Um, what is that smell?

So, the last two nights we had parent-teacher conferences. Some teachers were getting worked up, I still do not understand why. I actually had a great turnout. It was great to see the kids stand there and squirm when I spoke with their parents. It was fun to see families and get a better feel for the locals. The principal is wonderful about shutting the place down on time as well. I walk out of my room at 7:05. I saw one parent going down to my room when I was walking out, it was 7:25. That was the parent of my 'challenging' student.

I have today off, but I did go in for a couple hours to work on the mural in the 7th grade hall and do some online learning that was due earlier this week. There are a couple of 7th grade teachers that love to bust my chops for the wall that I am painting. I told one guy, who thinks he is a riot, that I could easily paint his head up there with a couple red circles around it. That was after his making comments for over a week, he has since been very polite. One woman kept making comments and I told her I had been at school for most of the weekend AND that I had not seen her once. She too has fallen in line. Ah, Mormons. The mural is starting to look good. I am mixing all of my colors - it takes time. That is also where the smell was coming from.....I was standing there painting and my mind wandered. I was thinking.....what was that smell. It came to me and I laughed.....remember when we were young and had to go to the dentist? That smell of the goop they put in your mouth, fluoride. Just like old times!!

My classes are going really well. My language arts class is still trying to get the best of me, HA those kids have no idea who they are dealing with!! I am trying my best to get the students to stop saying 'suck'. The last few nights I was surprised to hear the sounds of cows mooing when I left my classroom. There is nothing like small town life.

When conferences were finished last night a couple guys went out for beers. I have learned you can still smoke inside in the state of Idaho. There was a jukebox - and I LOVE a jukebox. I went up and was making my picks when I woman came up to me and said," I like your music picks here is some money, make a couple more." The guys gave me a lot of crap. It was fun. There was four of us, and one guy brought his girlfriend. BIG MISTAKE. The gym teacher, who has been at the school forever, got to talking about some issues at the school from the past. He is NOT Mormon, and the other guy's girlfriend is - see where I am going? I left the table to get another couple pitchers and could tell there was something just not right happening. She got up and left. We sat there. I was a little surprised and my buddy sat there - finished his beer and followed. When they were gone the gym teacher said - I can tell you who is not going to have sex tonight. Ah, just the fun of shooting the shit with a couple guys was a lot of fun. I am now going over to the gym teachers house to do some painting next week. $$

I will leave you with my Tuesday morning event. I got up at the crack of dawn 6am. I wanted to mail my bills and grab my coffee cup from the car. I walked down the block to the mail box, and noticed a light on. I thought to myself at least I wasn't the only one up right now. I go put my stuff in the mail box and look up at the light.....there in the window, with the shades open was a woman standing there naked. It didn't register with me at first and then I was like YOU HAVE GOT TO BE KIDDING ME!! It was still dark out and it made her window look like a big screen tv. I told the story to the guys at school, they were like - I guess we know when you are going to be mailing your bills from now on.

The Mayor