A rant, a spanking, and finally, my surprise gift

I’ll tell you all about the gift in a moment. First just a short rant about work.  I had bus duty last week – not horrible, just time consuming and I can’t get anything done before or after school.  We also had end of course tests for social studies.  You remember when I took over social studies and asked what I was to be teaching, I was told ‘ancient civilizations’. I never could find anyone who could or would tell me which ancient civilizations.  We received no new textbooks or pacing guide. We were told that there were hundreds of great websites where we could gather information.  The only clear directive was that I was to teach ancient civilizations up until 1450 and the next grade would start from there.

Some time mid-year we asked if we could see some sample test questions so we could know we were heading in the right direction.  Our request was generally ignored until about three weeks ago when they sent us two questions.  Sigh… So our kids take the test.  At least three questions clearly ask about events that occurred after 1450.  So even if I’d taught every ancient civilization up until the time I was told, the kids still wouldn’t have been prepared for the test. Pardon me while I bang my head against a wall.

Rant over except to say that these kinds of events annoy me to no end and I am an aggravation eater.  I was aggravated this week and I gained nearly 2 pounds. Nick, as great as he is, does not accept ‘I was really pissed’ as a valid excuse to over eat. Therefore, Friday night he brought out the big wide leather strap with the holes in it and the cane. I suppose I shouldn’t complain, he had threatened the tawse, the back scratcher and the cane.  We don’t have three more horrible implements.

As I write this I still have my ‘ladies choice’ afternoon ahead of me.  Now that’s a wonderful way to forget my troubles and just have a great time!

And finally I what to tell you about the surprise gift Nick made for me.  I just got up one morning and there it was.  I was something I wanted, something I needed, but I never thought he'd do anything about it other than tease me. Honestly I never thought he was paying that much attention.  Not only did he build it for me, he decided to pretty it up and when out and got fabric so he could cover it.

Now I suppose I could just tell you what it is, but where is the fun in that? I’m going to show you a picture of it and I’d love for you to guess how it’s used.  If used correctly it could help me lose weight.  I won’t leave you hanging; I’ll have a picture up tomorrow showing you exactly what it’s for.