More Smart Car News

My car is in California!! It is waiting to get put on a truck, that will be 24-48 hours then it is on it's way here. I might have it next week!!! (Today is Sat 8/16 by the way) 

Smart Car Alert!!

So here it is Saturday morning after the first week of school and I slept like 13 hours last night. That's what happens when you have two margaritas at before 6:30 pm and then NiQuil before bed. It's about 11:00 am and my phone rings. I don't know the number and think it is either another political recording call or someone else I don't want to talk to but I answer anyway, and it is my Smart Car Rep. YEAH!! 

Her name is Jessica and she said my car will be here in two to four weeks. The boat is expected in the next week and it will be on that one, it could be on the one already here. The one the is already here is delivering cars within a week. That could be me! Otherwise, my car is on the next boat. She is going to call me when it gets to Long Beach, so I guess that is where the boats are docking. 

Smart Cars are made in France, just in case you have not been following this saga or I didn't mention it in any earlier blogs. 

Two weeks from now is August 23, and four weeks is September 6. If things go my way I will have my car before Labour Day Weekend and can go on a road trip. Now I have to clean out the garage to make sure it fits--that should be no problem. 

First week of school 2008/2009 Year

Well here it is August 8, 2008; the Olympics are starting tonight, I finished the first week of school this year and had the first happy hour of the year. Things are definitely different this year at the Prep. There is a new Principal and a new Vice Principal. There are fewer students, but I have more kids in each class than last year, and we there are 5 longer classes this year (last year there were 6 classes a day).

True, that means I only teach four classes a day, but each class is an hour and 15 minutes this year, and like I said I have more students this year. I am getting very involved this year as well, I am a mentor to the new seventh grade math teacher, I am the Math Department Chair, I am on the committee that oversees if a child needs to be moved to remedial classes, I am testing coordinator co-chair and I am on the School Improvement Plan committee. Whew! I'm tried already. 

At least this year I will know what is going on and be a part of the decision making. Not too mention some of those posts pay me. 

So far no great surprises this year. I know somewhere at sometime a kid will do something crazy and I will have to blog about it. Or a co-worker will do something, can't ignore the crazy teachers. I will do my best to keep the blog up to date. 

Mega Thunder Storm

We're just starting our monsoon season here in Phoenix, which means
the days are still nice and warm but big tropical storms for an hour
or two in the evening. Tonight was a doozy! First of all it was
basically right over our heads, secondly it was unusually strong.
About 5 minutes ago we had a gigantic simultaneous lightning crack and
thunder roll that made us both jump out of our seats, rebooted every
electronic device in the house, and set off every car alarm for
blocks! Yikes. Poor little Mo is hiding under the blankets at the end
of the bed, and another jolt like that last one and we might join her!

Creole Lady Marmalade

At the Wynn hotel they have an amazing waterfall surrounded by trees that they project all kinds of stuff on. Tonight we saw giant robot flowers dancing a duet, followed by a James Bond intro style version of Creole Lady Marmalade. Very cool...

Siegfried & Roy

Found this wonderfully gay statue of Siegried & Roy & a tiger outside the Mirage!

Beatles Revolution

I'm blogging from the Mirage right now where Sarah & Tony brought us to the Beatles bar 'Revolution'. The Cirque du Soleil show 'Love' is here so the whole casino has Beatles stuff everywhere. I'm off in search of the Blue Meanie...