A Few Things

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There's been very little traffic on my way to and from work lately. Even less than normal. Yesterday there was almost no traffic on my way to get my hair cut. Are that many people out of work now? Will we notice a drastic drop in traffic patterns? Or am I just getting lucky?
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I'm trying very hard not to bug Mike about his job. He's convinced that his job is secure and I really hope he's right. Because even though I work - we are not a dual income family. Think about it. I'm a teacher. A part-time teacher.
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We've been talking about dinosaurs in my preschool classroom. The following conversation took place between three girls.
F - God sent a meteor to Earth to kill all the dinosaurs so that people could come and live on Earth.
C - No, I think the dinosaurs just died when they were ready to die, just like people and pets die when they are ready to die.
F - No. God sent a meteor.
C - I don't think so. But either way, all the dinosaurs are up in heaven now.
A - If the dinosaurs are in heaven I don't want to go to heaven.
C - No, you'll be safe in heaven. God wouldn't let the bad dinosaurs near anybody that they would hurt. Besides, they won't need to eat when they're in heaven so you'll be fine.
A - Oh. Really?
F - Yeah, but it was still a meteor and I don't think the dinosaurs are in heaven.
At that point it was time to clean up. I didn't interject anything - just listened - which is sometimes my favorite part of my job.
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The Office that aired after the Super Bowl was the funniest thing I've seen on television in a long time.
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I love that during the 30 Day Shred, Jillian says, "If you're looking for a modified version of the jumping jacks, you're not going to find it here. I've got 400 pound people who can do jumping jacks."
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The 30 Day Shred is only 20 minutes long, but it totally kicks my ass. And I like it like that.
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We (my sister, mom, aunt, and I) have been talking about what we want to do in Arizona next week. Today during lunch it dawned on me. I'd like to eat three meals a day without being interrupted with, "Mom, come wipe my butt."
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When can I stop wiping my son's butt? We tried saying when he turned 4 we'd stop - and he was all for it, but then he actually can't reach back there to get it clean. And I'm not doing nightly baths to keep his little rear clean.
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It appears Arizona is going to experience a cool down while we're there. We're looking at highs in the low 70s. Don't worry, I'll be fine.
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What does 70 degrees feel like? What do I wear in that kind of weather? I have no idea.
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It appears this Saturday it's going to be 50 and sunny. I'm thinking of taking the kids to the zoo.
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I would never, during the fall, think about taking the kids to the zoo on a day when 50 was the predicted high. Funny how that works, isn't it?
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If you think about all the advances made in transportation - maybe time travel will, one day, be possible. Think about it - I'm sure in the past people would say, "Flying across the country? Impossible." "Flying into space? Impossible." And, well, look at us now.
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I'm really enjoying this season of LOST.
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