list

i peeked at carson's to-do list:


1. study for astronemy test on tuesday
2. find a way to get money
3. find a way to get to mars by 2030

test

to my math class, after finishing standardized testing:

me: so how did you guys do on the math test last week?

students (all at once): ok...good...not great...bad

connor: i did great. they asked me to come back for an encore.

mother

from mother's day letters:

you are cool because you always pay to go on trips.
-sisi

when i'm 25 i'll still hold your hand.
-sophie

you are the best mom ever. you make the best diner.
-ethan

how about we go bolling for mothers day or you choose. you look so cute!
-tyler

i love you from every place in the universe and back.
-jaxon

i'd be dead by now without you. literally.
-jesse

i will even be there when i am 30!
-mikaela

you are a butterfly in the sky that loves pie. you are so peaceful and meaningful to me.
-sommer

you're not just a mom anymore! signed, your beloved one
-mollie

dad loves you more than the xbox 360. i love you more than space and hailee and noah love you more than the computer.
-hannah

happy mother's day!

lift

after i told the class i had started lifting weights, they wanted to know why. so i told them it was so that i could lift ryan (the scrawniest kid in class) more easily. every few weeks they'd want to check my progress, so i'd lift ryan to demonstrate my strength. one day, ryan was looking pretty smug (and scrawny) when someone suggested i lift him. he said, "i don't think you'll be able to do it this time." "why not, ryan?" i asked him. "because i had turkey on my sandwich today...my mom's been feeding me a lot of meat lately."