World-Shaker

OMG ASHLEY

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So Ashley says “Someone stole your spot on the couch.”

Oh, this is Izzie :o)

Hey Ashley…

What are you doing later? 

I’m taking the GRE tomorrow at 12pm:

ohmuffins:

Good luck! You can send my lady well-wishes here :o)

The romance is alive and well over here

[BS political ad from Blue Cross Blue Shield runs; I swear at the TV]
Me:  [to Ashley] You know, this is a crazy world and I'm so glad I have you as my lighthouse to bring me back home.
Ashley:  That's such a wonderful, romantic, powerful thing. I almost wish you hadn't said it because of a commercial.
Me:  ...
Ashley:  [burps like a sailor]

Tales of Dating a Middle School Teacher #37

So let me tell you about last night.

This is what happens when a middle school teacher stays up past their bed time and becomes slap-happy tired.

It starts with her sitting on the couch and refusing to get up because she claims she has no legs. The next ten minutes are devoted to improv stories “from the war” where she repeatedly refers to herself as “Lieutenant Dan” in an exaggerated southern accent. 

Upon “discovering” her legs, she leaps to her feet and exclaims, “I’m a real boy!” This is followed by an energetic dance while she sings “I’ve Got No Strings.”

She then starts talking in her version of Mary Poppins’ accent, and keeps asking me why I don’t have my umbrella.

When I turn the humidifier in the bedroom down from ‘high’ to ‘low,’ she reprimands me. I ask what’s wrong with turning down the humidifier. She says “People won’t see the steam and they’ll never know there’s a new pope!”

And before I rolled back over after turning out the light, she manages to do this:

I love every last little bit of her.

But seriously: Don’t let middle school teachers stay up late on a week night.

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She’s a goofball, and she’s my goofball.

I don’t mean to brag — but:

ohmuffins:

Guess who’s Teacher of the Year? That’s right.

Dear OhMuffins…

(This was the best way to use my 8,000th Tumblr post)

(Source: Spotify)

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watchallisonteach:

I own 22 cardigans.

Even I think this is a little ridiculous… I feel like a cardigan hoarder.

You and my girlfriend should talk sometime. It’ll make you feel like less of a hoarder. 

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Reasons I Love My Procrastinator Girlfriend #37

Psst!

OhMuffins starts her school year tomorrow morning (extended year school).

Wish her luck :o)

"Today’s LOFT email says: “Every girl needs a cardigan.” THE LORD IS TESTING ME."

— My girlfriend

Donor's Choose: Junior Scholastic for the most spectacular 6th graders [!!!] →

ohmuffins:

Ahem, let me start by saying: I’m terrible at asking for help. I’m even worse when that help requires money. 

A friend told me about Donor’s Choose JUST this year [Apparently, I’m late to the party. Again.] She told me this AFTER I looked into a Junior Scholastic subscription and found out how expensive they were. [Yikes!] This is a resource I would love to put into my classroom for a thousand reasons. I want them exposed to what’s going on in the world. More importantly: I want them reading about what’s going on in the world. 

I do work in a Title 1 school in a very urban part of North Carolina. My principal would choke on his coffee if I asked for $400. Here’s where I ask for help: If you can offer anything - my students and I would kiss the ground you walk upon. [Or, uh: send you a super adorable thank you card. That works too, right?]

My students [hopefully] don’t know about my blog — but: I’d definitely tell them “You see these beautiful magazines?! Strangers from the internet made that possible. Also: don’t talk to strangers on the internet. Unless it’s Tumblr.”

Oh, and we’ll sing this to you:

Guys. They only need $48 to fully fund the project. We can do this.

UPDATE: FULLY FUNDED! YOU GUYS ARE AMAZING!

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hisnamewasbeanni:

mikebyster:

Oswald

Does this mean World-Shaker has a brother?

From another mother.