"People are like stained glass windows; they sparkle and shine when the sun is out, but when the darkness sets in their true beauty is revealed only if there is a light within." -- Dr. Elizabeth Kubler-Ross
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It was at the end of the school year, and a kindergarten teacher was receiving gifts from her pupils. The florist's son handed her a gift. She shook it, held it overhead, and said, "I bet I know what it is. Some flowers." "That's right" the boy said, "but how did you know?" "Oh, just a wild guess," she said. The next pupil was the candy shop owner's daughter. The teacher held her gift overhead, shook it, and said, "I bet I can guess what it is. A box of sweets." "That's right, but how did you know?" asked the girl. "Oh, just a wild guess," said the teacher. The next gift was from the son of the liquor store owner. The teacher held the package overhead, but it was leaking. She touched a drop of the leakage with her finger and touched it to her tongue. "Is it wine?" she asked. "No," the boy replied, with some excitement. The teacher repeated the process, taking a larger drop of the leakage to her tongue. "Is it champagne?" she asked. "No," the boy replied, with more excitement. The teacher took one more taste before declaring, "I give up, what is it?" With great glee, the boy replied, "It's a puppy!"

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Miss Jones had been giving her second-grade students a lesson on science. She had explained about magnets and showed how they would pick up nails and other bits of iron. Now it was question time, and she asked, "My name begins with the letter 'M' and I pick up things. What am I?" A little boy on the front row proudly said, "You're a mother!"

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As a new school principal, Mr. Mitchell was checking over his school on the first day. Passing the stockroom, he was startled to see the door wide open and teachers bustling in and out, carrying off books and supplies in preparation for the arrival of students the next day. The school where he had been a Principal the previous year had used a check-out system only slightly less elaborate than that at Fort Knox. Cautiously, he asked the school's long time Custodian, "Do you think it's wise to keep the stock room unlocked and to let the teachers take things without requisitions?" The Custodian looked at him gravely... "We trust them with the children, don't we?"

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A school teacher injured his back and had to wear a plaster cast around the upper part of his body. It fit under his shirt and was not noticeable at all. On the first day of the term, still with the cast under his shirt, he found himself assigned to the toughest students in school. Walking confidently into the rowdy classroom, he opened the window as wide as possible and then busied himself with desk work. When a strong breeze made his tie flap, he took the desk stapler and stapled the tie to his chest. He had no trouble with discipline that term.

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My son, Mitchell, a kindergartener, practices spelling with magnetic letters on the refrigerator: "cat," "dog," "dad," and "mom" have been proudly displayed for all to see. One morning while getting ready for the day, Mitchell bounded into the room with his arms outstretched. In his hands were three magnetic letters: G-O-D. "Look what I spelled, Mom!" Mitch exclaimed, a proud smile on his face. "That's wonderful!" I said. "Now go put them on the fridge so Dad can see when he gets home tonight." That Christian education is certainly having an impact, I thought, happily. Just then, a little voice called from the kitchen. "Mom? How do you spell 'zilla?'"

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Little Johnny had finished his summer vacation and gone back to school. Two days later his teacher phoned his mother to tell her that he was misbehaving. "Wait a minute," she said. "I had Johnny with me for three months and I never called you once when he misbehaved."

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An English teacher often wrote little notes on student essays. She was working late one night, and as the hours passed, her handwriting deteriorated. The next day a student came to her after class with his essay she had corrected. "I can't make out this comment you wrote on my paper." The teacher took the paper, and after squinting at it for a minute, sheepishly replied, "It says that you need to write more legibly!"

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A young student reported for a final examination that consisted of only true/false questions. The student took a seat in the hall, stared at the test for five minutes, removed a coin from his pocket and started tossing the coin and marking the answer sheet. Heads meant true, tails meant false. The young student finished the exam in 30 minutes, while the rest of the class was sweating it out. Suddenly, during the last few minutes, the young student began desperately throwing the coin and sweating profusely. The moderator, alarmed, approached the student and asked what was going on. "Well, I finished the exam in half an hour," said the student, "but I thought I ought to recheck my answers."

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One morning a mother was trying to wake up her son. "Wake up now! It's time to go to school." "I don't want to go to school," the son replied. His mother said, "Give me two reasons why you don't want to go to school." "Okay. One, all the children hate me. Two, all the teachers hate me." "Not good enough," the mother replied. "Fine," the son said. "Then you give me two good reasons why I SHOULD go to school." "One, you're 50 years old. Two, you're the principal of the school."

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The new family in the neighborhood overslept and their six-year-old daughter missed her school bus. The father, though late for work himself, had to drive her. Since he did not know the way, he said that she would have to direct him to the school. They rode several blocks before she told him to turn the first time, several more before she indicated another turn. This went on for 20 minutes - but when they finally reached the school, it proved to be only a short distance from their home. The father, much annoyed, asked his daughter why she'd led him around in such a circle. The child explained, "That's the way the school bus goes, Daddy. It's the only way I know."

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Walking through the hallways at the middle school where I work, I saw a new substitute teacher standing outside his classroom with his forehead against a locker. I heard him mutter, "How did you get yourself into this?" Knowing that he was assigned to a difficult class, I tried to offer moral support. "Are you okay?" I asked. "Can I help?" He lifted his head and replied, "I'll be fine as soon as I get this kid out of his locker."

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One morning I was called to pick up my son at the school nurse's office. When I walked through the main entrance, I noticed a woman, curlers in her hair, wearing pajamas. "Why are you dressed like that?" I asked her. "I told my son," she explained, "that if he ever did anything to embarrass me, I would embarrass him back. He was caught cutting school. So now I've come to spend the day with him!"
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Good morning everyboomie.

Welcome to the weekend!

It's actually Friday for me. OH YEAH!!!

Come in and have some boomielicious eggs, and bacon, and hashbrowns.

You don't even have to climb a ladder to get at it.

If you eat all of your breakfast, you can have a hot cinnabunn for dessert. dezert??

Don't forget your cough..cough..cough, coffee.

Sorry my keyboard had a tickle in it's throat.

Have a hap..hap..happy day everyone.

That was just me being dumb.

See see see ya, late late later.

joe

Ooh Joe are there BB Panckes there? Oh I hope so. I haven't had any in way too long. Thanks for opening for us again. You're the best.

I'm off to find my pillow. An early shift in the morning. See you then.

Midgie

Joe, welcome to Friday! Do you have two days off coming or just a single? I hope you have beautiful weather on your days off.

Midgie, have a great day!

Ana

Good morning Joe,Midgie,Ana and
to all who come later
Today is cleaninhg day and
some workers to fix the heat system
will come,so will be a mess
Have a wonderful day

Good Morning Joe, Midgie, Ana, Haroula and of course Cailyn. She must be getting the doughnuts! Hope everyone enjoys Saturday!

Good Morning Boomers

Joe, thanks for the funny openers. You make my morning!

Ana, enjoy whatever plans you have for the day!

Midgie, have a wonderful day.

Haroula, hope you have an easy clean.

Gerry, happy Saturday!

Cailyn, did you sleep in? I put the coffee on.

To all who enter, happy weekend. Shopping for fun this morning with my cousin and out to lunch. Girls have plans with their older sister.

Good morning everyone. Not sure what's on the agenda for the day yet. To all here and all who follow, have a Wonderful Saturday. Midge, prayers for your mom. Danish and Fruit cups in the NC.

Good morning Boomers. I really liked all the school jokes Joe.

We are starting with rain here today. I hope the weather is better wherever your located.

Super Saturday ya'll

It looks like it's going to be a wonderful day out there today. I'm planning to do some chores this morning and then go hiking in the afternoon...but you know how planning goes.

Joe, I'm so glad you are almost at your weekend. Will there be arrowhead hunting in your future? Breakfast sounds wonderful! Thanks.

Midgy

Ana, are you out and about?

Haroula, maybe you should wait til the heater guys leave and then clean. No sense in doing it twice....at least, that is my story and I'm sticking to it.

Gerry, anything fun on the list for the day?

Gail, your day sounds lovely. Enjoy!

Connie, how was your pedicure?

Quest, we had rain yesterday. Do you all need rain?

Good morning boomies. So far it's a chillier, drizzly day out but it's supposed to get nicer this afternoon.

L4L, I am still here but will head out shortly for some sister bonding time. Isn't your sister supposed to come visit you or did she already?

SpaceQ, hope you can get out between the raindrops.

Connie, hope hubby is well amd you guys can find something fun to do.

Gail, that is so nice the older girls want to take the littler ones out. enjoy your time out.

Gerry, have a great day.

Haroula, hope there isn't much of a mess with the workers.

Have a great day everyone!

Ana

She came and went already, Ana. Have fun!

Overcast Saturday, they are predicting rain, again. They promised last week's rain was the LAST of the season. They lied.

Apartments are having 'another' yard sale. Our city limits yard sales to 2 a year (10 consecutive days) and requires a free permit for those. Nobody follows the rules. I love yard sales, but every weekend is a bit much.

I wonder if the 'yard sale police' ever stop by to check their permits like they used to when I had mine? Guess not. Oh well, just loads of cars parking and coming and going in front of my house, slamming doors and trunks, kids yelling, etc.

Maybe I'll call that 'anonymous' number the city just sent out in a very expensive looking flyer, to complain about this type of thing. They were begging citizens to complain about junk cars, illegal businesses in residential areas, overgrown yards, abandoned (poorly cared for) houses, etc. Guess they are trying to clean up the neighborhood. More cars, more horns honking, more kids. I think I'll go out shopping for a few hours and hope it all goes away before I get back.

Howdy ho, sweet Joe! Thanks for the openers, and enjoy your Friday!

Good morning, sweet 'Boomies!

Have a phone chat in about two minutes with best bud!

Alrighty, gotta skoosh! See you later!

Sorta, you could raise some revenue by charging them to park in front of your house. When we used to go to Braves games, lots of folks who lived near the stadium rented out their parking spaces.

Well I thought I was here earlier but I guess I must have been dreaming.

Joe hope your Friday flys and the mowers sell. Thanks for the chuckles this morning. Have fun head hunting.

Ana have a wonderful time with your sis!! We have the same weather today that we have had the last few days........rain, mist, fog, and clouds, except it is a couple degrees warmer today. Have a lovely day!

Haroula I agree with L4l about waiting till the furnace men are done to clean. Have a lovely day!

Gail have fun shopping and I hope that something fun jumps in the cart. Enjoy lunch!!

Connie I hope that hubby is feeling OK today! HUGS! Have fun what ever you decide to do today!! Thanks for the danish!

Midge may work fly and be fun!! Have a lovely day!

Gerry have a lovely day!

Space I hope the rain won't last too long so you can got out with the do to run! Have a nice day!

L4l don't work too hard or you won't have the "hiking" energy. Have a lovely hike!!


Nan

Ah, I'm late! Looks like I forgot to post this morning. Just want to pop in to say a quick hello before I forget again. Hope everyone is having a terrific Saturday.

'Morning, again, 'Boomies!

Just finished phone chat with best bud! She has a wonderful evening planned. Taking her Hubby, for his birthday, to see Gypsy in Oakbrook, then out to dinner in Chicago. Lovely...

Alrighty, off to see what's afoot!

The rain has stopped and it is park time.

Been gaming...

Daughter is with boyfriend today at the Nascar races in a local city. They have VIP tickets and she just emailed a pic from the pits. She gets to sit in on interviews from Danica Patrick and Dale Earnhardt. Livin' large....

Good Saturday-day everybody, already 10.05 p.m. here and this girl will go to bed soon. Had a happy day with trimming some bushes today and a not so happy rooting out the frozen Bougainvillea. Will plant some new ones in May, when I come back to Italy again. We trimmed 20 olive trees yesterday, gardeners on the ladders and Evelyne picking up the fallen branches and cutting them to pieces. I love working in the middle of Mother Nature.

Joe: how can I see your heads on photobucket? Do you still have your farm on fb?

Nan: we two in a Gondola, singing: “O sole mio” – at the top of our lungs . That would be a nice picture to post in the Diner!

Ana: have a happy day with your sister!

Midge: I’am so sorry your Mum is not feeling alright. Good vibes heading her way!

I’am sorry I can’t come online more often during the day and adress everyboomie, but I must do in the garden whatever I can in the time we are here in Italy. Will drive back to Switzerland April 1. I’am sure I will have more time to write after that.

Have a happy and wonderful day all. I’am going to now.

Hugs!

Evelyne

Evelyne, your garden will be beautiful and you will be proud of the hard work you did.

Night Haroula, sleep well

Darlene, sounds like daughter is making wonderful memories.

Quest, how was the park?

It's official....I am Finished with everyone's taxes and the envelopes have been passed to KISA for mailing.

We didn't make it to the park today. I was on a tax roll but hopefully we can tomorrow.

We also clipped and ground all the doggy nails, and I found the top of my desk again.

Now I'm tired and time to relax and find something fun to do.

L4L, you were very productive today! How's the eye?

Sorta, I hope your neighborhood is quiet now.

Darlene, glad you got in a chat with your best bud. Your daughter sounds like she is having a wonderful time! Very cool.

Nan, the sun came out a bit today but the heat is gone. I miss it.

Venus, do you have your hours for your new job yet?

Space, have a great run!

Evelyne, the best way to get over being sore from too much activity is to go back and do some more. I hope your body is not in revolt.

Haroula,

Sister and I had a great time chatting and then hubby and I took the dogs to the park for a nice 4 mile walk. The dogs are resting and I am in laundry land and getting ready to game. I will head out on the bike shortly too to get my ride in.

So...

We're doing church tonight instead of tomorrow morning. Then, after church, it's off to son and DIL's for dinner.

Look forward to a looooonng sleep-in in the morning.

Alrighty, gotta skoosh! See you later!

Good night Boomers.