mccgood’s thoughts

I try I really do to update my blog but one I don’t have the best confidence in my writing skills two I don’t have that much to say and three I forgot my password.  The last one sounds a lot like my dog ate my homework but it’s true!

okay  here we go 

* Anyone watch My Strange Addiction? this next episode is about someone who eats couch cushions and another lady who runs around in fur suits  I honestly can’t make this stuff up. I feel bad for anyone that has an addiction but seriously I am scratching my head here.

* So I live in the northeast and yes we got hammered by snow on Wednesday. 24ish inches to be exact if I remember  I will post those pictures on Sunday in my city.  Oh my goodness the stress and anxiety I had associated with this storm. Usually the child care center I work at doesn’t close and hubby works in retail.  I really wanted the gov to take some action and close the state so we didn’t have to go into work.  Luckily  our child care center closed but hubby’s work place didn’t. When I think of what could have happened well……

*We are playing phone tag with DCF  they want to come out and do a home study we want them to come out and a do a home study seems easy right?

* Christmas Eve (yes it’s been that long) hubby and I were going to his aunt’s house and while we were in the car we were talking about our home study and how much fun it will be to be parents etc  and we looked up and saw a shooting star. We both started crying/tearing up  it’s amazing my husband looked at me and said that’s the baby we lost saying Merry Christmas Mom and Dad.

*Anyone go snowshoeing?  I want to try so does my husband

*So here is where you say mccgood and mr mccgood are dorks.  We bought a double high air mattress and “camped out” in our living room Saturday night and during the day Sunday. We watched any of the shows that we DVR'(ed) and hubby watched football. We had a great time.

okay I can’t promise I will be back every Friday but I will try.

I missed Friday Fragments and I don’t really have pictures  so I am going with my own version of Friday fragments.

Our mini vacation to the beach with the in-laws was nothing more than  fantastic!   It was relaxing  and I was a super good back seat driver  I didn’t speak or cringe once on my husband’s driving!

While on vacation  the girls went shopping  we tried on all these funny hats and aprons and basically acted immature for our age.

The other day one of my kindergarten students said to a classmate of his  “I am not trying to hurt your feelings or make you sad but some people with your name do bad things like steal things and hurt people and take money”  It didn’t take me long to figure out the child had misunderstood our classmates name for what you would call people who steal.(trying hard not to mention names here) I laughed so hard after I explained the difference.  Thank goodness for 5 year olds.

Over Thanksgiving break one of our teachers lost her father in a tragic accident.  We all stepped up and covered any hours that needed to be covered and pitched in,I had to work in the toddler room ALONE!   I got all 4 toddlers fed, changed, and to sleep during lunch and nap time without too many tears. 

I think I have a small addiction to buffalo chicken, if I could eat buffalo chicken sandwiches or wings or salad or even pizza every day I think I would. 

Did you know I have a bunny?   She is litter boxed trained and she loves my husband more than me.  She loves to run around the house and snuggle with my husband.

Hello everyone  I am so happy to have made new blog friends thanks for all your comments! 

• We are headed off to the beach today it’s about a three hour drive, my inlaws rented a time share technically 2 time shares for the big family 9 of us all together so we will sleep in two condos and enjoy company.  I am looking forward to this but am a bit anxious about the whole trip and I am not sure why.
• We had our DCF meeting the other night and it went fairly well basically it was an open house where they talked a lot about stuff we already knew. However I don’t know if I have any more questions except for how long it would take to get a child placed with us, how long we would have a child and oh I don’t know.  There is this book out there “The Big Trip” it’s a children’s’ book but it’s about a pig and a goat the pig wants to take a trip but is always saying “what if ” with every mode of transportation the goat offers.  I kind of feel like that right now.
• Yesterday  there was a giant road race in the town where I grew up.  My brother ran, my sister in law and niece walked, I stood there on the side of the road with my nephew and my husband.  My nephew stuck his hand out and runners were going out of their way to slap him five, it made me tear up a little.  Every year I say I am going to run and well everyyear  I never do and that’s okay it’s so much fun to watch.  I guess you have to see the race to understand.
• I am so thankful  that you bloggers have been so welcoming !

Enjoy

In an hour and a half  my husband and I will attend a meeting on foster parenting and adoption.  It’s so hard because I want to tell people like my family and his family but we aren’t sure we are there yet.  I have told some parents that have gone through this process and I have told my boss, and my husband told his boss because his wife works for DCF.  That’s it for now!

Don’t adjust your computer screens yes it’s me posting after a very long vacation.  I have been reading other blogs and discoverd “Friday Fragments and though I would try my hand at this. So here we go

* We have mice and I. am. not. happy.!   We have traps but that’s a major pain in the tocus as well. The other day I heard the trap snap close (yes we are those mean people) then I went straight to bed.

* We are going to a DCF meeting to talk about adoption through fostering I am really looking forward to this and my husband is on board although a little more hesistant.

* Today is our harvest feast at work and it will be crowded with parents, hot with all the extra people, and maybe a little tense I just hope it all goes well. I try to remain positive but sometimes the kids get silly and then I wonder if the parents are going to say something to their children or if I should say something to their children because they are in my care. It’s all so confusing.

* I babysat last night I don’t usually do this but I have 2 to 3 families that are in my after school class and I like them, and I don’t mind babysitting these children.  The parents usually pay well and it’s nice to have the extra cash. I am going to take my husband out to dinner tonight with the extra $$.

I think that’s it I had one more fragment but I looked at the tv and then lost it OH YA!  I am watching boy meets world that show cracks me up.

Okay well I am so glad I discovered the other blogs they have really neat posts that I am going to try(I think)!

And if I knew how to link I would do it.

Okay I think I know how to link https://www.halfpastkissintime.com/ okay not as fancy as everyone else but I will figure it out.

* Names have been changed*  AN= Awesome Nephew 

My 5 year old nephew came home from school the other day claiming that his friend Fred swore at him.  His mom ( my awesome SIL) asked him what happened below is the converstation.

SIL  “What did Fred say to you?”

AN “He said What the Hell Charlie”

SIL  “why would he say that what happened just before he said that to you?”

AN  “well I said to him “I am in a crisis here”

SIL ( trying hard not to laugh)  “why did you say that?”

AN  “Well Fred was getting in trouble with one teacher and my friend Sean was getting in trouble with another teacher so I was in a real crisis trying to figure out who to play with so I wouldn’t get in trouble.”

Is he awesome or what?

He learned the word crisis from a cartoon can you guess which one?

Whoaaa  a computer down forever, and then  just a really busy month as put me really behind at posting.

I am trying hard to come up with some interesting news  but I really don’t have any awesome news.   We had to buy a new computer because our computer was down/broken/ too old for any good.   So let’s see the other day before my dr’s appointment I went to the ATM and got money out of the ATM and drove away with my card inside the machine because well I am just that awesome.  I was supposed to be able to get it back but supposedly it was a free standing ATM and now, I am on a 5-7 day wait for a new stinking ATM card.  On the upside it be brand stinking new!  It’s just a classic move by yours truly.  It’s a little difficult because I really want to go out to dinner at this one cool place but that will take the majority of the cash we have on hand, and yes I realize this is probably really good for us, but then well I  get thinking what if I lost my ATM card for a reason and well it’s just too hard to explain.

Moving on we have the summer program coming up it starts Monday 10 swimming field trips and at least 10 other field trips  the countdown begins!  I’m excited but also a little anxious because there was a little well just a little junk that is holding me back.  I also am already nervous for my  review August 1st yes I know I really need to learn to chill out.

I am also looking forward to next year I really want to implement a few more wonderful things in the classroom.  LIke Music and Movement but structured music and movement, the class that is coming into my room is crazy and i mean CRAZY!  I figure if I can get music and movement that is listening and following motions it will help them.  We will also spend the first million weeks of school learning how to put things AWAY.

That’s all    I promise I will post soon

“I’ve come to the frightening conclusion that I am the decisive element in the classroom. It’s my daily mood that makes the weather. As a teacher, I possess a tremendous power to make a child’s life miserable or joyous. I can be a tool of torture or an instrument of inspiration. I can humiliate or humor, hurt or heal. In all situations, it is my response that decides whether a crisis will be escalated or de-escalated and a child humanized or de-humanized.”

Dr Haim ginott