I ♥ Boobies

I confiscated this little gem from an 8th grade boy today:

Thank God Spring Break is a day away.

I Hate Pedro.

It is that time of year again. Nope, not spring time.  Not NCAA basketball season.  It is CSAP time! CSAP (Colorado Student Assessment Program) is our state standardized test, and I get to administer it to special education students for two whole weeks on my own. Yessss!

Did I mention that I get Pedro in my 9th grade testing room? Pedro who shouts out while I am talking.  Pedro who wanders the room to hit other students while they test.  Pedro who needs to get a drink every 10 minutes.  Pedro who stole 7 mints from my bin. 

I confiscated this drawing today.  Another student drew this of me. 

I don't know if it is the orange unitard or the incredibly accurate hair and hoop earrings, but this drawing made my day.  And reminded me that I should probably try to not hate my students anymore. 

And maybe I need to brush my teeth more often. 

The Blood's On The Wall

I know, we've all been there.  You come home, and there is blood dripping down your white painted walls.

What? We've haven't all been there? Oh, well, allow me to rewind.

Baby Bear has been scratching.  A lot.  So much so that he has scratched some wounds into his head. He also has a ear irritation and feels the need to shake his ears.  Which, when combined with the wounds, produces this:

But Emily, I thought Bear was an angel!

Turns out this angel has a very serious food allergy to chicken.  And conveniently I have been feeding him lots of chicken.  In his food.  In his treats.  In the treats he steals from Marley.  Yes, I made my poor puppy want to scratch his own fur off.  Whoops!

After begging and pleading for him to stop didn't work, we ended up here:

After the vet released us, I asked my friend how one should proceed to removing blood from white paint.  She told me that "people in that business use hydrogen peroxide and a squirt bottle".  And by people in that field, she did of course mean crime scene investigators.

So, hydrogen peroxide it is for bloody walls (you're welcome for that useful tip).

During the (3 hour) clean up session, the muffin waited outside.

Where all the other dogs laughed at him.  

So, to re-cap:  our house is gluten free, chicken free, and chocolate free (during Lent).  You don't want to come over for dinner, trust me.