Movie maniacs

My family loves watching movies. Just like other families, we enjoy going to the theater, eating popcorn and candy, donning the 3D glasses, and settling in as the lights go down. We even enjoy the films the critics hate. We're easily entertained.

But I've discovered that more than the 3D, CG, fast-paced current movies in the theater, I like introducing my kids to the films I saw as a child. These movies were larger-than-life to a child 30 years ago. Now, the computer graphics are cheesy, the fashions are outdated, and the hairstyles are atrocious. But my kids love them anyway.

Tonight, we watched one of my all-time faves: Spacecamp. My son was on the edge of his seat when NASA closed the cargo bay doors and left Andi outside the shuttle. He yelled, "Nooooo!"

In recent years, SuperD and I have introduced the girl and boy to The Goonies, Back to the Future, Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory (as only Gene Wilder can play him), Raiders of the Lost Ark, and The Great
Muppet Caper, to name a few.

Right now, the kids are in the living room watching Independence Day. We plan to see E.T. this week, and I am on a search for Flight of the Navigator. I think we should probably add The Parent Trap, The Karate Kid, and Gremlins to the list.

Any other suggestions?

Have a Kool summer!

I gave Kool-Aid and straws similar to these to the 21 kids in my class. I found the idea on Pinterest and thought, "I'm going to be so clever with this cute little pun! My kids will love it!"

I should have known I'd get knocked down a bit; pride is, after all, one of the seven deadly sins. After distributing their summer gift bags, one precious little boy approached me and said, "Mrs. D.? You spelled 'cool' wrong." It wasn't nearly as "Kool" when I had to explain it.

Half a dog

I'd say "only in Oklahoma," but I think we were actually in Arkansas when we saw this truck with a dog's rear end hanging out the back window. And this was traveling at 70 miles per hour down the highway!

Teacher record day

For all of the children in our town, summer break began today. But not for teachers. I began my day at 8:30 with a faculty meeting and breakfast in the Media Center (the library, for those who haven't stepped foot in a school this century.)

Afterward, I was then required to:
*clear up disk space in my computer
*reset my screensaver
*clean up my emails
*wipe my SMARTBoard
*put my remotes, microphones, and SMARTBoard pens in a bag with my room number on it
*turn in my calculators and listening center
*file my report cards
*turn in my data sheets and grade book
*turn in my RTI and DIBELS books
*turn in my keys
*clean off my counters
*cover the shelves with butcher paper to keep out dust

As I am also reorganizing a few things, I hope to complete my checklist tomorrow. Summer may begin next week - just in time for me to start Spring cleaning at my house!