Please join me as work to make sense of my life as a fire wife. This is his TRUE calling. He was a tremendous elementary school teacher, but this is definitely where he sees himself happy. This is my journey to acceptance and support for my husband's dream job come true. Real, sometimes raw and almost uncensored.
"When you pass through the waters, I will be with you. . . when you walk through the fire, you will not be burned. . .for I am the Lord your God"
Every "class" has its own identity. Ask any teacher and they will tell you. Some are whiny, some are focused, some are uber smart and some are just average, some are athletic and some are crazy. But, you can never be too sure you know them until you work with them.
I am the junior class adviser. My job is done for the year now that Prom is over and yet I am already working on next year's prom if you can believe it. I have made my notes of things to remember, started brainstorming ideas and emailed my officers to set up a FB page that we can work off of this summer. (It might be the only place I can get a hold of them.) Some of my future juniors came to me with an idea or two.
They would like to give back.
What an amazing thing to hear! Especially considering my opinions of them at the start of this year. So, instead of merely planning the Prom festivities, they are also interested in some Prom based service activities. One idea was to do an Operation Cinderella Dress Drive for our county and the other is to help or plan Children's Hospital of Wisconsin's Patient Prom. How awesome is that!?!
Just when you think you are ready to be done, you get a sign to remind of why you do these things that drive you crazy. Instant battery recharge!
Now, I can hardly wait to start working with them.
So, if you are interested in Donating to either cause, feel free to contact me!
Just another opening of another show. Cross your fingers and hold your heart. I loved this piece in college. We opened every concert with it one year on tour. And the Muppets performance was the first one I found, how appropriate is that. Prom is done. And what a production it was. The staging was amazing. The planning paid off. The weather made my life SO much easier. The DJ went beautifully and the there was no really fussing about my edited play list. There were diva moments and one major drama moment including betrayal with a kiss and a break up. But overall, a major success. The hardest part of the night was Promenade...parents. Says it all. They came early to stake out their spot and were less than thrilled when we shooed them out. We had a GORGEOUS night and since our hall has an occupancy of 160 and we had 157 there as it was. One of the hardest parents was a co-worker and screamed at me about the direction we had the couples walk, because she did not have a clear view. SMH. Aside from that mom, we probably had 300+ parents who came to see the dresses. The introduction of the couples went BEAUTIFULLY, introduced by my AMAZING firefighter. But after court was announced and the king and queen crowned, the kids all wanted to hang out with Mommy and Daddy. It blew my mind. I couldn't believe it. I probably spent half an hour gathering up the kids and telling the parents to have a good night. And it was like I was ripping them from the womb. Me? I would have been like, "Hey, its been fun, but I think you need to head on home now." (Sorry Mom, I was scarred by Marquette's prom!)
Funny thing, the dancing was just fine. There was never a moment where the dance floor was not packed. We took down 4 tables to make more room. And I don't really think the gansta' rap was missed. The patio was a nice place to cool off and watch the night life on the golf course. The sundae bar and photo booth went over beautifully. Set up and take down were swift. My sheriff deputies were amazing. Life was good.
When Prom was over, hubby and I headed to Applebee's for the Lakers/OKC game, some wings and some margaritas. It was nice night, but I am so glad it is over. Now, I am off to make my list of things to remember for next year and ideas I want to run by my kids. I also think I am going to create a Facebook page for my officers for next year. They spend more time there and I figure that will make life much easier when it comes to discussions, especially over the summer.
I remember listening to the music that had the "Explicit Lyrics" stickers on them - back when it was "censorship" and the music world revolted. Now, I am finding myself trying not to be a prude as I am going through the playlist for tomorrow's prom. You know the playlist I have been asking for for TWO WEEKS and I got THIS MORNING. Here I am frantically trying to get through it before tomorrow.
We are a Catholic high school and as such, even at prom, we have to up hold Catholic values. Which means, no hoes, bi$%^&*s, no extreme swearing, no drugs, no "dirty dancing", no "lollipops", no...no...no...
I am not used to being the bad guy, as the kids are peeking at my high lighted list of songs that WILL be removed. I am the cool teacher, not the prude. I am uncomfortable with this. Which is odd, seeing as I usually have the role of the hammer, the disciplinarian.
UGH! It is awful getting old! Wish me luck getting through tomorrow. I am not even sure Post-prom can happen. I had 7 who bought tickets this morning and 15 by the first high school lunch. It is a minimum of 100.
They would like to give back. 
