What was your excuse?

As you can imagine, being a PE teacher I get many "excuse" notes from students...trying to get out of any running that we do. Here are two of my favorites- so if you ever need to get out of running in PE, perhaps you could try one of these:

So apparently we all need to wear really great eye protective gear outside, as getting any kind of air in your eye really hurts. It just so happens it hurts even more on mile day. Maybe next time I would have more sympathy if she said she had the flu...

My favorite part on this one is- "any subject"... watch out, you may do some jumping jacks in English class. I love the P.S. part... since when do parents include a "P.S."? This student apparently forgot this was a note for the teacher and not the girl sitting next to her in science class. I guess she did sound somewhat adult when she said "menstrual cycle". And, we don't want any PE student tired- I mean you could almost die if you leave class feeling a little tired! Don't you worry though- I hold firm....actually, I try not to laugh when I read it, and then respond..."Nice try, go get dressed. You still have to run"
Guess it keeps my job entertaining :)

Grandma Van Every

My grandma passed away last month, and I was able to make it to the funeral. In fact, all my siblings and I made it up to Idaho, so we had a great time together. Just as with all funerals, there were many tender moments, but it was such a great family gathering altogether. All my cousins, aunts, & uncles were able to make it (except one cousin on a mission) so it was a pretty neat occasion. We still managed to have fun as a family while remembering grandma. She was a great woman, just as all grandmas are. Here are some pictures from the trip: (sorry they are backwards)

We love you and miss you grandma...