Friday, February 20, 2004
Romeo and Juliett
Yes, romance or insanity reigns, depending on your outlook. An hispanic girl lived in my school district and dominated the school while she was here. It wasn't a positive aura she had but an evil one. Everywhere she went there was caos. She would not, could not stay in a classroom for more than a few minutes. she would go to the nurse, the water fountain, the bathroom, the guidance counselor, the office to call home, the pay phone to call someone; she was allergic to the academic environment. The parents poo pooed this behavior and said she was always like this; a very socialble person. We said it was much more, but they didn't want to hear about it because they got seven hours of peace while she was in school.
An Irish boy named Sean Cullen also loved to stay out of the classrooms he was assigned to. He took the same routes that Stephanie Mendoza took, sol it was no surprise to anyone in the school that the two of them found something in common. They were an item. For awhile peace reigned in the school. Then Stephanie got into so much trouble that her parents decided to go back to Florida. the fact that they weren't making it financially in NJ had something to do with the decision, but having to leave work to get Stepanie out of another traumatic emotional experience almost every day really forced the decision. They left but not before Sean procalimed that he would rescue Stephanie from her parents in Florida just as soon as he could.
We thought this was a lot of hooey until he took off in a car with some cash and drove to Florida and took Stephanie from her home and drove back to Atlantic City with her. The tow of them were arrested there and Sean was charged with kidnapping and Stephanie was put in an institution by her parents. All this because two kids under age decided that they found a sould mate that likes to shirk responsibility and run away from life. They now have dropped out of school, are facing prosecution, and a dismal life. The few days of freedom will have to suffice for the rest of their lives; they can savor those times while in prison, on parole, in a minimum wage job for the rest of their lives. Isn't it romantic?
An Irish boy named Sean Cullen also loved to stay out of the classrooms he was assigned to. He took the same routes that Stephanie Mendoza took, sol it was no surprise to anyone in the school that the two of them found something in common. They were an item. For awhile peace reigned in the school. Then Stephanie got into so much trouble that her parents decided to go back to Florida. the fact that they weren't making it financially in NJ had something to do with the decision, but having to leave work to get Stepanie out of another traumatic emotional experience almost every day really forced the decision. They left but not before Sean procalimed that he would rescue Stephanie from her parents in Florida just as soon as he could.
We thought this was a lot of hooey until he took off in a car with some cash and drove to Florida and took Stephanie from her home and drove back to Atlantic City with her. The tow of them were arrested there and Sean was charged with kidnapping and Stephanie was put in an institution by her parents. All this because two kids under age decided that they found a sould mate that likes to shirk responsibility and run away from life. They now have dropped out of school, are facing prosecution, and a dismal life. The few days of freedom will have to suffice for the rest of their lives; they can savor those times while in prison, on parole, in a minimum wage job for the rest of their lives. Isn't it romantic?
Tuesday, February 17, 2004
President's weekend
It looked like a crazy idea; putting an extra day on the Presiden's weekend, but now that I have spent the five days away from work, it looks like it was a good thing. This time off was preceeded by a week of insanity with students, teachers, parents and everyone going crazy.
What did we do with this time? The first day was giving a Valentine's dinner to Donna's Mother and her father-in-law. Mom is a good conversationalist and John is happy with food, candy and black coffee. Put him in a chair with a footstool and a cup of coffee and he'll be quiet and soon asleep. Mom likes to chat about everything. We worked very hard to make a good dinner, then got some sleep before we gave them a big breakfast and send them on their way.
On Saturday, we relaxed and went around looking at stores after Donna got a long call from Wyatt Cheng. He wanted to know from our perspective, what was happening with Heather.
Sunday was a bad day. We saw some model homes, went to Lambertville to get a sandwitch at our favorite deli then went to our favorite used furniture store. There we found three US Navy tea pots and a creamer; all matching. They came from an Officer's mess and were beautiful. We got them and promised ourselves that we would sell enough on eBay to pay for them. We then went to the Blue Racoon and picked up some paper whites bulbs to plant.
Monday was a day to relax.
Tuesday, Donna had to work and I had a dentist appointment. Afterwards, I did some errands and kept trying to contact Heather, who had stopped for a break from travelling alone to Van Couver, BC. Later, Heather called to tell she was OK.
I cleaned a floor, sanded the bottom of some sticking doors, washed a car and got calls from Donna all day long concerned about Heather. By the time Donna got home I was tired. I also had school work to do too. Donna still had lessons to do, so I made burritos with chicken mole', frijoles, spanish rice, guacamole, tortillas, chipoltle salsa, and a margarita to top it off!
I think I have relaxed enough to go back to work.
What did we do with this time? The first day was giving a Valentine's dinner to Donna's Mother and her father-in-law. Mom is a good conversationalist and John is happy with food, candy and black coffee. Put him in a chair with a footstool and a cup of coffee and he'll be quiet and soon asleep. Mom likes to chat about everything. We worked very hard to make a good dinner, then got some sleep before we gave them a big breakfast and send them on their way.
On Saturday, we relaxed and went around looking at stores after Donna got a long call from Wyatt Cheng. He wanted to know from our perspective, what was happening with Heather.
Sunday was a bad day. We saw some model homes, went to Lambertville to get a sandwitch at our favorite deli then went to our favorite used furniture store. There we found three US Navy tea pots and a creamer; all matching. They came from an Officer's mess and were beautiful. We got them and promised ourselves that we would sell enough on eBay to pay for them. We then went to the Blue Racoon and picked up some paper whites bulbs to plant.
Monday was a day to relax.
Tuesday, Donna had to work and I had a dentist appointment. Afterwards, I did some errands and kept trying to contact Heather, who had stopped for a break from travelling alone to Van Couver, BC. Later, Heather called to tell she was OK.
I cleaned a floor, sanded the bottom of some sticking doors, washed a car and got calls from Donna all day long concerned about Heather. By the time Donna got home I was tired. I also had school work to do too. Donna still had lessons to do, so I made burritos with chicken mole', frijoles, spanish rice, guacamole, tortillas, chipoltle salsa, and a margarita to top it off!
I think I have relaxed enough to go back to work.
