Really?

This has been really heavy on my mind lately. I guess I have not found my answer yet because I have not stopped talking about it. I have talked to my co-workers, friends and even a lady waiting for her order at Pick-up Sticks. I know it sounds like I am obsessed, but Really! What happened to Social Edict?

When I was a kids...(the music starts to play as we go WAAAAAYYYY back in time..)
We were taught:
Don't call people until 9 in the morning
Don't call people after 8 at night
All adults were addressed as Mr, Mrs, Auntie, or Uncle. Never by their first name. ( Am I an adult now? Can I call people by their first name?)
People did not show great affection in public. A quick hug and kiss for friends. (NO MAKING OUT!)
When we go to a concert or church, we do not leave when someone is talking or singing or performing and do not come back in until break in time again. We do not eat pickles or chips or ANYTHING in a concert. (No, I do not mean a rock concert or those kinds of concerts...Orchestra, Choir...you know!)
There are just some topics of conversation that is not meant to be shared with just anyone in the room. Unless I know you really well, I don't want to know about your BM!)
Men opened doors for ladies and held chairs for them
You did not hear cursing used as every other word in a conversation. It was saved for if you hurt your self unexpectedly.
You did not show your underwear in public!
Some parts of your body were ALWAYS covered
YOU DID NOT SPIT! (This is so gross!) (Unless you got sand in your mouth when on the beach!)
You were private with your phone calls
You were private with your music
OK you get the picture. I can go on about this subject!
So when did it change? When did it become OK to be rude? Did it happen with the commercials that tell you "Your Worth It", "Do What You Want Today".... Now I spend most of my time working at a high school and I see way too much. Kids eat while the teachers are talking, they leave during a lecture, they make out EVERYWHERE, they spit on the ground where people are walking, they have more cheeks out of their pants then in. At times I want to ask the kids if they have a mommy! Did no one teach them these things are wrong? Now I am trying not to focus so much on the wrong things they do and focus in on the right things, but sometimes I am just overwhelmed at how these are our future leaders. It is amazing how many times a day I am asking boys if they kiss their mothers with that mouth they just used to spew out trash words or made out with a girl that just made out with a different boy durning the last break...
Sooo I ask you, when did it change?

Post Script: So After I posted this I was in the school parking lot and a girl was in her car changing her clothes. Now not just taking a sweatshirt off with another shirt under, NO. It is changing EVERYTHING! When I asked her WHY her response was that she was late and didn't have time to go to the locker room. REALLY?!

Into The Woods

For the past several weeks, Klaria has been involved with her school musical production "Into The Woods". For those that know the musical, Klaira was one of Cinderella's step sisters. This is Klair in her dress. I think she looks like someone ready to perform at DisneyLand. (SHE HATES PINK!)

I love this picture of her and another girl backstage while getting ready.

The kids were AMAZING in this play. It is not a easy musical. It moves fast. I have to say that the girls out-shined the boys with very grown up voices. There are several comical moments in the musical and I am glad that the kids were able to pick up on them.

I love this picture since it showed her big honkin earrings that she had to wear every night. Klaira doesn't wear much jewelery so to see her in such big earrings was almost comical.

I am happy that Klaira has found her nitch at this school. She is so fun to watch on stage and I am impressed at how she can stay in character. (I never did get a picture of her in her wig and I think she didn't want to have any pictures to remind her of just how awful it was. Ok, it was really ugly!) This production was a very large undertaking for all the kids and they did it beautifully. Long days started with going to school all day to go to practice to get home some times after 10 at night to try and eat something, get home work done and maybe get a shower. I do have to say that I am glad that this is over now. Maybe her room will get some attention now.

Oh the fun!

Sunday we had 16 little ones in nursery. My huband just made some new rollers for the playdough so we had to try them out. This is one of the kids favorite pastimes in nursery and we don't do it every week so as to keep it a fun activity. The youngest ones are getting better about not eating everything. I am so thankful for all the help from the adults!

Spirit Week

This week has been "Spirit Week" at the high school. During the week, each day has a theme. Everyone can dress to reflect the theme of the day. Love this teacher. She dressed up the two days that I was in her class.
The first day was "Sports"day...
Can you tell what her favorite sport/team is?
Tuesday was "Wild-West" Day
Wednesday was "Disney" Day
Thursday was "Retirement"Day
and Friday was "Bear Nation"Day to go along with Homecomming. (The mascott is the Bears)

I am so impressed with this teacher. She is great at what she teaches and shows a love of being a teacher.
What a fun week!

Waiting!

Just have to love them!
In our nursery, each child has a cubby, a check-in picture, a helping hands picture and a shooting star picture. When the children check in, they find their picture (it has velcro on the back) and choose on a picture frame (other side of the velcro) that has flowers and insects, and choose where to put their picture. It can be on a flower, a bee or a lady bug. The lady bugs are very popular. On the out side of the door is a big sign that has stars with the children's faces(Shooting Stars). The parents take the star off the chart and shove it UNDER the door. Then we SHOOT the child and anything they may have in their cubby from the activites of the day, out the other door. This makes it easier so as not to have all family members in our classroom and we make sure that the child is going out with a parent. The kids wait by the door every week, excited to see who's shooting star will come under the door. They get so excited when a star comes under the door, shouting who's star it belongs to. They all love the stars and want to take them home. I have promised them that when they are ready to SHOOT into Sunbeams, they can take their stars with them. I think I have about 6 stars that will be shooting out in January.