Pre-Celebration

It's been hot here. Very hot. The kind of hot that makes your belly button sweat. About a week and a half ago, I taught my last day with my 5th graders. It was hard to say goodbye to them, but I have made sure to see them a couple more times since. They each made me a goodbye card and when I have time I'm going to scan & post them because they are HILARIOUS.

That evening began my weekend of mad cleaning. I spent 3 hours that night cleaning in Cooper's room where I found the following: 5 partially eaten cookies, a plate under his bed with dried apple peels on it, something pink and very sticky adhered to the wall & carpet, about 80 stuffed animals, a trail of crumbs every spider in this universe is currently trying to track, and a TON of books...stuffed everywhere. I won't mention the unseemly things.

The next day I cleaned Hunter's room in a mere 5 hours. Here was some of the loot I came across: a stack of plastic cups, a plate of cookies, 2 bags of hard candy, 1 box of illegal firecrackers, about 8 pocket knives and 2 random unattached blades, a "masters club" document, birthday cards from a couple of years ago, 100 little green air soft pellets, and a trillion books and magazines and random nasty papers. I also cleaned their bathroom and it would be obscene of me to share some of the things I found, but I will tell you one thing: a half eaten miniature reeses peanut butter cup smeared in the corner of the tub. I smelled it to make sure!

I have so much more to share...but in little doses!