student quote

Directed to a student of mine, M.A. (Period 3):

"My first mistake was listening to you instead of Van Liew."
~C.K. (Period 3)

aidan wearing daddy's glasses

Aidan just really wanted to wear my glasses, so I let him. Don't know how well he could see...what do you think from his expression?

old scruff to hot stuff

Now, I had not shaven or trimmed for some time at the point of taking the before pictures here. I decided it was time. What do you think?
The before scruff.

Nicely trimmed.

Neck scruff.

Cleanly shaven.

new hat

I got a new hat because a couple of guys from ncc and I have joined a program called the Timothy Program through Scottsdale Bible Church. It's a program geared to help men learn to be godly men. SBC regards the class as leadership training for men. Kent DelHousaye, my pastor, can see this as deacon and elder training. Anyway, all that said, I got a hat. The kids saw me wearing it and wanted to wear it, too, instinctively wanting to be like me...you know how it is. I thought they looked cute, so I took some pictures.

new words

This morning at the breakfast table as we were eating, a plane flew over outside.  Kate heard it and turned around to look at....the window I guess.  Like she could really see anything.  Anyway, she said, "what's that?"  Aidan then promptly answered her, "that's a plane."  She then repeated, "plane" sand Aidan said, "yes."  It was cute to see Aidan teaching Kate words that he already knows.  I think he has been waiting for her to be able to talk to him.

cell phones

Aidan has always liked pretending he was talking on a phone.  Now Kate likes to do it too.  The other day at lunch they were sitting at the table while I was feeding Isaiah on the couch.  They both had their hands up to their ears and were having a lengthly conversation with each other on the phone.  It was really funny.  They were talking back and forth, laughing.  They ended the conversation by saying bye to each other.  Aidan has now gotten to the point of taking a "phone" out of his pocket, pretending to dial, talking, hanging up, and then putting it back in his pocket when he is done.  That kid...

soft

It is hard to believe that we've not posted anything in over a month now! One cute story that's recently happened I would like to share. Aidan was eating dinner, sitting to my left. He started petting my arm (I guess he was feeling my hair) and he said, "Soft.". Yes, my son called my arm soft. Not the most hypermasculine of terms, I must say, but Amy had a good laugh, and that makes it worthwhile.

student quote

Background: there is the picture of a cartoon bee in the bottom of the new urinals here at DV. Some of the guys have said to "aim for the bee while you pee." This was a female student's response:

"I wish I was a guy. That sounds like fun."
~A.M. (Period 3)

student quote

Background: I was telling my students they can't add "x" and "x squared" together because they're not like terms. I used the example that I can't add up my scrambled eggs and all my chickens to say that I then have more chickens then I did before (even though the eggs that I scramble do come from chickens originally). After the students on their own discussed chickens, eggs, and the like, a student seriously asked:

"Are chickens reptiles?"
~M.E. (Period 4)

student quote

"Do you talk to a tornado before it eats you?"
~P.M. (Period 3)

student quote

"I wasn't slapping him. I was high-fiving his face!"
~ B.C. (Period 3)

belly button

amanda & beth ddr

amy & beth ddr

glasses

My new glasses! Aren't they sweet?! Just a tad vintage? Maybe "fighter-pilot goggle"-like?

Just kidding, these are the ones I bought.

Wow...look at that beard. At least you can see I'm wearing my ccc shirt.

Not a bad pic, just a tad out of focus.

The pièce de résistance...my proof to me I need a haircut, beard trim, and some more exercise...racquetball anyone?

A bit ego-centric?

kate packin'

"I like to eat."

"No, really. I can pack away more than Aidan now."

"This is a staredown if I've ever seen one! Bring it on, mama."

"Yep, me putting more food in my mouth."

"Chicken nuggets rock! And I'm cute, too."

aidan pickin'

"I'm not picking..just scratching my face."

"And by 'face' I mean 'inside of my nose.'"

Oh, too cool.

Well, not too cool to drool.

the office

student quote

Okay, this one's purely an inside joke. I don't expect anyone to get it.

"Arrrrrrse...where's me booty?"
~L.H. (Period 2)

threat down