"Ms. Moody is actually pretty good at basketball"

Dreaming of longer and warmer days, already.

Student 1: What'd you guys do during PE today?

Student 2: We played 3 on 3 basketball. Ms. Moody is actually pretty good at basketball.

This quote is funny for two reasons:

1.     I’m not even “kind of” good at basketball. In fact, I don’t think that I’ve even played basketball since my days at Elk Plain Elementary.  This is the glory of working with middle school age children… I discovered this a long time ago: I’m better at doing almost everything than a 12 year old. Seriously, with only a few exceptions, I can do most things better than they can. And they occasionally notice, and think that I have some type of super power. It's a makes up for all the other stuff you have to put up with working with these little shit heads.

2.     They way this kid said it, was like he was absolutely amazed that I could possibly be good at anything…like (this is what he was thinking) here’s this woman, mean, smells bad, terrible at teaching, but actually, pretty good at basketball….. totally astonished.

I personally thought it was hilarious.

Oh man, it’s been a month since I blogged, terrible, no excuse, just busy I guess. Happs include single handedly putting on a Geography Bee for the entire school, students against teachers, the high school student team won. I was pretty jazzed. Considering I hate trivia, I actually really enjoying geography challenges.

Another less exciting thing but significant none the less, I put traction tires on my car and have been forcing myself to drive in the snow. This may not seem significant, but I have sincere anxiety about driving in the snow which is a real hindrance to my outdoor adventures considering it’s snowy here for several months out of the year. So yeah, that’s it, I’m a  little bit proud that I’m overcoming a fear and learning a super practical life skill.

I’m coming home on December 15^th for three weeks. I don’t have much planned except a 253 Christmas party with all my old Rosewood homies, dinner and drinks with my home girl/cousin Marian, drinking coffee, drinking beer, practicing yoga and eating delicious food, other than that no plans. Holler at your girl to get on the schedule.

Okay, start drinking water now!