My kids are Stupid! lol

I am a money tree... Or at least that what my kids think.  Poor stupid children. They don't realize we are just poor white trash.

I am THAT crazy OKC/Rumble fan!!

I marked one thing off my bucket list today... I got a picture with Rumble!  I work at the high school that won a contest that got him, the storm chasers, the cheerleaders and the DJ,  to come and do a game at our school.  Every since I have seen an OKC Thunder game and I watched Rumble perform, I put him on my bucket list.  He is such a big personality, I HAD to have my picture with him!!!

Flash Back to Sept... when we were at the Oklahoma state Fair, I saw Rumble.  I got so excited and was practically dragging Dennis toward him.  He was surrounded by kids, so instead of pushing them out of the way... which was what I wanted to do..... (hehe) I waited for my chance to get a picture.  He had to leave before I could get one and all day long I whined!  Dennis kept laughing at me and saying he was just a big Muppet, and I would get mad and tell him he WAS NOT! He was real!!!   

Watching Rumble walk away was the saddest thing that happened to me that day!

Back to the Present - Getting the picture,however, was not easy!  First of all, I was tired!  Just got back from Fort Worth last night late, still living out of my suitcase this morning, dragging myself to work.  After work I went home and took a 20 minute power nap!  I knew I was going to need my strength for my hunt for Rumble at the YHS game tonight.

Matthew met me at the game, but had to leave for gym before I could locate Rumble so Katie came up there and got ready to use the camera once I found him. my kids have always been my partners in crime.   I tried to find him early, before the game started because since I work there, I can walk the halls easier then most... but I think Rumble stays in his van before he enters a game.  Too many people want to see him!  Once he came out to roll the thunder on the drums... I started the stalking game.

Of course he went of the OPPOSITE side of where I was sitting... which prompted me to jump up, crab my purse, my jacket, my coat and my camera.... and sprint to the other side of the HUGE gym.  Once there, I watched as he climbed down and went across the gym floor to the exact location we were JUST AT!  GOOD GOD!!!

I sprint back through the halls with all my belongings...down the stairs and I see the Miller Man... (our mascot) with Rumble.  He was getting his picture with him.  Now... I have connections with the Miller Man... after all, it's NOT WHAT YOU KNOW BUT WHO YOU KNOW!  He saw me and knew I wanted a picture with Rumble, so he told Rumble.... in their mascot, no talking way of course..... that I wanted a picture... and then Rumble looked up at me with his big brown eyes and shook that big ole' horned head at me...motioning for me to come over!

I got THREE pictures with him, and my daughter said when I walked away, he did the crazy sign to his head with his finger and pointed at me!  Man!  Rumble is not only AWESOME, but smart!   I am crazy enough to do whatever it takes to get my picture with him and cross one more thing off my bucket list!

Thunder UP!

Scary Toilet!

The Toilet at the hotel scared me!  It was quick to flush... extremely loud and it had the suction of an airplane toilet.  I literally was afraid if I got too close it would suck my scarf off my neck and blow it out over Switzerland!  I learned to step away and flush as I ran out the bathroom door!  I have no idea why it was so powerful, but it made me wonder what kinds of quest they had had in the past to make them get the super sonic toilet system!

My 4th hour Blessings in disguise (except Micah. He is bad) lol

I have two hours with my 4th hour aides and those are the funniest hours of my day! Although everyone of these boys will work very hard to get the job done... in our more quiet moments I have got to spend some quality time with them.  This is what I have learned:

*Clay is a self proclaimed nerd who still owns a Lego Star Wars watch and wears socks that have caps and bow ties!  He seems to takes his school work very seriously but I know it is only because he doesn't want his sisters to have better grades then he does!  He is also very concerned that I will be taken during the apocalypse and he won't be.

*Micah is a mischievous one with a smirk on his face all the time. He plots against me... I know it! Well I can prove it.  Once after I returned to my office and he had just left, my computer screen was different, my chair was low, my iphone had a new background with a note attached telling me he hopes I found everything he had messed with while I was gone.

 *Ross is a tall curly headed blond boy that would fit right in with the friends on Big Bang theory. I see Sheldon's humor in him.  He always has a funny story about himself or one of his friends.  He dresses like someone in the 70's (or a Goodwill shopper) but always manages to look hip... which makes him a hipster!

*Tanner is my sweet guy that is shocked by what the others say and do. Must have paid a fortune for his smile and is the brother of our currant Miss Oklahoma USA.

*Matthew is the jock.  He is in all the sports and has a very none emergency thing about him.  He moves at his own pace and often shoves all the chairs together and tries to nap!

I am thankful for these crazy aids.  My day is much more pleasant with them in it.

On the OTHER side of the Trees.... there's a lake.

While driving to Fort Worth Texas... I had my friend take pictures of some of the landscape.  Oklahoma has some great scenery!  We were driving by this huge beautiful lake and the sun was shinning on it.  I said... "Tracey!  Get a picture of the lake." So by the time she fumbled around with the camera and took the picture... this is what we got. 

YEAH!  :(

Great shot of the "lake" TRACEY!  Don't quit your day job! lol