Lost: Brain. Reward: Remembering to pay you

Thats it!  Im going to the doctor. I am so frustrated and upset that my retention ability is declining rapidly that I started tearing up today while doing the dishes. (note: I was doing the dishes) (also note: that I hate doing the dishes) I dont understand what happened. Why, over the past couple of months, I have felt lost, cloudy, disconnected, off my game.  Is it all of the adult duties (haha i said doodie (aaaand im a middle school teacher)) that are suddenly overwhelming me?

I KNOW I wasn't always like this. Up until this year I have NEVER carried a planner. In college, I was queen of being social, I lead organizations and I never missed a meeting. Of all the meetings I had with different people at different places at different times, I just filed it into my memory's calendar.

I took dance once when I was 3. Then in 8th grade I decided to try out for the high school dance team. I didnt know how to dance....BUT i did have a good memory. Because I could memorize the moves so easily, I got to focus on the technique that I had missed all those years. I made the team of 50 girls that spring and even danced my way into the elite dance team of 13 girls later in high school.

I wouldnt say Im naturally brilliant (sucks) but I used to credit my high success in school to my memory. Its why I like science. Mere memorization!

Aaaaaand getting to the point. I have lost my classroom keys AGAIN! But what you didn't know was...that key I lost and found and lost again...was already the LAST spare key in the school. Because I had lost my others.
eff. M. L

At least I am able to connect to my A.D.D kids and why they get so frustrated because they keep forgetting their pencil....or homework..or binder...or brain in their locker. I now feel their pain.

Im too tired to proof read this. Hope it isn't swallowed in nonsense.

Re-Diculous

Its gone from a joke thats kinda funny to full blown concernicous. "La Roommate" said to me this morning, "Show me your classroom keys before we leave for school" and I did. How I ended up at school without it is beyond me. 

Also, can we talk about how BORING t.v. is tonight? 

Jk. Its not like its the College Football Championship or anything. 

You know whats neat. LIVING in the city of the Rival.

Today I assigned homework, which I never do. I sent an email home to the parents to let them know. WITHIN SECONDS I had like 15 responses in my inbox. 

"BOOOO Ms Terry! Are you an Aggie or something?"

"NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO. Go horns!"

"Not watching the game tonight?!?! Bummer!"

"The Texas game is on...its practically a national holiday"

WHAAAAT???? 

So my email back to the parents was as follows

"Just Kidding! Gotcha! Clearly I forgot what city I live in. NO HOMEWORK!"

I know exactly what you fellow Longhorn haters are thinking...re-diculous

Here are some cute pictures of my classroom that I forgot to post at the beginning of the year.

We are the ROCKSTARS...and we study rocks AND stars...how clever am i?

I also named my tables Rockstars with Sciencey names. The kids loooooooveeeee it.
These signs hang above the tables

What other teacher has records on their walls?

Yes, part of my wall is green. 
No, I didn't paint it. 
Yes, I am obsessed with it