must say I am glad your marriage with Brent was not irreparably harmedSuehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16879329719924296166noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8433724144623540258.post-43848275203279059992009-09-22T21:15:33.453-04:002009-09-22T21:15:33.453-04:00do what I do I put my name from an address label ...do what I do I put my name from an address label on my favorite pens. I leave them here and there at work and this seems to help aunt maryAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8433724144623540258.post-75196512446591050522009-09-21T10:59:11.951-04:002009-09-21T10:59:11.951-04:00Hilarious!!! And well written. (and I completely u...Hilarious!!! And well written. (and I completely understand, yesterday at the course we were passing a sheet around and no one in my row had a pen except me so I passed it down and quickly said, don't pass the pen pass this row...my boss gave me this strange look) ;)Micah Hiltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01022820948114535564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8433724144623540258.post-68254174370690916992009-09-20T15:32:10.378-04:002009-09-20T15:32:10.378-04:00"or uniball jetstream (which can apparently p..."or uniball jetstream (which can apparently prevent check fraud because the ink cannot be removed), then it is an extreme loss and I throw ashes on my head and tear my clothing in lamentations."<br /><br /><br />ah yes, the uniball jetstream. God's most perfect pen. <br />i love the dramatization of sorrow that you endure through the pen losing process. 'tear my clothing in lamentations.' ha!Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02752764173312798644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8433724144623540258.post-89694979993805423672009-09-20T13:29:18.676-04:002009-09-20T13:29:18.676-04:00I agree with Mom - Brent knows exactly how to hand...I agree with Mom - Brent knows exactly how to handle your drama :)Kalihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03474522803949686126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8433724144623540258.post-21594326750117505742009-09-19T12:22:59.143-04:002009-09-19T12:22:59.143-04:00Oh, so funny Kelsey, it happens in every work worl...Oh, so funny Kelsey, it happens in every work world no matter how hard you try - even putting your name on it. You crack me up!<br /><br />KELLY KAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8433724144623540258.post-41872513666271624892009-09-18T23:27:05.456-04:002009-09-18T23:27:05.456-04:00Pencils are very important to have in music class ...Pencils are very important to have in music class and I grew more and more upset that kids never had them. I would give each student a pencil to keep in their music folder and then two weeks later they were gone, used for other classes and lost. I actually bought some very ugly pencils, put velcro on them and the music stands and instructed the students that they are not to be put down anywhere except the velcro patch on the stands. They began to show up in other classes. I announced at a teachers' meeting that if anyone saw a pencil with purple polka dots and a velcro patch on it, that it is to be returned to me preferrably with the name of the person who was in posession of it. A silence followed in the meeting and the principal smiled at me, sighed and said quietly, "It's Ok, we all have something that get's to us." and then went on with the meeting. I share the same words of wisdom and consolation with you Kelsey. "It's OK." :)Kyle Bridgmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09794403792411961360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8433724144623540258.post-29353529420457546392009-09-18T23:11:44.702-04:002009-09-18T23:11:44.702-04:00I can vouch for the fact that you have always been...I can vouch for the fact that you have always been a bit anal about pens (very few of your Christmases and birthdays have not included at least several new pens!) but it didn't seem quite so strange because of the fact that I have lived with your father for all these years and he has a similar tendency! But you really have lost it my dear. Kudos to Brent for handling you (and your drama) perfectly! Still love ya! ~MomAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8433724144623540258.post-31722622020786344622009-09-18T21:39:21.844-04:002009-09-18T21:39:21.844-04:00wow ... i don't even know what to say to that!...wow ... i don't even know what to say to that!<br />a.l.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com