Two in one day!

Ok, so I'm still sad, but some funny things happen today. It always ends up that I don't have time for the funny stories between the processing I always do at the end of the day. So, I'm going to add a post about some funny stories. Well, thinks that I found funny...that maybe you had to be there for...

7th period was funny today--First, the kids were finishing up their Olympics and they had a rock/paper/scissors tournament. They had a spot that needed to be filled and instead of having a bye (by? Bie?) they made me play! I was so flustered that they made me play, and nervous that I'd do something stupid in front of my whole class, that I totally wasn't thinking when I was playing. Greg comes up, his teammates massage his shoulders and send him out to face "The Burd." They were all thinking, no problem. I turn to Cameron, slightly distressed, "Wait...what am I supposed to do?" He laughs and shakes his head, "Play rock/paper/scissors!" I turned back to Greg, frowning and Cameron says, "Go!" **one, two...I play scissors. Greg plays paper** It went so fast and I was still processing what I had just played and if I had won or not...figuring I must have won since there was a huge outcry and we were going again. In my distraction I played...scissors again! Sheesh! What was I thinking, playing the same thing again...BUT! Greg played paper again! I won! There was a huge cheer and massive groaning from Alexandria's section. It was so funny. The class loved that I beat Greg...but the funniest part was when he walked back..."Greg! What were you doing out there!?! Ms. Burdick beat you!" Shaking his head, Greg...who is very tall...and very goofy, always a ham defends himself, "No...seriously guys...she...she just came outta nowhere! I mean, talk about hard to read...I had no idea...she came with those scissors before I could th...NO!...Hey!...Yeah but who plays scissors twice in a row!" Poor Greg. When I awarded the Olympic medals and played their national anthems I got to the Rock Paper Scissors contest, "And the Bronze medal for R/P/S goes to Panama City!...The Silver to...oh! Me!" The class laughed.

Funny story 2: 7th period was my last class with seniors on the last day the seniors had to go to school. They were all pretty psycho all day...so distracted that their brains were seriously shut off...they were doing dumb things all day. It is the last minute of the day and since most of 7th period are tall males, I can never get their attention by calling to them. Instead, I stood on the table at the front and congratulated on making it to their last minute of their high school career. They let out a huge cheer and I raise my arms and cheer...at that moment my Principal walks in...to the picture of me standing on the table and my class all yelling, me with my hands in the air...She laughs and walks out as the bell rings. I jump off the table. I land in front of Geric, who is at least a head taller than me...I look up and say, "I'm going to get in trouble, aren't I?" He says, "Eh...if you do just tell her that getting on the table was the only way you could get us to behave. She'll believe it." Patty walks back in and laughs, "So did you have everything under control in here?" "Of course," I say, "Why else do you think I was on the table?" She laughs again, "Better you than them!"

Mr. Appel wrote a note asking that two of my students be excused from their tardy since they were talking with him. Alice pointed out that on the note he filled in the teacher as "Tha' Burd." I thought it was funny because I'm pretty sure I've never met him--seen him maybe.

Reflection: I have funny kids and apparently my reputation precedes me.

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