Ice Cream Cones

Raise your hand if your favorite part of ice cream is getting down to the cone and getting that wonderful combo of ice cream and cone. (*Me raising hand repeatedly... I do! I do! I do!)

Hear me out on this one. Somebody needs to make ice cream cone pieces shaped like nacho chips. That way you can dip your "chip" into the ice cream and have cone and ice cream with every bite. Million dollar idea? I think so.

Thank You!

Thank You! Thank You! Thank You!

Also... Policemen, Firemen, Garbage Collectors, Restaurant Workers (carry out), Delivery People (Amazon, FedEx, UPS, USPS, DHL), Hardwares Stores etc...

Parade

The St. Bernard Elementary teachers and staff put on a parade for the students and parents today. It was our way of saying, "Hello", and "We miss you!" The turnout was amazing (for both the participants and spectators). A good time was had by all... and it sure was good to see my students!

Here we are getting ready to line up:

Preach it, Freddie

Freddie Mercury is ABSOLUTELY right. Today's music stinks!

A wonderful surprise

So it happened like this...

Sunday afternoon I looked out my front window and saw that someone had placed a sign in my yard. It was not facing me, so I couldn't see what it said. My first reaction was not a good one. WHO IN THE WORLD PUT A SIGN IN MY YARD????? I thought it was a political campaign sign or advertisement. No matter what it was, somebody put a sign in my yard, and did it secretly and without my permission. I quickly went out to investigate and remove the contraband sign. When I got outside my shock was incredible. Someone from my school put this sign in my yard for Teacher Appreciation Week. It turns out it was my principal and some of her helpers. I was touched and moved by this gesture. My first reaction was so negative, only to be so pleasantly surprised by what it was. Thank you to all responsible for this act of appreciation.

We can help

As businesses slowly begin to reopen, let us not forget those who lost income over the last 6-7 weeks. I am thinking specifically of hair dressers, servers, bartenders, and anyone else who works in the service industry. Here's what I'm thinking... What if everybody who gets a haircut, gets served food, gets their nails done etc... gives an extra tip over and above the normal tip. For example, if you get your hair cut, and the cost is $30, and you would normally tip $10... instead of paying $40, why not pay $50? Just as a one time shot until these people get back on their feet. Think about it for a minute. For those of us who have not lost income, or can afford it, what's an extra $10 to us? Just think if a person gives 15 haircuts in a day, and everybody tips an extra $10... that's an extra $150 in one day, and an additional $750 in one week. What's $10 to me? A meal at McDonalds, a six pack of beer, a trip to the Dairy Queen. Nothing. $10 is nothing to me. Let's all pitch in and give those extra tips. These people desperately need it, and we can all help!

Star Wars Day

Happy Star Wars Day! May the 4th be with you!

How old are you?

Let's play a game. How can you get somebody to guess your age without telling them the year of your birth or flat out telling them how old you are? I'll start:

Video games only worked on channel 3. How old am I?

There you used to be a number you could call just to find out what time it was (PA1-1770 or 721-1770). How old am I?

Your house had a phone number. (641-3930). How old am I?

Asher defeats Corona Virus

So this was just about the cutest thing EVER! Last night Jessi sent a video of Asher relaying his "encounter" with the Corona Virus. I wish I could post the video, but I don't know how to take a video from Instagram and put it on the blog. If you want o see it, just go to Jessi's Instagram page (jessimmorton). Notice there are two m's in middle. Anyway, if you can't see the video, here's the transcript of the conversation...

Jessi- What did you see?

Asher- Corona Virus, it was like...

J- What was it?

A- Corona Virus. I run inside, and open the door, and closed it.

J- You saw the Corona Virus outside?????

A- Yeah!

J- What did it look like?

A- It was smoke.

J- It was smoke????

A- Yeah.

J- Is that what the Corona Virus looks like?

A- (covers his mouth with his hand) I was running like that (mimics running motion)

J- I'm really glad you didn't catch the Corona Virus. Are you going to be able to go back outside?

A- Yeah.

J- OK.

A- You can do 'dis... (covers his mouth and nose with his hand and leaves) BYE!

So there you have it, folks! Asher's foolproof plan for battling the Corona Virus. If you see the Corona Virus outside, run inside and close the door. When you go back outside, cover your mouth and nose with your hand. It looks like the Corona Virus has met its match! Quick! Someone call the CDC!

Mayday! Mayday!

Time is flying! Mayday is here. I can't believe the calendar turned to May 1st today.