Sick...Sort of...

I ended this week doing something that I hadn't planned on doing...I blew the head gasket in my car and woke up with no voice and a headache! I also needed to go to school because our school is having an "Open House" but with no transportation that made things a little complicated...I thought I would start my Saturday with one of my very favorite poems from Shel Silverstein. Every time I read this, it makes me smile and I hope that it brings a smile to your face too...

"Sick" By Shel Silverstein

"I cannot go to school today,"
Said little Peggy Ann McKay.
"I have the measles and the mumps,
A gash, a rash and purple bumps.
My mouth is wet, my throat is dry,
I'm going blind in my right eye.
My tonsils are as big as rocks,
I've counted sixteen chicken pox
And there's one more--that's seventeen,
And don't you think my face looks green?
My leg is cut--my eyes are blue -
It might be instamatic flu.
I cough and sneeze and gasp and choke,
I'm sure that my left leg is broke -
My hip hurts when I move my chin,
My belly button's caving in,
My back is wrenched, my ankle's sprained,
My 'pendix pains each time it rains.
My nose is cold, my toes are numb.
I have a sliver in my thumb.
My neck is stiff, my voice is weak,
I hardly whisper when I speak.
My tongue is filling up my mouth,
I think my hair is falling out.
My elbow's bent, my spine ain't straight,
My temperature is one-o-eight.
My brain is shrunk, I cannot hear,
There is a hole inside my ear.
I have a hangnail, and my heart is - what?
What's that? What's that you say?
You say today is. . .Saturday?
G'bye, I'm going out to play!"

So my friends...when things don't go your way do something good to yourself to make you smile and you just may be pleasantly surprised!

Check me out...here I am all dressed up but with nowhere to go! But I won't let "nuthin' get me down!" Happy Saturday!

Separated At Birth...

I'm an only child and I was named after my dad who is named Robert...but goes by the name of Bob. Anyways, we like to spend time lots of time together and usually I will go see my parents once a week for lunch on the weekends OR if my dad wants a haircut. Yes, that is what I said.

Now let me be the FIRST to tell you that I DON'T cut hair but I do cut my dad's hair. I really don't know how this came to be. I think that it came about when they moved to Grass Valley and my dad didn't have a place to go so I volunteered and the rest they say is history! But I think the "REAL" reason why he still has me do it, is because it's FREE!

Now here is a picture of my dad getting his haircut. Notice how I cut it? My technique is the "Traditional Bowl Cut Style" or the "60's Style Beetle Cut!" Anyways, while I was cutting his hair recently, I made the most amazing discovery...check it out and see for yourself...

Why it's none other than the infamous "Captain Kangaroo!" Can you see the resemblance? OMG! I LOVED that show! Remember the magic drawing board that kept us guessing until the picture was almost finished? Remember when it rained ping pong balls? Awww the memories of childhood! Honestly, I think that there is something that their mothers neglected to tell them but the truth is obviously evident for ALL to see!

My father on the other hand, refuses to see the resemblance and thinks that it really isn't ALL that funny! So I will not further embarrass him and post anymore picture of him with the infamous "Captain Kangaroo Do" and I will NO longer call him "Bobby-Roo" or I will risk being disinherited! Not only that, but I do have to show pictorial evidence that while my hair cutting skills are practically nil' they aren't THAT bad either...so here is the END result!

I love you Dad! And if I get more hair cutting offers as a result of THIS post, I have YOU to thank!

Good Friday...

I know that it has been awhile since I have been to the "Land of Blog" but after a very busy few weeks, I am happy to say that I am back!

Today is "Good Friday" which is a time to reflect on the passion, or suffering and death on the cross of the Lord, Jesus Christ. Just prior to Spring break, our school had what is called "A Visit to the Cross." First, we as a class filled out a little slip of paper of all of the things that we wanted to have the Lord forgive us for. Then we placed our slips in an Easter basket and took it with us to the chapel. Once we were in the chapel, we placed our basket at the foot of the cross and said a prayer of forgiveness and thanksgiving. It was a really precious time and the children really seemed to understand the "True" meaning of Easter.

I also had a friend who gave me a "Crown of Thorns" that her husband brought back from a trip that he took to Jerusalem. I was so honored that she shared it with me and I had to admit that when I saw it, I realized that I would never be able to truly understand how great, how wide and how deep God's love is for EACH and EVERYONE of us! It truly was a stoic moment when I shared this visual to the children because I saw in their eyes maybe for the very first time, the personal realization that Jesus truly had to suffer great pain for our wrongs but the beauty of it was that we could talk about the significance of redemption and that while Christ so desperately wants to forgive us, he also wants to have a relationship with us as well. The children were very enthralled and receptive and it made me realize that children can understand WAY more than what we give them credit for.

In the Bible, Jesus says, "Let the little children come to me and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of God belongs to such as these. I tell you the truth, anyone who will not receive the kingdom of God like a little child will never enter it." And he took the children in his arms, put his hands on them and blessed them. Mark 10:13-16

After we left our basket and had our time of sharing and prayer in the chapel, we talked a little bit about the Resurrection. We as a school, chose not to have Easter parties but will have "Resurrection Celebration" when we return. What will happen on Tuesday when we return, is that we will have our baskets with us and all of our slips have been stamped, "Paid in Full" and we will burn them in a bonfire and have our individual celebrations in each of our classrooms. The children really seem to understand the significance of what forgiveness and redemption is all about and are looking forward to this momentuous event . This is a tradition that we do every year and when we celebrate back in our class, I like to have a cake in the shape of a lamb for Jesus is known as the "Lamb of God" and he is also our "Good Shepherd."

As a shepherd, Jesus takes care of and looks after His sheep. His sheep are the people of this world who have accepted Him and believe He will take of them. Sheep are completely reliant on the shepherd to take them to where there is food and protect them from wolves and other predators that would enjoy devouring a sheep that was left unprotected. The sheep in Jesus' flock need not fear anything for He has never lost a sheep that was placed in His care.

"I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd gives his life for the sheep." John 10:11

"Happy Good Friday" and I pray that you ALL have the most wonderful and "Blessed Easter!"