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Archive for March 2008

I’m Dirty!

Posted by: eiela on: 10 March 2008

Kate and Jim McMullan’s picture books, I Stink! and I’m Dirty! are buckets of fun to read aloud to kids.
I Stink! is about a garbage truck; I’m Dirty! is about a backhoe loader.  Both have plenty of attitude, as they tell you about what they do, with loud, raucous noises:
Garbage truck: “See those bags? I [...]

Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day

Posted by: eiela on: 9 March 2008

Horrible: Stolen $$
Hosting the Book Fair fundraiser this week & next. Constant flow of 2-10 kids at a time to shop, especially during lunch/recess times.
Primary Grade Teacher sends several little ones in to shop right after they finished lunch. About seven other kids, from all different classes, wander through while they were [...]

This man has just won my vote

Posted by: eiela on: 5 March 2008

I don’t want to get too much into politics on this blog, but AMEN.  If he can actually do what he is promising here, he’s got my vote.  This is from a speech in Beaumont TX.